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Disney says it has reversed its decision to bar the Los Angeles Times from movie press screenings amid backlash — Amid a growing backlash, the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday reversed its decision to bar The Los Angeles Times from press screenings of its movies following an investigation …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Disney's boycott of the LA Times was one media company punishing another - and it showed how much power the press has lost — Journalists have become so powerless that they can now be safely ignored. — That's not my view, but the view of the Walt Disney Company, which last week banned …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter is rolling out 280-character tweets around the world — Double trouble — In most of the world, the iconic 140-character tweet is now officially a thing of the past. Twitter said today that after a global test, 280-character tweets will roll out to users around the world.
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New York Times:
NYT terminates contract with attorney David Boies, who worked for Harvey Weinstein to contract with a firm to “conduct a secret spying operation” on reporters — David Boies may be best known for taking on nationally prominent political cases before the Supreme Court …
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Snap says it will start paying top creators over the next year and that it's “neglected the creator community” — Snap says it's going to pay top creators, similarly to how YouTube incentivizes people to create videos in exchange for ad revenue.
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Terri Cullen / CNBC:
SEC filing shows China's Tencent bought a ~10% minority stake in Snap; sources say Tencent purchased 145.8M nonvoting shares over the last quarter — - The news comes as a vote of confidence in Snap, one day after the company posted a huge revenue miss for the third quarter.
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Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
NYU journalism professors are refusing to teach at school's Abu Dhabi campus after the UAE denied a visa for a NYU faculty member — Journalism professors at New York University are refusing to teach at the school's Abu Dhabi campus, after officials in the United Arab Emirates denied a faculty member a visa to teach there.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Taylor Swift's new album to be released Friday, Reputation, won't be available for streaming during first week of sales — Representatives for pop star Taylor Swift told streaming-music partners that her new album won't be available through their services during its first week of sales, people familiar with the matter said.
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Caitlyn Gribbin / ABC:
Facebook tests hashing to eliminate revenge porn in some countries; users send nude pics to themselves that Facebook will hash so they never appear on its sites — If you've had a nude photo taken, you might be nervous about where it could end up. — Your phone may be hacked …
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches $50 Fire TV Stick Basic Edition without Alexa in 100 markets, in a bid to drive adoption of its Prime streaming service — We're approaching one year since Amazon expanded its Prime video service to over 200 countries internationally, and today the company is doubling …
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Business Wire, GeekWire and The Verge
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Warner Deal Close Timing “Uncertain” as DOJ Talks Continue, AT&T CFO Says — “I can't comment on those discussions,” John Stephens told a Wells Fargo investor conference in New York, but reiterated the telecom giant's expectation that the transaction would get approved.
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
Inside the White House press corps: a look at how reporters cover the White House and how Trump exploits the news cycle to distract them from serious stories — Trump and his team understand that for the political press, the only thing that matters is what's happening right now, not yesterday.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The BBC says it has seen a spike in complaints regarding sexual harassment since the Weinstein scandal and is currently investigating 25 cases — Corporation says it has received 25 complaints so far this year as bosses encourage staff to come forward — The BBC has said it is investigating …
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