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Jamal Khashoggi / Washington Post:
Arab governments have been given free rein to silence the media, stifling the hope from the Arab Spring and depriving people of the ability to discuss issues — I received this column from Jamal Khashoggi's translator and assistant the day after Jamal was reported missing in Istanbul.
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Erik Wemple / @erikwemple:
After US treasury secretary pulled out of conference in Saudi Arabia, Fox Business Network follows by announcing it will cancel sponsorship and participation — Fox Business Network has pulled out of Saudi conference: “FOX Business Network has canceled its sponsorship and participation in the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia. We continue to seek an interview with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.”
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New York Times:
Former FBI agent Terry Albury sentenced to 48 months after guilty plea for leaking documents linked to stories in The Intercept — WASHINGTON — By the time Terry J. Albury arrived in Minneapolis in 2012, about 11 years after he went to work for the F.B.I., he had grown increasingly convinced …
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Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Trump administration has now indicted at least five sources for journalists in less than two years, a practice that is a danger to investigative journalism — The Trump administration has now indicted at least five journalist sources in less than two years' time—a pace that …
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courthousenews.com, @trevortimm, Washington Post and Techdirt
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers like Mic and Mashable do not blame Facebook's bad metrics for their pivot to video; ad revenue from video wasn't affected by video watch time — Allegations that Facebook misled advertisers about video viewership on its platform have rankled many in the media industry
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A close look at the suit against Facebook on video metrics and a look back at many statements from publishers pivoting to video as Facebook touted the medium
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Advertisers allege in suit that Facebook didn't disclose key video metric error for over a year and that scale of miscalculation was far worse than understood
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
As Facebook shows media its election “war room” and efforts to fight interference, a study of disinfo on WhatsApp in Brazil's election shows more could be done — Corporation shows off room of engineers, data scientists and other experts but offers reporters few new specifics
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Reuters:
Spotify acquires minority stake in DistroKid, a music distributor used by independent artists, enabling those using Spotify for Artists to distribute elsewhere — NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Music streaming service Spotify said on Wednesday it had taken a stake in DistroKid …
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Music Industry Blog, Music Business Worldwide, newsroom.spotify.com, hypebot and Engadget
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Interview with Matt DeRienzo, former executive director of Local Independent Online News Publishers, now back to newspapers with Hearst Connecticut Media Group — In 2014, Matt DeRienzo was the editor of the New Haven (Connecticut) Register, then owned by Digital First Media, “and I was ordered to cut half of the staff in my newsroom.
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Variety:
CBS names Showtime CEO David Nevins as chief creative officer for all of CBS, in charge of programming, marketing, and research — David Nevins has been named chief creative officer of CBS Corporation effective immediately, the company announced Thursday. — The announcement …
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WFTS:
E. W. Scripps acquires Triton, which provides digital audience analytics and infrastructure for delivering audio for companies like NPR and Spotify, for $150M — The E.W. Scripps Company — CINCINNATI - The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is acquiring Triton, the global leader …
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MediaPost, Cincinnati Business Journal and Radio World
Max Willens / Digiday:
Lenny Letter's website is shutting down Friday; it grew out of a newsletter run by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, run in partnership with Hearst, then Condé Nast — Lenny Letter's website is shutting down. The site, an outgrowth of a newsletter first run in partnership with Hearst …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
NYT defends its Gavin McInnes profile, saying that it was written in response to events in the news and addressed “his racist, sexist and xenophobic comments” — “We disagree with the main points of criticism,” paper says after accusations that it glossed over key details of McInnes' history
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Salon, Media Matters for America, @talibkweli and @nytimes
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Study: nearly 50% of US college students lack confidence recognizing fake news on social media; 36% say threat of misinformation made them trust all media less — It's tough out there for college students these days — especially on their news feeds. — According to a new media consumption study …
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