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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook lists US news publishers with highest reach by domain link for Oct. 23-29, says CrowdTangle lists of Pages with top engagement don't show full picture — Facebook Tuesday said that political content makes up only about 6% of what users actually see on its platform.
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Megan Graham / CNBC:
Spotify acquires podcast hosting company Megaphone for $235M, giving all shows currently hosted on Megaphone access to Spotify's ad insertion tech — - Spotify has been on a podcast acquisition tear in the past couple years, striking deals for shows from those including Joe Rogan …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
LA Times and Tribune agree to a $3M settlement in a pay disparity class-action suit brought by Black, Latino, and woman journalists — The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit brought by a multiethnic group of journalists …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
ProPublica is testing translating articles into plain language, whose simple words and structures make texts accessible to people with intellectual disabilities — ProPublica's plain language experiment is a first for a mainstream news organization. Disability experts say it shouldn't be the last.
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@sarahscire, @k_pendergrast, @alligordon_, @ariana_tobin and @chrissybillauut
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Nielsen is adding addressable ads to national TV measurement and will begin sharing data from 55M smart TVs and set-top boxes in the first half of 2021 — Company will begin sharing data from 55 million smart TV and set-top box devices next year — For several years, networks and marketers alike …
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Two US House representatives who oversee the FCC ask Ajit Pai to abandon “controversial items under consideration”, likely referencing changes to Section 230 — Two U.S. Representatives who oversee the FCC have asked the agency to respect the results of the election by abandoning any …
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Democrats … and MediaPost
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Profile of Robin Kemp, who won national attention for her metro Atlanta news site, the Clayton Crescent, when she documented 21 hours of absentee vote counting — Robin Kemp was 12 hours into the longest day of her journalism career when she got a call from a funny number.
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Associated Press:
After three journalists were murdered in 10 days, international press groups urge Mexico to do more to investigate the killings and protect journalists — MEXICO CITY (AP) — International press groups expressed concern Tuesday about a spike in the number of journalists killed in Mexico …
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which oversees TV programming, will now regulate policies for streaming platforms and digital news outlets — India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which oversees programs beamed on television and theatres in the country …
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Reuters, @medianama, @pratikpoddar, India Today, The Economic Times and MediaNama
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reuters is launching Reuters Professional, a B2B and B2C business line that will include industry-specific news, analysis, and events for decision-makers — Reuters is launching “Reuters Professional,” a new business line that will include news, analysis and events for decision-makers, executives tell Axios.
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@reuterspr, @rafat, @whatthebit, @shaneferro, @sarafischer and Talking Biz News
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
BuzzFeed deepens its partnership with sex toy maker Bellesa with a branded vibrator called BuzzFeed AirVibe, and will launch a Sex and Love vertical in Q1 2021 — BuzzFeed's name and signature bright red color will be used to sell a new vibrator this fall in the publisher's latest effort …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar sends memo announcing a new round of layoffs, though sources say initial reports of a 20%+ cut in costs are too high — A significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning …
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Tubefilter, Variety, The Wrap, @jbflint, @tvgrimreaper, @edmundlee, @jbflint, nexttv.com, The Hill, Hollywood Reporter and Ad Age
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Fox News' Neil Cavuto cut away from Kayleigh McEnany's press conference on Monday after she accused Democrats of “welcoming” voter fraud without evidence — Fox News cut away from a Trump campaign press conference by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday …
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Inside the week that may have permanently ruptured the bond between Trump and Fox News as sources say Trump has vowed revenge on the network
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