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Sources: Time Inc. in talks again to sell to Meredith Corporation, in a deal backed by an equity injection of $500M from Charles and David Koch — Time Inc. is said to be in talks to sell itself to the Meredith Corporation, in a deal backed by Charles G. and David H. Koch …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter says users can now have verified status revoked, unveils new guidelines for verified accounts as it works on authentication and verification program — A risky new step in the fight to reduce harassment — Twitter will begin removing verification badges from users who violate its rules, the company said today.
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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Sarah Ellison to join the Washington Post as a staff writer in January, covering media and its intersection with politics, culture, and technology — From Features Editor Liz Seymour, Deputy Features Editor David Malitz and Deputy Features Editor Mitch Rubin:
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Trust Project says some news outlets have begun displaying tags so readers can identify trustworthy news, tech giants will use tags to fight fake news — “The hope is that, if news organizations are more clear and transparent about what they're doing, then users can make their own decisions."
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Sources: FCC's Ajit Pai expected to roll out details on reversing net neutrality next week, seeking a final vote on the plan Dec. 14 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net …
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
FCC expected to vote Thursday on media ownership rules, including those affecting the Sinclair-Tribune merger and cross-ownership of newspapers and TV stations
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Verizon's Oath laying off up to 560, or slightly less than 4% of its global headcount of 14,000, including staffers at Yahoo Finance in the UK — More cuts are coming to Oath. The entity that houses Yahoo and AOL is in the process of laying off up to 560 people today following Yahoo's June acquisition by Verizon.
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
UnitedMasters, led by Steve Stoute and supporting musicians as record labels have, raised $70M Series A from Alphabet, a16z, and 20th Century Fox — Record labels are obsolete. They haven't kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Survey of 59 US newsrooms finds social media teams focus on posting links, and 56% of respondents see misinformation daily but rarely correct it — While fact-checking organizations around the world are tackling online misinformation in new and innovative ways, typical American newsrooms are lagging behind.
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Jesmyn Ward and Masha Gessen win National Book Awards; Annie Proulx gets medal for distinguished contribution to American letters — Jesmyn Ward won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday night for “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” a dark, fablelike family epic set in contemporary Mississippi …
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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Executive editor Martin Baron says the response to Washington Post's Roy Moore story has reached a “stunning level of deceit, deception and dirty tricks” — A minister in south Alabama gets a phone call from a man who says he is a Washington Post reporter offering cash for dirt about Senate candidate Roy Moore.
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Amazon Studios acquires The Bunker, a screenplay from Vanity Fair correspondent Nick Bilton, about a group of billionaires after an attack on the US — EXCLUSIVE: Some of the best screenwriters have come from journalism. Amazon Studios has acquired the screenplay pitch The Bunker from former …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook buys exclusive rights to stream 47 college basketball games from broadcaster Stadium, with a few games from schools like UNLV, Davidson, and Pittsburgh — Facebook is paying for the streams, which will only be available on Facebook. — Facebook is paying for the rights …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
How the Weinstein Company is crumbling amid outside lawsuits, a potential internal lawsuit, and possible bankruptcy — Whether the disgraced mogul ends up broke or behind bars, one thing is certain: His judicial woes have just begun. Says one expert, “I've never seen anything like this.”
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