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Instagram covers IGTV video production costs for some creators as long as the videos do not include content about social issues, elections, or politics — - Contract clause conflicts with Facebook stance on free speech — IGTV asks stars not to post about politics and social issues
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Hearst Magazines staff say they plan to unionize with WGA East, with support from the vast majority of the 500+ editorial employees across 24 major properties — From Cosmo and Road & Track to Esquire and Elle, the new unit will become one of the largest new unions in media.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing — Twitter last month said it was introducing a new policy to help fight deepfakes and other “manipulated media” that involve photos …
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Twitter, Adweek, @donie, The Daily Caller, CNET, The Verge, The Week and @thegrugq, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Sportsnet has fired veteran Hockey Night in Canada co-host Don Cherry after on-air comments that appeared to question the patriotism of immigrants — Cherry, who offered bombastic opinions on television for nearly 40 years, attacked the patriotism of immigrants in what appears to be his final show.
Barry Petchesky / New York Times:
Deadspin emphasized the importance of what happens off the field since its founding, and Great Hill Partners failed to realize that's what made it so valuable — Deadspin knew that sports doesn't happen in a vacuum. — Mr. Petchesky is the former deputy editor of Deadspin.
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Lafayette, WI county committee to vote on a resolution threatening prosecution of reporters if they alter an upcoming water study news release before publishing — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least one Wisconsin county official wants to warn any journalists who cover the upcoming release …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
During the impeachment hearings journalists should focus on the substance of what is being proved or not proved, not distracting speculation or publicity stunts — The national media's shortcomings have been all too obvious in recent years as Donald Trump has gleefully thrown the norms of traditional journalism into a tizzy.
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Press Watch, @sulliview, @jamesfallows, @emptywheel, Breitbart, @nprkelly, Poynter, @ericschultz, @miriamelder, @jbenton and @rtmannjr
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube's updated ToS says it is under “no obligation” to host content and reinforces its right to terminate users it deems “no longer commercially viable” — Other changes affect children's content — YouTube is rolling out updated terms of service on December 10th …
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@loudmouthjulia, @fordfischer, @afterpad, @backlon, 9to5Google and @mikerugnetta, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
To boost ratings, ABC, NBC, and CBS have begun re-airing their evening-news programs in the early morning via parent-owned local stations and affiliates — Norah O'Donnell, Lester Holt and David Muir often journey to global hot spots and scenes of national interest.
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Janko Rottgers / Variety:
Vevo is launching ten ad-supported linear channels on Viacom-owned Pluto TV in the coming weeks; the first channel, Vevo Pop, is launching November 12 — Music television is back: Major label-owned music video platform Vevo is launching a series of linear channels for leanback viewing on Pluto TV …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Streamable and Multichannel News
David Uberti / VICE:
Al Jazeera sent a letter to Facebook demanding it remove pages for what the broadcaster claims is an Emirati-backed disinfo campaign to discredit its reporting — Al Jazeera wants Facebook to crack down on a network of Saudi-backed pages, including “QatariLeaks.”
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@daviduberti and @daviduberti
Deanna Ting / Digiday:
Dow Jones' Barron's Group combines two of its brands, Barron's and MarketWatch, to launch MarketBrief, a live, weekly 10-minute show covering financial news — Dow Jones' Barron's Group is combining two of its brands — Barron's and MarketWatch — to launch a new live …
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