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Blockchain-powered network Civil's token sale failed because people buy into blockchain to make money and don't necessarily want to use it to “fix” journalism — Hype around the technology has led to incomprehensible applications of it. — Civil Media Company was introduced earlier …
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Sources: McClatchy, AIM Media, and Donerail Group have submitted bids for Tribune Publishing — By By Nabila Ahmed , By Kiel Porter , and By Gerry Smith — Aim Media is also said to have submitted offer for publisher — Potential buyers have been circling newspaper chain for months
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Twitter apologizes after “Kill all Jews” appeared as a trending topic in many New Yorkers' local trending sections following the vandalism of Brooklyn synagogue — On Friday morning, the Twitter trending topic “Kill all Jews” appeared in many New Yorkers' local trending sections.
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After The Intercept's inquiry, Facebook deletes “white genocide conspiracy theory” as a pre-defined ad targeting category with an estimated 168K users — Apparently fueled by anti-Semitism and the bogus narrative that outside forces are scheming to exterminate the white race …
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@samfbiddle, @samfbiddle, @christophrlucas, @coreypein, CBS Pittsburgh and @shonaghosh, more at Techmeme »


AT&T calls Dish dropping HBO a “tactical decision,” accuses Dish of collaborating with DOJ to block the Time Warner merger as DOJ prepares for December appeal — (Reuters) - AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of “collaborating” …
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A look at the breakdown of media independence in Hungary where the prime minister and his friend control 500+ titles and critical outlets are denied credentials — Viktor Orban didn't like what the press was reporting, so he took it over. — BUDAPEST — If you're wondering what attacks …


Washington Post announces Press Freedom Partnership in coordination with CPJ, Reporters without Borders, and others to champion independent press — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.


Trump's speeches should not be broadcast live given the volume of lies, and, instead, should be fact-checked first and covered after, as MSNBC did Thursday — Oftentimes, the three major cable news channels — Fox News, CNN and MSNBC — find themselves doing live coverage of the same events …
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@mikiebarb, @erikwemple, Washington Post, Politico and Washington Post


Video game site took down an article based on a Red Dead Redemption 2 leak and donated £1 million to charities chosen by the game creator — A video game website owned by British magazine and digital publisher TI Media, issued an apology to Take-Two Interactive for running a story based on a …
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Profile of Gab co-founder Andrew Torba, days after Gab went offline and its CTO and co-founder Ekrem Buyukkaya quit citing “attacks from the American press” — Like many young entrepreneurs drawn to California's technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts …
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The Verge and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check


Report: live-streaming TV services' viewing hours grew 212% YoY; connected TVs, such as those using devices like Roku or Apple TV, account for 56% of time spent — Live streaming TV services, like Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV, and others, are gaining steam in the U.S …


ESPN+, available to subscribers for $5/month, will likely cost between $200M and $500M this year, but the goal for Disney is testing how to run an OTT service — - Technology and content costs could make ESPN+ a costly venture, especially when subscribers pay only $5 a month.