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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tuesday's debate will be a rare moment where everyone will be watching the same event without ideological filters provided by TV networks — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Presidential Debate Commission co-chair says Chris Wallace and others will not fact-check Trump or Biden, arguing moderators and reporters have different roles
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Disney launches GroupWatch on Disney+, a feature that lets up to seven people watch in sync; viewers can react using emoji but can't chat — New York (CNN Business)Pandemic lockdowns have given many people the time to binge watch hours of streaming, but not the ability to do so with friends.
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Marion Renault / Columbia Journalism Review:
Critics have long lost faith in Ohio's The Columbus Dispatch to fairly cover race issues, as its staff remains 95% white in a city of 44% nonwhite residents — The Columbus Dispatch has never looked like the city it covers. Can it change? — The giant, light-up sign visible …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Verizon has approached multiple digital media companies, including Group Nine and Vox Media, in the past few months for a potential sale of HuffPost — Verizon has been quietly scrambling to unload HuffPost as it grapples with continued losses at the left-leaning news and culture website, The Post has learned.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The way Fox News' news division covered Trump's taxes exemplifies its approach to stories critical of Trump: downplay its importance and focus on Trump's denial — New York (CNN Business)The New York Times' explosive report on President Trump's taxes was, for most news outlets, a serious story worth significant coverage.
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New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, @slpng_giants, @brianstelter, The Sun, @brianstelter and Politico
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Dean Baquet / New York Times:
Following its bombshell Trump tax investigation, The New York Times will not be “making the records themselves public” to protect its sources
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Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Sweden's NYT equivalent, Dagens Nyheter, is on course to grow profit by ~50% to $20M, its best result since the '90s; subscriptions comprise ~77% of revenue — Dagens Nyheter lifted paywall in ‘try before you buy’ strategy during pandemic — Many newspapers around the world are struggling …
Damon Beres / OneZero:
OneZero debuts two new publications, Debugger, about how people use gadgets, apps, and services, and Future Human, about science shaping the future — Debugger and Future Human serve readers thoughtful stories on the forces shaping our future — The OneZero family is expanding.
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Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Vox Media launches Concert Ad Manager, a self-serve ad tool to create, submit, and track ads across properties on its marketplace, Concert — Concert Ad Manager will allow advertisers to reach audiences at scale — Further investing in its offerings for marketers, Vox Media has launched …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Rest of World, Sophie Schmidt's nonprofit journalism startup that launched in May and reports on under-covered tech stories in developing countries — Sophie Schmidt's Rest of World covers technology and its impact on societies outside the U.S. — Sophie Schmidt is looking to build her own big name in tech.
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Interview with Jean Ellen Cowgill, GM of Bloomberg's QuickTake, which is expanding into streaming with its inclusion in Bloomberg's OTT app, relaunching Nov. 9 — Bloomberg Media QuickTake — formerly known as TicToc, with the name later changed for obvious reasons — is the company's three …
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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
As fraud in streaming TV surges with fake apps, spoofed devices, and more, marketers are pursuing more direct ad deals to ensure their ads are seen by humans — Some marketers are pursuing more direct ad deals to better ensure their ads are seen by humans — Advertisers are flocking …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Interview with Shepard Smith on launching a “just-the-facts” news show amid the pandemic, as CNBC's The News with Shepard Smith launches this week — The former Fox News anchor has had to hire a new team and have a set built amid pandemic protocols in preparation for this week's debut …
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