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More than 12 news outlets, including AP and Fox Business, form a consortium to sift leaked Facebook docs from Frances Haugen, reporting stories separately — It's not often that major news organizations coordinate to sift through a large trove of leaked company documents and agree …
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New York Times, NBC News, CNN, Nieman Lab, Politico, New York Magazine, Financial Times, The Wrap, The Verge, Washington Post, CNET, Fast Company, Platformer, Forbes, The Daily Dot, The Sun, Free Press, @brhodes, @conor64, @mariaressa, @mollyjongfast, @pilhofer, @pranavdixit, @ap, @justinhendrix, @kaaashif, @tribelaw, @slpng_giants, @brian_riedl, @stengel, @michaelssmithii, @hannahd15, @ben_hallman, @charliehtweets, @kenroth, @normative, @amyklobuchar, @melissajpeltier, @timobrien, @katestarbird and @rmac18, more at Techmeme »
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Internal docs show frequent heated debates among Facebook staff and execs about how to rank, fact check, and moderate content of right-wing pubs like Breitbart — Employees allege content rules aren't enforced for Breitbart and other right-wing publishers for fear of public blowback …
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The Verge, Media Matters for America, CNBC, Washington Post, Fox Business, @rmac18, NPR, Gizmodo, Protocol, Wired, Mediaite, Reclaim The Net, @keachhagey, @clarajeffery, Axios, @kombiz, @blackamazon, @ryanjreilly, @ryanjreilly, @jeffhorwitz, @dlberes, @biannagolodryga, @asharma, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, New York Post, Raw Story, Insider, New York Times and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Frances Haugen maximized the impact of her leaked Facebook documents, rolling them out first to WSJ and then broadening to a large group of outlets
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Protocol, CNN, Washington Post, Fast Company, Insider, Vox, @emilybell, Rolling Stone, TechCrunch, New Republic, CNBC, New York Post, @brianstelter, Ad Age, @nickconfessore, @carney, @hotlinejosh, @adamgoldmannyt, Vanity Fair, Columbia Journalism Review, Associated Press, @blackamazon, @karaswisher, @clarajeffery, @hshaban, @benthompson, @fbajak, @stmcneil, @szhang_ds, @dellcam, Bloomberg, @nbj914, @loudmouthjulia, @daveyalba, @blackamazon, @jayrosen_nyu, @mariaressa, @bostonjoan, @kombiz, @pranavdixit, @moonalice, @jessicalessin, @nytimes, @tysonbrody, @parismarx, @mattdrange, @seamushughes, @williams_paige, @silvermanjacob, @qjurecic, @dangainor, @alexthomp, Talking Biz News, Cointelegraph, Decrypt and CoinDesk, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cameo makes its first acquisition, buying Represent, which develops and operates direct-to-fan ecommerce sites for celeb clients like Leonardo DiCaprio — Cameo, the startup that has built a fast-growing business selling video shout-outs from celebrities (and others), is extending into a new line of fandom business.
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TechCrunch, Axios, The Wrap, @bookcameo, @sarafischer, @adweek, @mr312, Tubefilter, Adweek and Hollywood Reporter
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube's VP of Content Partnerships Malik Ducard leaves the company after a decade to join Pinterest as its first chief content officer — After a decade at YouTube, Malik Ducard is moving on: He's been hired by Pinterest as the image-sharing and social media company's first chief content officer.
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MediaPost, @maxthecomrade, Tubefilter, @mhbergen and @mariejoelle
Financial Times:
Fox launches Fox Weather in a new HQ with 120 meteorologists and a ceiling that changes color with the weather, as critics say it will face credibility issues — TV channels bet that reports of increasingly extreme climate can pull them out of a ratings nosedive
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Fox News, Bloomberg, @sustainnyc, @henrymance, @annaknicolaou, @thecitywanderer, @samjoiner, Cord Cutters News, @jasonfrazertv, @mathewi, @guay_jg, @gerryfsmith, @gerryfsmith, TV Technology, Mediaite and NPR
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Interview with LA Times politics columnist Jackie Calmes, who calls on reporters to end false equivalence by never using quotes with lies without refuting them — Jackie Calmes, a veteran former New York Times White House reporter, lit up media Twitter over the weekend with a powerful …
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@eugene_scott, @jonfavs and @froomkin
Stephen Witt / New Yorker:
Profile of Patrick Soon-Shiong, a controversial doctor who bought LA Times with “little due diligence” thinking owning it would be “easier than curing cancer” — The billionaire doctor has become one of Los Angeles's most prominent civic leaders, after a boundary-pushing ascent in medicine.
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@niemanlab, @newyorker, @lfung and @michaelluo
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Redbox, the DVD rental and streaming company, goes public on the Nasdaq after a $590.3M SPAC merger, surging ~24% on its debut; shares are up ~34% after hours — Redbox, originally a disc-dispensing network of kiosks developed by executives at McDonald's, kicked off a new corporate chapter today by becoming a publicly traded company.
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InvestorPlace, Media Play News and Business Wire
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
LA-based esports collective FaZe Clan decides to go public through a SPAC merger, valuing the company at ~$1B — Backed by the singer Pitbull and other entertainment and sports celebrities, FaZe Clan targets Gen Z and millennial consumers — Youth-focused online platform FaZe Clan Inc …
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Variety, The Wrap, @loudmouthjulia, @jasongwild, Hollywood Reporter, Ad Age and Insider, more at Techmeme »
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet:
Facebook says Q3 ad revenue grew 33% YoY to $28.28B but warns of “continued headwinds” in Q4 due to Apple's ATT changes in iOS — The social media giant also expects its “metaverse” investments will reduce operating profits by $10B for FY 2021, as it begins breaking out Facebook Reality Labs as its own business segment
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PR Newswire, Axios, CNBC and Facebook, more at Techmeme »
Alison Weissbrot / Campaign:
GroupM and Hogarth partner on an addressable content practice that combines performance targeting with personalized messaging and content — The partnership between the two WPP agencies aims to bring more personalized creative to clients. — For a long time, the advertising industry …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Vox Media's branded podcast More Than This features an “immersive transcript” rich in visuals for audiences that are deaf and hard of hearing — The podcast More Than This had a challenge. How could they recreate the emotions, pacing, and atmosphere of their episodes without using any audio?
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American Press Institute
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Citizen Lab: the iPhone of Ben Hubbard, an American reporter for NYT, was hacked in 2020 and 2021, likely by Saudi Arabia using NSO's Pegasus; NSO denies claim — Invasive hacking software sold to countries to fight terrorism is easily abused. Researchers say my phone was hacked twice, probably by Saudi Arabia.
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The Citizen Lab, @billmarczak, AppleInsider, Insider, @adam_k_levin, Beyond Search, @doctorow, @adamgoldmannyt, @ghadaoueiss, @nytimesworld, @jsrailton, @film_girl, @danprimack, @cristingoodwin, @kenroth, @sarahleah1, @harisalisic, @jvagle, @doctorow, @jsrailton, @jsrailton, @jsrailton, @nytben, @billmarczak, @abirghattas, @citizenlab, @thegrugq and @runasand, more at Techmeme »
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