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NYT Q3: operating profit up 17.9% YoY to $44M on revenue of $428.5M with 273K new digital-only subscriptions, for a total of 4.9M print and digital subscribers — Readers continue to shower The New York Times with money. Advertisers, not so much. — The publisher added 273,000 …
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Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that it has been fighting a lawsuit from Planet Aid for the past three years, which has cost it $7M+ — In 2016, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting began publishing stories resulting from a wide-ranging investigation into Planet Aid …
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@felixsalmon, @kevincollier, @lpolgreen, @freedomofpress, @christacir, @scot_blog and @katiejmbaker

Avaaz: false stories on Facebook had 158M views in 2019, greater than before the 2016 election, with 86M views in the last 3 months, up 3x over the prior 3 — An explosive new study reveals that political misinformation is running rampant on Facebook as the 2020 election approaches.
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Nieman Lab, VICE, @scclemons, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @juddlegum and @juddlegum, more at Techmeme »

Florida county board says it will revisit the decision to reject its library system's request for a digital subscription to NYT, following backlash — (Reuters) - Responding to a public furor, a Florida county board on Tuesday said it would revisit its decision to reject its library system's request …
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Tampa Bay Times, @hbraum, @anthony and Boing Boing
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Washington Post Guild newsroom pay study: median salary for women of color is $30K less than white men; men receive a higher rate of merit pay raises than women — By members of the Washington Post Newspaper Guild — Washington Post employees work hard every day to ensure that our company is a leader in the journalism industry.
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@mattdpearce, Washingtonian, @dataeditor, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild, @postguild and @postguild

Researchers: Albany Daily News and City of Edmonton News, two local news sites in the US and Canada with millions of pageviews, are part of an ad fraud scheme — Since 2004, more than 2,000 newspapers have closed in the United States, and many local news outlets are struggling to build a digital business.
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@craigsilverman, @profcarroll, @leavittalone, @craigsilverman, @mathewi, @craigsilverman, @pdmcleod and @slpng_giants

Great Hill Partners VP Eric Ahlgren, one of two execs heavily involved in the direction of G/O Media, has been removed from the equity firm's website — Great Hill Partners veep Eric Ahlgren, who played a key role in acquiring Deadspin and other Gizmodo websites, has been removed from the equity firm's website.
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@jscros, @jscros, @maxwelltani, @maxwelltani and Awful Announcing
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Louisa Thomas / New Yorker:
G/O's demand that Deadspin stick to sports is foolish, as much of what happens in sports is a result of power, money, and the culture in which athletes operate
G/O's demand that Deadspin stick to sports is foolish, as much of what happens in sports is a result of power, money, and the culture in which athletes operate
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Slate, VICE, @ashleyfeinberg, @ashleyfeinberg, @michaelroston, @pkafka, @nick_kapur, @ethangach, @alyssakeiko, @kerrymflynn, @j_fuller, @adampasick, @ryanlcooper, bookforum.com, @pdavis_llc, Adweek, CNN, @michaelluo, @eleanor_mueller and @lainnafader
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Vox Media closes its acquisition of New York Media, the publisher of New York magazine and more, and says it now boasts a workforce of more than 1,250 people — CEO Jim Bankoff and President Pam Wasserstein address the newly expanded Vox Media team about the exciting road ahead
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@kantrowitz

NBC needs a transparent, external investigation of its failure to air Ronan Farrow's reporting about Harvey Weinstein — In recent weeks, NBC has made a loud and clear statement about its values: — Profits matter more than journalism, ratings more than truth. — The official words, of course, say something different.
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@sulliview, @greta, @lynnrschrader, @johnlgoodman, @janicedean, @digiphile, @ckrewson, @megynkelly, @_toddstone and @mollyjongfast

A look at Bon Appétit's YouTube channel, which has expanded to become a Food Network-type destination with series centered around hosts' specializations — My father got me into food thanks to his alchemic ability to turn a simple assortment of unappealing produce and expired dried spices …

The Fader says it has fired its head of content Eric Sundermann after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct — Eric Sundermann, head of content for The Fader, was fired by the company after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct that initially emerged on Twitter.

Ofcom says Jonathan Oxley will become interim CEO as Sharon White steps down this year; sources say Melanie Dawes will be named CEO after general election — Most senior woman in the civil service chosen by UK media and telecoms regulator — Ofcom has chosen Melanie Dawes …
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Press Gazette, Ofcom and @marksweney

Deadspin's staff revolt feels like part of a dramatic change for US labor, as workers seek a more moral workplace — As veteran Philadelphia journalist Dan McQuade — best known for turning a night out at a comedy show into the beginning of the end of Bill Cosby — watched his colleagues …
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@dapper_feller, @dhm, @will_bunch and @dhm
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