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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Mic has laid off a majority of its 100-person staff ahead of Bustle acquisition; publisher Cory Haik has already left, sources say the cofounders will remain — The publisher is trying to sell the remainder of the company to Bustle Digital Group. — Mic is laying off the majority off …
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Tom Dotan / The Information:
Sources: Bustle is nearing a deal to buy Mic for less than $10M; Mic has raised $59.5M since 2013 — Bustle is nearing a deal to buy millennial news site Mic for less than $10 million, according to two people familiar with the matter. That price, which hasn't previously been reported …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Mic.com is in talks to sell at least part of the company to Bustle, after Facebook ended a deal that could have earned Mic around $5M over 12 months — Sale talks started after Facebook ended a video deal with Mic. — Mic.com, a digital publisher with a millennial focus …
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Facebook will exempt ads from eligible news outlets from its political ad archive in the UK, a policy it plans to extend to the US and Brazil pending UK tests — Social network to act against ‘dark adverts’ with compulsory disclaimers saying who paid — Every political advert on Facebook …
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Joshua Berlinger / CNN:
Independent news site Rappler and its founder, Maria Ressa, have been formally indicted on tax evasion charges by Philippine courts — Journalists are more important than ever — (CNN)Philippines news website Rappler and its chief executive have been indicted on tax evasion charges …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Though Fox rebuked its personalities for appearing in campaign rallies and providing interviewees with scripts, it's unclear if formal ethics standards exist — There are ethical standards at Fox News, we're told. — But just what they are, or how they're enforced, is an enduring mystery.
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Fox News has not tweeted since November 8 when it began an apparent boycott of Twitter, even with Tuesday's launch of its streaming service Fox Nation — The network hasn't tweeted since Nov. 8. — Tuesday was a red-letter day for Fox News: The launch of Fox Nation …
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@maghielse, @candicechoi, @pvolpe and Media Matters for America
Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:
Techmeme now publishing paid and free “Leaderboards” showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic — Today Techmeme has begun publishing Topic Leaderboards, which list the top authors and publications covering 24 topic areas such as cloud computing, autonomous vehicles …
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@shiraovide, @gaberivera, @martinsfp, @gaberivera, @jank0 and @jjvincent, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Amazon's ad revenue on pace to double this year to $5.83B, and the company is expected to collect 15% of US digital ads in 2020 — Its push challenges the big ad sellers, including Facebook, Google and TV networks — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN .01% handles nearly half of all online sales …
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Inc.com, MediaPost, @gu881n5, @wsj and @ericfranchi
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube begins rolling out Stories, which last for seven days on its mobile app and can be viewed by everyone, to accounts with over 10,000 subscribers — Amid some concern from the community — YouTube is expanding its Instagram-like Stories capability to more creators today …
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Rafat Ali:
Among the worst effects of the democratization of publishing is the perception that it is easy to be in media, whether it's building companies or careers — I have usually held unpopular views well enough, so I will go for it: it *should* be hard. Starting something in media, building in …
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@clarajeffery and @rafat
New York Times:
Text messages show how former CBS CEO Les Moonves tried to bury an old sex assault claim amid a probe that could decide whether he collects a $120M exit package — A trove of text messages details a plan by Mr. Moonves and a faded Hollywood manager to bury a sexual assault allegation.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
Tucker Carlson was featured in 265 articles on the Daily Stormer between November 2016 and November 2018, about 10 times more than any other conservative pundit — It's no secret that Andrew Anglin, among the United States' most prominent white supremacists, loves Tucker Carlson.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Mail Online ad revenue overtakes print for first time, as publisher DMGT reports ad revenue of £122M for Mail Online and £119M for Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday — Website manages to hit milestone despite 13% slump in global audience — Mail Online's ad revenues have overtaken …
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