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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside the BBC's Eye on Africa investigation into an execution video, that used a Twitter thread with video, images, animations and more, to tell the story — Digital media has made it easier than ever for malicious actors to distribute fake news, including video, but at the same time …
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@bbcafrica, @ifjglobal, @jane__bradley, @ruliharahap, @jane__bradley, @ms_zamandlovu, @risj_oxford, CBC News, BBC and ModernGhana News
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Janice Min, the former co-president of The Hollywood Reporter, is joining Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup NewTV — Janice Min, the former co-president of The Hollywood Reporter, is joining Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile video startup NewTV. — Min, the former US Weekly editor …
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@janicemin, @megwhitman and @dylanbyers
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
The New Yorker has faced criticism, mainly from Fox News and other conservative news outlets, over its story on Judge Kavanaugh's latest accuser — The magazine faced questions from conservative and mainstream outlets about the lack of corroborating eye-witnesses to support a new claim about Kavanaugh's college behavior.
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New York Times, Variety, The Wrap, KXAN-TV, Slate, Washington Post, @janemayernyer and KUT Austin
Cara Buckley / @caranyt:
110 New York Review of Books contributors sign letter protesting firing of Editor Ian Buruma, claiming it was an “abandonment” of NYRB's central mission — 1/ Just received email of letter from 110 NYRB contributors protesting firing of Ian Buruma “His dismissal in these circumstances strikes us as an abandonment of the central mission of the Review, which is the free exploration of ideas.” pic.twitter.com/XI84Fkwrob
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John Williams / New York Times:
New York Review of Books publisher Rea Hederman says Ghomeshi essay appeared to “downplay” experience of victims and that editorial processes were not followed — The New York Review of Books issued a statement on Monday addressing the sudden departure of its editor last week …
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Ken Werner, president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, will retire from his role at the end of the year — by , Nellie Andreeva tip and , Denise Petski — Ken Werner, a TV veteran and one of the most seasoned syndication executives in the business, will retire at the end …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Variety and The Wrap
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook removes 12+ US hyperpartisan pages with 30M+ fans, which mostly spammed them with links to Laura Ingraham's LifeZette and were run by fake accounts — Facebook has removed over a dozen American hyperpartisan liberal and conservative pages with more than 30 million combined fans …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The News Media Association, which represents British newspapers including The Guardian, has called on the UK govt to levy a tax on tech giants to fund the press — News Media Association says Google and Facebook should fund the journalism from which they profit
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@netopiaforum, @jayrosen_nyu, @davidshepardson, @redlightvoices, Engadget, @justinhendrix, @nikhewitt, @jimwaterson and Mashable
Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Hollywood producers have complained to the Producers Guild against Netflix, over its practice of giving its execs EP credits on films and shows — With frustrations building in the creative community, the streaming service has quietly softened its unusual crediting practice …
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@thrmattbelloni
Hollywood Reporter:
Source: CBS News management intends to select Jeff Fager's replacement at “60 Minutes” by the end of September; Exec Editor Bill Owens is favorite among staff — The internal bake-off to succeed the newsmagazine chief is heating up, with Bill Owens and Susan Zirinsky eyed as candidates for the exec producer role.
Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Comcast has bought 30%+ shares in European pay-TV service Sky and says it is seeking to buy more before its takeover deadline — Comcast said Tuesday it had snapped up more than 30% of the shares in Sky, the European pay-TV service that it is in the process of buying.
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Bloomberg and New York Times
Ronnie Ramos / Indianapolis Star:
Ronnie Ramos, Editor of The Indianapolis Star, apologizes for a cartoon in Sunday's print edition which mocked Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford — An editorial cartoon we published Sunday in the print edition of The Indianapolis Star offended many readers, and I want to address those concerns.
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