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A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
NYT's A.G. Sulzberger says the Trump administration was prepared to let Egypt arrest a NYT reporter, calls out Trump's anti-press rhetoric as a global threat — In many countries, journalists are being targeted because of the role they play in ensuring a free and informed society.
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Leo Kelion / BBC:
EU's top court rules that Google does not have to apply “right to be forgotten” globally — The EU's top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. — It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe …
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New York Times, Fortune, Talking Biz News, The Guardian, Reuters, MediaPost, Press Gazette, CNBC, @markscott82, @markscott82, @markscott82, @aaroth, The Verge, @padresj, @floridi, @echo_pbreyer, 9to5Google and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
The Spotify for Artists app on iOS and Android gets a big revamp with real-time listening stats, after Apple's artist dashboard exited beta last month — Spotify this morning is rolling out an updated version of its app for artists, across both iOS and Android.
Discussion:
artists.spotify.com and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
As disinformation surges, trust in books is needed more than ever, but most publishers are unwilling to pay for fact checkers despite recent high-profile errors — In an era plagued by deep fakes and online disinformation campaigns, we still tend to trust what we read in books. But should we?
Discussion:
@katzonearth, @nbj914, @ykomska, @robtempio, @urbaninsideout, @karaswisher, @lindsaycrouse and bookforum.com
Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
New York Media signs with talent agency WME and launches a TV/film production initiative to develop its content — The outlet, whose reporting has inspired such movies and TV programs as ‘Hustlers’ and ‘The Loudest Voice,’ also is launching a production initiative led by Scoop Wasserstein.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Reach, the UK's largest news publisher, becomes the twelfth sponsor of the Journalism Diversity Fund, joining Reuters, FT, Google, and others — Mirror, Express and Star publisher Reach has become a sponsor of the Journalism Diversity Fund. — The media group - the largest news publisher in the UK …
The Keyword:
YouTube Masthead will now be available on TVs, where Google says daily watch time exceeds 250M hours per day — Consumers are moving faster, jumping from channel to channel, and researching more often in unexpected ways. This explosion of touchpoints means more opportunities—and more complexities—for marketers.
Discussion:
Digital TV Europe, Search Engine Land and VentureBeat
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
FBI arrested a US Army soldier after he allegedly discussed bombing a major news network; sources: he had discussed targeting CNN with a vehicle bomb — (CNN)A US Army soldier discussed bomb-making techniques and bombing a major American news network's headquarters, as well as named …
Discussion:
@mlevinereports, @nd4beto, @realrandyallen, @amaramarasingam, @marcelmcclinton, @nakatomitim, @votevets, @ethanbearman, @samswey, @mediaredef, @nasty_woman2, @161eug, @laurenthehough, @mlevinereports, @briciosegovia, @kylegriffin1, TVNewser, BuzzFeed News, The Independent, The Guardian, The Desk, The Hill, globalnews.ca, Axios and ABC News
Sarah Sluis / AdExchanger:
Sources: Google is overhauling its ads business organization, including creating new measurement and privacy leads and breaking up buy- and sell-side businesses — Google's advertising chief Prabhakar Raghavan is reorganizing Google's ads business - and adding new heads of measurement and privacy …
Discussion:
@antoniogm
Meagan Simpson / BetaKit:
Kik says it is shutting down its messaging app and will reduce its headcount to 19 people, amid its heated legal battle with the SEC over its ICO — The Kik app is officially shutting down. The company will reduce its headcount to 19 people, and will focus solely on converting Kin users into Kin buyers …
Discussion:
Ted Livingston, Gizmodo, @davidjbland, @carnage4life, @kylesamani, Crowdfund Insider, CoinDesk and Axios, more at Techmeme »
David Kohl / Ad Age:
Marketers and advertisers need to support trusted, professional news media and withdraw ad dollars from platforms that enable the spread of misinformation — Preserving the future of reputable news outlets is the shared responsibility of both media and advertisers
Todd Spangler / Variety:
ESPN announces a deal with Facebook to bring exclusive content to Facebook's Watch platform, where it will engage fans with Watch Parties, polls, or live Q&As — Disney's ESPN is looking to expand digital reach across Facebook, under a new deal to distribute exclusive digital shows and content …
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ESPN Press Room U.S. and Engadget
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