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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 …
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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.”
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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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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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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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 …
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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 …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify and Chernin Entertainment agree to a multi-year partnership for Chernin to develop movies and TV shows based on Spotify's podcasts — More Spotify podcasts could soon become TV shows or movies thanks to a new, multi-year partnership announced today between the streaming music provider …
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Wall Street Journal:
E. W. Scripps to buy ION Media for $2.65B, roughly doubling its TV station footprint; Berkshire Hathaway will invest $600M in Scripps to help finance the deal — Berkshire plans to make a $600 million preferred-equity investment in Scripps to help finance the purchase
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Wikimedia Foundation:
China blocks Wikimedia Foundation's accreditation to the World Intellectual Property Organization, a UN group that develops treaties on copyright, IP, and more — World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters (the Árpád Bogsch Building also known as the Main Building) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Laura Wagner / VICE:
Employees blast Alden-backed Tribune Publishing Company after it sent an email phishing test to staffers that promised bonuses; the company has apologized — The company sent staffers a fake email touting executive bonuses of up to $10,000 for “commitment to excellence.” — Laura Wagner
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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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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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