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Roku says it is removing two Infowars channels on its platform after criticism from users and a rebuke from some Sandy Hook families — Roku has taken the Infowars channel off its platform after the streaming device faced criticism for carrying the controversial program hosted by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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Nielsen: US homes receiving over-the-air broadcast channels without a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription increased 48% to 16M over the past 8 years — The number of U.S. households without a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription that instead receive broadcast stations using …
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YouTube updates its policies, says it prohibits harmful and dangerous challenges and pranks following stunts like the Bird Box and Tide Pod challenges — YouTube to creators: don't — YouTube has a new message for creators looking to participate in dangerous or potentially harmful stunts …
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Decider, The Week, @johnpaczkowski and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »


Memo: Grindr lays off the editorial and social teams of Into, its online LGBTQ magazine launched in August 2017, because the company wants to refocus on video — Into, Grindr's online LGBTQ publication, laid off its entire editorial staff and its corresponding social media team on Tuesday …


Condé Nast's Wired trimmed some editorial positions last Thursday from an apparent editorial staff of about 70; sources says five jobs were cut — Is this a sign of more to come at Condé Nast? — On Thursday, Wired magazine called an all-hands meeting on the day its newsroom moved …
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@lydiabelanger and Wired


A breakdown of Facebook's $300M contribution to journalism: $16M to orgs including the Pulitzer Center, $20M to expand subscription pilot globally, more — The internet giants make billions from ads. They want news publishers to sell subscriptions instead.
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Nieman Lab, @recode, @howelloneill, @niemanlab and @mathewi
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Facebook says it will invest $300M over the next three years to support local news in the US, and expand the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator globally
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During his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Albany lawmakers to make it a felony to assault a journalist — Assaulting on-the-job journalists would become a felony in New York state under a proposal put forth by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address on Tuesday.
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@adamjohnsonnyc, @trevortimm and @bernardkerik


Editors and writers, including Graydon Carter and former NYT Exec Editor Max Frankel, discuss Adam Moss, following the news that he's stepping down from NY Mag — Writers and editors talk about Adam Moss, the editor of New York magazine, who announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down after leading the publication for 15 years.
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Vanity Fair, @jerrysaltz and @jswatz


In confirmation hearing, US AG nominee William Barr says he could “conceive of situations where, as a last resort”, reporters may be jailed for doing their jobs — When Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked about it, he didn't shut down the option outright.


NYT SVP for global advertising says the publisher has not seen ad revenues drop after blocking all open-exchange ad buying on its European pages after GDPR — When the General Data Protection Regulation arrived last year, The New York Times didn't take any chances.


NewsGuard, a ratings service for news that helps filter misinformation, signs Microsoft as its first client; Microsoft will install it on its mobile browser — On the internet, conspiracy theories, propaganda and plain old inaccuracies can stump even the most thoughtful readers, spreading faster than you can say “fake news.”


Sources: Gannett is one of a few bidders left in Gizmodo Media auction; others who expressed interest include Bustle's Bryan Goldberg and a private equity firm — Gannett suitor MNG Enterprises urged USA Today owner to pause digital acquisitions — Gannett Inc. has been pursuing a purchase …
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@asharma, @petersterne and @daviduberti
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A look at the decline of Gannett over the past decade, its duty to maximize shareholder value, and possible paths forward as it considers MNG Enterprises' offer
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Dueling Netflix and Hulu documentaries on the failed Fyre Festival raise ethics questions, including paying the festival founder for an interview and footage — Netflix and Hulu are rolling out competing docs on the same scammer festival, and millennials have a ‘Deep Impact’ vs. ‘Armageddon’ to call their own.
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