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Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
The Philippines says it will charge news site Rappler and founder Maria Ressa for tax evasion; Rappler accuses government of trying to silence critical coverage — SHANGHAI — The Philippine government said on Friday that it would charge a veteran journalist and her online news start-up with tax evasion …
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RAPPLER, @icfj, International Center …, @ldelpuerto, @kixes, @dangillmor, @mcaruanagalizia, @indira_l, @katestarbird, @davidakaye, @dangillmor, @elisegaro, @anneapplebaum, @mariaressa, @andrewfeinberg, @luminategroup, The Guardian, @robertmmahoney, @ohnopaige, @amlwhere, @katestarbird, @rasmus_kleis, @emilybell, @mthomps, @sominisengupta, @calvinstowell, @lpolgreen and @jayrosen_nyu
Emma Grey Ellis / Wired:
Changing viewing habits and desire for more ad revenue are prompting YouTube creators to post ever longer videos — ONE MONTH AGO, a dog I have never met died. His owners are YouTubers Simon and Martina, a Canadian couple who make videos about the delicious food they eat in Tokyo, where they live.
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@jamcnn, @_danielsinclair and @wired, more at Techmeme »
Axios:
Incoming House intelligence chairman says Dems plan to investigate if Trump used “the instruments of state power to punish the press” in targeting WaPo, CNN — House Democrats plan to investigate whether President Trump abused White House power by targeting — and trying to punish with …
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Mediaite, New York Times, @jonathanvswan, @matthewstoller, @brianstelter, @meganmurp, @joeconchatv, Engadget, Variety and TVNewser
Eric Johnson / Recode:
Interview with ex-ESPN president John Skipper, now chairman of online sports streaming company DAZN, which has more subscribers than any other such service — Skipper's new goal is to make watching sports online a big business, starting in the U.S. with boxing.
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@richarddeitsch, @joeovies, @davezatz and Awful Announcing
Business Insider:
In an internal email sent following Tucker Carlson protests, Fox News asked employees not to tweet any of Fox stories from their business or personal accounts — - According to an internal email obtained by Business Insider, Fox News has asked its employees not to tweet out theirs …
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@willoremus, @rasmus_kleis, Raw Story, Newser and @brianstelter
Alexandria Neason / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the history and evolution of the black press, as some specific newspapers dwindled but a network of journalists and writers remains — In the sixties, the population of Clarksville, a small town in East Texas, was 70 percent white and 30 percent black.
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@indira_l, @cjr, @cjr and @alexandrianeas
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Profile of 6AM, a spinoff of legacy print company Community Journals Publishing Group, on using newsletters and Instagram Stories to attract a younger audience — As a younger-generation American who wants to be informed about my local area, is there a good option to get local news …
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Pew: of 4,500 US adults, 34% regularly let their child watch YouTube, with 47% saying they do occasionally; 61% say their kids encountered unsuitable videos — Survey shows that most parents let their children watch the Google-owned video site, amid concern it is profiting from advertisements targeting minors
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@c_deane, Pew Research Center, The Atlantic, Axios and CNET
New York Times:
A look at a week's work at NYT's legal department as it pushes to unseal court records, release government documents through FOIA requests, and more — Over the course of a week, The Times's lawyers were unusually successful in helping reporters gain access to court documents, closed proceedings and government agency files.
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@susannecraig
Sara Fischer / Axios:
MoffettNathanson data shows 1M+ people cancelled cable and satellite TV packages last quarter but ~75% of households still pay for traditional TV, per Nielsen — More than 1 million people ditched their cable and satellite TV packages last quarter, the most ever in a quarterly earnings period …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Post-GDPR, some brands are pushing ad agencies to take more responsibility for data breaches, asking agencies to agree to pay fines in case of a breach — The risk of millions of dollars in fines adds a new flashpoint to brands' relations with shops — New data privacy rules are pushing marketers …
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@robnorman
Kimberly Pierceall / Virginian-Pilot:
Tribune Publishing, which bought The Virginian-Pilot in May, to offer buyouts to full-time, non-unionized workers who have been with the company for 10+ years — Days after reporting a losing third quarter and as it entertains bids to buy its newspapers, Tribune Publishing is planning …
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@jonsolomonaspen, @laura_nelson, @mattdpearce, Chicago Business and HuffPost