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A judge dismissed a defamation suit against Fox News host Tucker Carlson by Karen McDougal, saying his program uses “exaggeration” and “nonliteral commentary” — Fox News won a legal victory on Thursday after a federal judge dismissed a defamation suit brought …
Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute study: EU local news publishers are moving away from chasing broad reach and toward building paying audiences, changing how some use Facebook — “Look, I know you got that Facebook comment, but it's the vocal minority. There's a silent majority who are actually paying for our work."
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Samantha Conti / WWD:
Wolfgang Blau, COO at Condé Nast and president of Condé Nast International, is stepping down after five years at the company — His is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the organization, which has been consolidating its U.S. and U.K. operations.
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James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles County DA declines to prosecute KPCC reporter Josie Huang, arrested and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two deputies were shot — A KPCC reporter who was slammed to the ground and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies …
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: ViacomCBS investigated a sexual misconduct claim against CEO Bob Bakish; ViacomCBS said the probe has ended, results “did not support the allegation” — ViacomCBS has been investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct by its CEO, Bob Bakish, according to several people familiar with the situation.
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@amir, @grnbulls, @jtoonkel, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Wrap and New York Post
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Ahead of US elections, YouTube says it is including info panels under videos about voting by mail, pointing viewers to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center — Official candidate info will also appear in searches — YouTube is stepping up its measures against misinformation around the upcoming US election.
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter says its test to prompt users to read articles before retweeting was a success, with users opening articles 40% more and sometimes opting not to retweet — Twitter's experiment to get people to actually read the content they're sharing is going so well the company plans to expand it to the platform at large “very soon.”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Interview with Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz on using AI to understand the popularity of stories that the company adapts into movies, TV shows, and books — Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz and his team comb through the contributions of more than 4 million writers from around the world on the platform.
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Penske Media paid ~$225M for an 80% stake in PMRC, while MRC, publishers of the Hollywood Reporter will retain a ~20% stake — Wednesday's merger of the publishers behind two rival Hollywood magazines — The Hollywood Reporter and Variety — was billed as a joint venture.
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Flashes & Flames and Adweek
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple confirms it had acquired cross-platform podcast app Scout FM, which created podcast stations for users based on listening history, before shutting it down — - Company acquired Scout FM earlier this year in podcasting push — Acquisition continues rapid pace of Apple deals this year
Discussion:
Engadget, @brianroemmele, @markgurman, MacRumors and AppleInsider, more at Techmeme »
Poynter:
A free training course, Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms, expands with three more cohorts starting in 2021, supported by the Google News Initiative — The Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms training program will expand due to its success — When we launched our news product training pilot …
Discussion:
@louiegilot, @tylrfishr, @pilhofer and Newmark J-School
Washington City Paper:
The Washington City Paper says it's temporarily moving from a weekly to monthly print schedule, “in an effort to protect staff and salaries as best we can” — In April, we stated our intention to keep printing weekly editions of Washington City Paper despite plummeting ad sales …
Alan Rusbridger / The Guardian:
The circumstances that led Harold Evans to become a leader in journalism are unlikely to recur: at the Times, he had time, resources, and an “apolitical” owner — He could do it all. Write like a dream; design with impact; edit with flair; dash off the perfect headline; crop a picture; see off a writ.
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The Guardian:
Harold Evans, an investigative journalist for 70 years, newspaper editor, magazine founder, and book publisher, died Wednesday at 92
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New York Times, @ariannahuff, @pamelapaulnyt, Reuters, @carolecadwalla, @alinejadmasih, @tinabrownlm, @jayrosen_nyu, @peterjukes, @robert___harris, @benjysarlin, Conquest of the Useless, @sabrumsey, @richardhaass, @stephenjadler, @nycjim, @bcdreyer, @brianstelter, Press Gazette, @martynmcl, @telegraph, @ian_fraser, @christinalamb, @turnbullmalcolm, @insideoutcj, @indraroy, @sommervilletv, @ruskin147, @tommcilroy, @johnsweeneyroar, Variety, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, CityAM, CNN and Reuters
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