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7:25 PM ET, October 17, 2019

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New York Times:
Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads  —  In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
VICE:
Despite a memo from NYT's standards editor urging reporters to link and credit others' reporting, competitors and some NYT staff say a lack of links continues  —  Journalists at the New York Times and its own standards editor say that getting continually dragged by other journalists for not giving credit is embarrassing.
James Thorne / GeekWire:
Maven, which licensed SI's brand and has bought TheStreet, Say Media, and Hubpages, has raised $20M and outlined its SI strategy and plans for political news  —  Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed …
David Cohen / Adweek:
Snapchat says it is testing dynamic ads that let brands automatically create ads in real time based on their own product catalogs  —  Several design templates are available for the format  —  Snapchat will conduct an open beta-test of dynamic ads that enable brands to automatically create ads …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Sinclair and AT&T reach a carriage deal for DIRECTV, AT&T TV, and U-verse for Sinclair's local broadcast stations, regional sports networks, and more  —  The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
UK publisher Reach launches Mantis, a tool that detects whether a story is brand safe and flags articles that have been blocked by keyword blacklists  —  The Daily Mirror's parent company Reach wants to drastically reduce how much ad inventory and revenue is blocked by lengthy keyword blacklists used …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times reached a tentative agreement with the guild that represents ~475 newsroom employees; the deal could provide immediate pay raises of 5%+  —  The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday reached a tentative labor agreement with the guild that represents about 475 members of its newsroom …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How the Charleston Gazette-Mail overcame bankruptcy, layoffs, and management changes to double digital subscriptions, growing to 4,341, in a year  —  In the fall of 2018, the new publisher of the Charleston Gazette-Mail sat some of his staff down at a conference room table.
Cherie Hu / Hot Pod News:
Playlists like Spotify's Your Daily Drive, which mix songs and microcasts, may popularize short-form podcasts that capture and retain attention in smaller bites  —  While digging through my Spotify profile this past weekend, I came across an intriguing discovery: Gimlet had been republishing five …
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Elida Moreno / Reuters:
Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca is suing Netflix for its film on the Panama Papers scandal, alleging defamation and seeking to stop its release
Wall Street Journal:
Analysis of 168,907 tweets at Daryl Morey following his Oct. 4 pro-HK tweet: ~50% came from accounts with 0-13 followers, 4,855 users had never tweeted
Joshua Hammer / New York Times:
Profile of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, who is facing a cumulative sentence of over 63 years in prison if convicted of criminal and civil “cyberlibel” charges
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Shonda Rhimes announces a three-year deal with iHeartMedia to produce original podcasts for the iHeartPodcast Network, launches new division Shondaland Audio
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $5.25B, up 31% YoY, 158M paid subs globally, up 21% YoY, as net adds increase to 6.8M, up 12% YoY but below 7M company forecast
Hollywood Reporter:
Inside's Apple steep learning curve with TV+ and Hollywood, as sources say the company already well outspent its projected $1B annual content budget