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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Fox & Friends allowed then EPA chief Pruitt to choose which topics he would discuss on the show, sent questions in advance, and even gave approval over script — The president's favorite cable-news show shared its interview scripts and its oh-so-hard-hitting questions in advance with an embattled Trump official.
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook's YouTube competitor Watch is pivoting to older audiences as teens tune out and the company pares down the number of shows it purchases — - Facebook's Watch, a hub for shows and premium video content, was intended to be its big competitor to YouTube.
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast's Chief Executive Bob Sauerberg is stepping down, with the company to combine its US and international operations under a new global CEO — Publisher says Condé Nast and Condé Nast International will combine — Condé Nast said Chief Executive Bob Sauerberg …
Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk:
Current and former employees of news orgs sponsored by the blockchain startup Civil say they haven't received the compensation they were promised when hired — Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism. But so far, journalists working on its platform …
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Poynter, @jcassano, @asanwal, @nathanielpopper and @digiphile, more at Techmeme »
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Economist CEO Chris Stibbs has stepped down following the departures of CTO Michael Brincat, CFO Toby Burton, and The Economist Group president, Paul Rossi — The Economist CEO Chris Stibbs has stepped down from his post after five and a half years and 13 years at the publisher.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
The Washington Post is launching a new 20-minute daily news podcast, “Post Reports”, on December 3, with the goal of reaching 1M downloads per episode — The Washington Post is rolling out its most ambitious effort in podcasting yet, joining the battle for the daily news podcast of record.
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Press Gazette:
MP leading UK ‘fake news’ inquiry seizes internal Facebook documents using parliamentary legal powers — A cache of internal Facebook documents has been seized using Parliament's legal powers as MPs probe the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. — The documents are said to shed light …
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Deadline:
Manhattan DA's office has decided not to charge Harvey Weinstein with financial crimes, will no longer pursue whether he used company assets to pay settlements — As Harvey Weinstein's legal woes continue, the Manhattan district attorney's office decided to not charge the disgraced producer …
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@sayssimonson, Vanity Fair and Variety
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Patrick Kulp / Adweek:
NBCUniversal debuts a machine learning tool to help brands place ads around scenes relevant to their product, by analyzing scripts, CC data, visual descriptors — The tool identifies places for brands to buy spots in more opportune times — The next time you see, say …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
ICIJ, the team which helped coordinate the Panama Papers, worked with over 250 journalists in 36 countries on a new series about medical devices — More than 250 journalists in 36 countries teamed up for the latest project from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
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@kristenhare, @jon_allsop and @niemanfdn
Business Wire:
Fox News has hired YouTubers Diamond & Silk for a weekly commentary show on its new streaming service, Fox Nation, which launches Tuesday — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—FOX Nation, the new on demand subscription-based service debuting tomorrow, will present a weekly video …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
AT&T veteran Brad Bentley has been named general manager of WarnerMedia's forthcoming streaming service, while Turner's CTO takes over HBO's tech operations — Brad Bentley has been named general manager of WarnerMedia's forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service …
Nieman Lab:
Study: fake news is rife across the developing world, with South Africans, Kenyans, and Nigerians exposed to it more than US news consumers — Concerns about “fake news” have dominated discussions about the relationship between the media and politics in the developed world in recent years.
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