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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
UK competition agency launches investigation into how Google and Facebook collect and use user data and if they've abused their power to dominate the ad market — Competition watchdog to investigate potential abuse of power and control of user data — The UK competition watchdog has launched …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Despite diversity in presidential candidates, punditry still belongs to guys who give us mediocre analysis, grotesque speech on women, and cluelessness on race — In past weeks, the curtain has officially been raised on the vast and diverse field of candidates for the Democratic nomination …
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Dom Phillips / The Guardian:
Report: Brazilian federal police have requested a probe into the finances of The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald after he reported leaks from a corruption inquiry — Federal police reportedly asked money laundering unit to investigate the ‘financial activities’ of the US journalist
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Researchers publish study discussing online game they made wherein users act as a fake news creators; game is meant to “vaccinate” users against misinformation — London (CNN Business)There isn't a cure for fake news. But as with any disease, prevention is often the best medicine.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: MAD Magazine to stop creating new content after issue 10, except for end-of-year specials, and shift to previously published material with new covers — The beloved satire publication will no longer be sold on newsstands after the August issue, and future editions will no longer feature …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Univision has hired Morgan Stanley and investment bank LionTree to explore strategic options, including a possible sale — The company has retained investment banks Morgan Stanley and LionTree to explore its options — Univision Communications Inc. is exploring strategic options including …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
A look inside Fox Nation: a fresh misconduct claim, issues about hosts' political activities, and scrutiny of leader John Finley, who faced a 2011 HR complaint — The network said it has “resolved” a claim that host Britt McHenry leveled against co-host Tyrus. She has hired an employment lawyer.
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Sources: W staffers were first given one day to sign on to work for Future, later extended to two; all contracts stipulate a three-month “introductory period” — Goodbye Condé Nast and “Summer Fridays.” Hello a “revenue-comes-first” editorial outlook. — Saoirse Ronan on W's cover in 2019
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The Economic Times:
Sources: Comcast-led consortium is in negotiations to buy a stake in Zee Media, one of India's biggest media companies — Comcast will be leading the consortium, Murdoch might act as the local partner & take up a small stake. — MUMBAI: US cable major Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal …
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Livemint, cnbctv18.com and The Week
Reporters Without Borders:
RSF and its partners open three-month public consultation period on their Journalism Trust Initiative, drafted to provide indicators of trustworthy journalism — Organisation — RSF_en — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its partners AFP, EBU and GEN are pleased to announce the launch …
Esther Kezia Thorpe / What's New in Publishing:
PwC 2019-2023 forecast: podcast ad revenue to pass $1B by end of 2019 and hit $1.4B by 2023, up from $0.7B currently, in part due to advent of programmatic ads — Podcast advertising revenue is expected to pass $1 billion by the end of 2019, according to figures from PwC's Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019-2023.
Tess Bonn / The Hill:
In a survey of 1,000 American adults, 33% said the news media was “the enemy of the people” while 67% said it was an important part of democracy — One-third of Americans say the news media is “the enemy of the people,” according to a new Hill-Harris X poll survey.
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