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Dozens of news organizations partner to promote high-quality journalism in an ad campaign that encourages consuming a variety of news outlets — Why press freedom is your freedom — On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, dozens of news organizations are joining forces to promote high-quality journalism.
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Press freedom groups release report on threats to US media, citing whistleblower prosecutions, stigmatization by politicians, restrictions on public information — With the observation of World Press Freedom Day on Thursday, a group of press freedom organizations is calling attention …

Twitter urges all users to change passwords after it found a bug that stored unmasked user passwords in an internal log; no indication of breach or misuse found — When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the company can see it.
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Bloomberg is already well funded by terminals; one reason Bloomberg is adding paywall is because it can, another may be to offset expenses of Bloomberg TV — In recent years, hundreds of publications have started putting up some version of an online paywall.
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Senior writer Peter King is leaving Sports Illustrated after 29 years, signing an exclusive agreement with NBC that includes his Monday Morning NFL column — After 29 years at Sports Illustrated, Peter King is leaving to join NBC. — SI announced King's departure a few minutes ago …

CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube now has 1.8B logged-in users each month, announces new content deals with Will Smith, Coachella, and more — Video site renews deals for ad-supported shows Demi Lovato, Kevin Hart, Slow Mo Guys — YouTube now has 1.8 billion logged-in users each month …
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Charlie Rose accused by 27 more women of sexual harassment; CBS managers were warned of his conduct on three occasions over 30 years — Incidents of sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose were far more numerous than previously known, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post …
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Pandora study finds that too many ads can push users to subscribe, but not enough to compensate for lost ad revenue from those listening less due to more ads — AT BEST, ADVERTISING is something people tolerate while consuming media. At worst, it's a turnoff.

Sources: Google plans to unveil new Google News design and app at I/O; new design has elements of the Newsstand app, YouTube, uses AMP tech on desktop, mobile — Google is revamping Google News with a new design that will incorporate elements of the Newsstand app and YouTube, according to people familiar with the plans.
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Facebook to add followers/non-followers and gender metrics on Pages' video retention graphs, fixes bug that rendered graphs inaccurately for vids over 2 minutes — A new zoom chart will enable admins to more closely examine data — Facebook is beefing up the video retention graph …
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Chuck Plunkett, the Denver Post editorial page editor who organized pieces rebuking Alden Global, resigns after execs reject a new editorial he wrote on Alden — Chuck Plunkett, the Denver Post editorial page editor behind the paper's unprecedented call-out of its hedge fund owners, has resigned.
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Source: Sinclair chief David Smith has met with former Fox News staffers including Greta Van Susteren as the company gears up to challenge Fox News — The company has met with former Fox staffers as it awaits approval of its merger with Tribune Media. — Sinclair Broadcast Group …
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