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2:30 PM ET, November 27, 2019

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Leo Kelion / BBC:

US teen says TikTok blocked her from posting after she accused China of putting Muslims into concentration camps; TikTok blames other reasons for the suspension — A US teenager's TikTok video clip accusing China of putting Muslims into “concentration camps” has gone viral on the Chinese-owned social network.

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

Female former Fox News staffers criticize Sean Hannity for urging Bill O'Reilly to return to Fox while women are bound by no-rehire clauses and muzzled by NDAs — The trio of female ex-Fox employees further called upon their former employer to release them and other women from non-disclosure agreements.

Discussion: @dianafalzone, @julieroginsky, @gretchencarlson, @gretchencarlson, Talking Points Memo and Media Matters for America

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News guest Michael Blake asked why Tucker Carlson was still on Fox, highlighting how Carlson and others made Fox a political actor, damaging its credibility

Discussion: Politico, @nikkimcr, @jeremymbarr, @jeremymbarr, @erikwemple and Mother Jones

Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Dayton Daily News and two other Ohio daily newspapers to be cut to three days a week, as part of FCC approval for Apollo to acquire Cox TV/radio stations — The 121-year old Dayton Daily News and two other Ohio newspapers will shrink to three days a week from daily publication to appease regulators …

Discussion: @cindiinco, @mattsauer, @jbenton and @johnerickson58

Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:

Facebook bans white nationalist outlets Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right, says VDare's page is still under review, after recent report — Platform bars Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right, as VDare continues to operate — Facebook will no longer allow Red Ice TV and Affirmative Right to use its platform …

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Warner Music Group:

Warner Music reports Q4 revenue of $1.12B, up 8.2% YoY, including digital revenue of $674M, up 13.1% YoY, and profit of $94M, compared to a $13M loss last year — • Net income for the quarter was $91 million versus a loss of $13 million in the prior-year quarter

Discussion: RAIN News, Variety, Billboard, Digital Music News and Music Business Worldwide

Alex Hern / The Guardian:

The online newspaper Nu.nl, which had been Facebook's only factchecking partner in the Netherlands, quits over political ad exemption — ‘Final straw’ was refusal to allow partner to mark dubious claims by far-right parties — Facebook's only Dutch factchecker has quit over the social network's refusal …

Discussion: The Verge, @rossamcmahon, Engadget, @zachtbaardige, @janelytv and Gizmodo

Marc Lacey / New York Times:

NYT launches “Your Read”, an experiment that will solicit reader questions on a topic and have a reporter find the answer, starting with California's inequality — We have started a new experiment aimed at including our readers more directly in the journalistic process.

Discussion: @brizzyc and @blackamazon

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Jimmy Wales says he is planning to a hire a small number of journalists early next year for his news-focused social network WT:Social — Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales plans to a hire a small number of journalists for a “news-focused social network” in the hopes of finding an audience …

Shane Phelan / Independent.ie:

Tony Robbins sues BuzzFeed for defamation in Ireland, a prime destination for “libel tourism”, over articles detailing alleged sexual misconduct — American self-help guru Tony Robbins is suing US news website Buzzfeed for defamation in Dublin and is threatening similar proceedings against social media giant Twitter.

Discussion: @buzzfeedben, Mediaite, TheJournal.ie and New York Post

Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:

Podcasting network Headgum launches Gumball, an advertising marketplace that lets creators circumvent sales reps and address advertisers directly — Plus: Google debuts an automated, aggregated, atomized audio experience. Should publishers buy in? — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts.

Discussion: RAIN News and PR Newswire

Ruth Margalit / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at Egypt's brutal assault on independent journalism since Sisi was reelected last March, including draconian new laws that make “disinformation” criminal — One country's legislative assault on the press — What Mohamed Soltan still can't get over, six years later, is the smell.

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Republican congressional leaders are avoiding TV interviews and appearances except for Fox News, while Democratic leaders have stayed off Fox in recent months — New York (CNN Business)In the months ahead, the Republican leaders of the Senate will likely determine the fate of the Trump presidency.

Discussion: @brianstelter and @brianstelter

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Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
Google fires 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the company's New York and Sunnyvale offices to protest its business ties with Israel

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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