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3:20 PM ET, August 28, 2020

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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” …
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.
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
TikTok confirms publishers can apply for Creator Fund payments; sources: pubs need to have at least 10K followers and 10K views over the last 30 days  —  TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer may be jumping ship three months after joining the company, but some publishers are preparing to hop aboard …
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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Chico Felitti / BuzzFeed News:
Over 20 former staffers and contractors of Globo Condé Nast in Brazil say Daniela Falcão, managing director of Edições Globo Condé Nast, created a toxic culture  —  “Humiliation was a constant,” one employee said.  “Someone was always coming out of the bathroom with their face puffy from crying.”
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 …
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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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Profile of BBC's new director general Tim Davie, who has no hands-on experience with journalism or program-making and joined BBC 15 years ago to run marketing
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
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Condé Nast appoints publishing exec Dawn Davis as Bon Appétit EIC following Adam Rapoport's resignation in June over claims of bias and a discriminatory culture
Keith Boykin / The Guardian:
Tucker Carlson defended the actions of a 17-year-old charged with killing two people in Kenosha, saying the teen “had to maintain order when no one else would”
Danny Peterson / TheStreet:
Ross Levinsohn is named CEO of Maven, operator of Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, replacing founder James Heckman, who moves into business development