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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The White House is compiling a “very large” dossier on WaPo's David Fahrenthold and others, a spokesperson responded when asked for comment on a WaPo story — New York (CNN Business)The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
DMG Media says Mail Online's iOS revenue could fall by 75% due to Apple's privacy changes but some publishers see upside in ending Google and Facebook dominance — Mail Online has threatened to delete its iPhone app because of a new privacy policy from Apple that threatens to eat into its advertising revenues.
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Facebook is testing linking users' accounts to their news subscriptions, with AJC, The Athletic, and the Winnipeg Free Press participating in the test — Facebook is testing out a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social network.
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The Guardian:
Belarus deports a Swedish journalist and bans him from the country for five years; he was one of 50 reporters detained on Thursday to ostensibly check documents — Paul Hansen one of 50 reporters, including BBC Moscow's Steve Rosenberg, detained by police — A Swedish photojournalist …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Belarusian police detained dozens of journalists working for local and foreign media such as AP and TASS amid demonstrations in Minsk; most were later released
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
A look at newsletters designed as short courses, like WSJ's Six-Week Money Challenge and CNN's Sleep But Better, often built with affiliate revenue in mind — As publishers look for pockets of audience engagement wherever they can find them, limited-run educational newsletters are a gambit gaining some traction.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCUniversal's Peacock is trying out a new kind of commercial that asks viewers to speak a phrase to gain gift cards or other promotions from advertisers — Madison Avenue has for decades trotted out a dizzying array of marketing avatars to talk to consumers.
Eben Novy-Williams / Sportico.com:
NBC Sports signs a five year $500M sports betting partnership with gambling operator PointsBet — NBC Sports has inked a five-year partnership with PointsBet worth almost $500 million, including a small equity stake in the gambling operator. — PointsBet will be the official sports betting …
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK's fourth biggest local newspaper publisher Archant, which publishes the The New European, has been bought out by the private equity firm Rcapital Partners — The UK's fourth biggest local newspaper publisher Archant has been bought out by a private equity firm in a deal which leaves shareholders with nothing.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Sources: Comcast is pitching X1 software powering its set-top boxes and Flex streaming hardware as a potential operating system to smart TV manufacturers — Comcast wants to turn the software running on its set-top boxes into an operating system for smart TVs, Protocol has learned …
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FierceVideo and @robpegoraro, more at Techmeme »
Los Angeles Times:
LA Times names Kimbriell Kelly as its next Washington bureau chief, the first person of color to run the bureau — David Lauter to become Times senior Washington correspondent starting Nov. 4 — The Los Angeles Times today announced Kimbriell Kelly will be the next Washington bureau chief …
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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Wired to expand games coverage in October with a new vertical, and two video and weekly Twitch series, hoping to drive subscriptions and affiliate revenue — Gameplay has been way up during the pandemic, with no sign of slowing down. But people aren't just playing more games - they're reading about them.
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@kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn and Business Insider
Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America:
15+ VOA language service staffers are due to return to their countries soon as USAGM fails to renew visas; visas for 20 other journalists expire by year's end — This week, Valdya Baraputri had been scheduled to broadcast live from the Republican National Convention.
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