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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook says it's banning all ads for cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and binary options to avoid “misleading or deceptive promotional practices” — It's an “intentionally broad” policy aimed at stopping scammers. — Facebook is banning all ads that promote cryptocurrencies …
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Vanity Fair:
Alt-right personality Mike Cernovich has made a $500K bid for Gawker's assets — A leaked pitch deck shows how Cernovich would turn Gawker into a platform for his media ambitions—and, perhaps, a cudgel to get back at a site that once called him a “D-list right-winger.”
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Om Malik:
Decline in ratings for the Grammy Awards, down 24% from 2017, shows how media consumption has moved away from long TV shows, especially for shows about music — According to the Wall Street Journal, television viewership for the 60th Grammy Awards was down 24 percent from 2017 …
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@marccanter4real, Deadline, CNNMoney and Variety
Columbia Journalism Review:
When CJR asked readers to tell their stories of harassment in the newsroom, 300+ responded - and the magazine has published each one — What's come to be known as the #MeToo movement gained momentum through a series of celebrity takedowns, starting with Harvey Weinstein, then ricocheted throughout the media and entertainment worlds.
Miranda Katz / Wired:
Podcasters first look at Apple's Podcast Analytics data shows listeners are highly engaged, with many listening to 80-90% of shows, and prefer longer formats — The public radio producer had started a podcast as a side project in early 2017, and the exploration of her experience …
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BBC:
Speaking to MPs, Carrie Gracie said the BBC offered her £100K in back pay and said she hadn't earned as much as male colleagues because she was “in development” — Former BBC China editor Carrie Gracie has said the reason she was given for being paid less than male counterparts was that she was “in development”.
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton criticized the NYT over its handling of Glenn Thrush's case, while responding to a story about an aide accused of sexual misconduct — Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she didn't think that firing an aide accused of sexual harassment in 2008 was the …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix resumed production of the sixth season of House of Cards on Tuesday, after a three-month hiatus following Kevin Spacey allegations and firing from show — Kevin Spacey is out. Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear are in. — The sixth and final season of “House of Cards” …
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@joeconchatv, @angryblacklady, @mikiebarb and @koblin
Chad Bray / New York Times:
Private equity firm Blackstone buys 55% stake in Thomson Reuters financial and risk division, valuing the unit at $20B including debt — LONDON — What is now Thomson Reuters came to life a decade ago in a $17 billion merger of the Thomson financial information business and the Reuters news service.
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Q&A with Dipayan Ghosh, former Facebook advisor, on how political disinformation is succeeding because of the digital advertising market — What privacy can do for democracy — As a privacy and public policy adviser, Dipayan Ghosh once worked to improve Facebook from the inside.
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The Guardian, Fast Company and Recode
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Study: Twitter cuts into Facebook's lead on traffic sent to publishers; this month FB sent 2.5 visitors for each one Twitter sent, down from 4.7:1 in Oct. 2017 — Publishers are freaking out about Facebook's plan to show 20% less news in the News Feed. But over the past four months …
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Kathy E. Gill / WiredPen:
Creators of FactStream app for iOS tested curation of live fact checks of State of the Union speech, sourced from Washington Post, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org — On January 9, 2018, less than year after being sworn in as president of the United States, Donald Trump told his 2,000th lie.
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