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8:15 AM ET, May 23, 2019

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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Ev Williams says Fox News is more powerful and destructive than Twitter and the posting of false claims is part of the tradeoff of an open platform like Medium  —  Toronto (CNN Business)President Donald Trump is a “master” of Twitter, according to the company's co-founder Ev Williams.
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Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Source says Medium has 200K-400K paying subscribers, which at $50 per user amounts to a minimum of $10M per year from subscriptions alone  —  For Medium CEO Ev Williams, building a profitable business isn't an immediate concern.  —  “We're focused on building revenue and building a subscription business …
Evan Sernoffsky / San Francisco Chronicle:
Under fire for raid on Bryan Carmody's home, SF's Police Chief claims Carmody took part in a criminal conspiracy to steal an internal police report  —  Under fire for a raid on the home and office of a freelance journalist who refused to identify a confidential source, San Francisco Police …
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Thomas Peele / Mercury News:
Judge orders return of San Francisco journalist Bryan Carmody's equipment, delays consideration of legal questions about the search until June
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Avaaz study finds extensive far-right disinformation networks on Facebook ahead of EU elections; Facebook says it removed 77 Pages and 230 accounts in response  —  A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use …
Associated Press:
Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news  —  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news.
Emily Cadei / Sacramento Bee:
McClatchy names Kristin Roberts vice president of news as of May 27, making her the first woman to lead McClatchy's news division  —  Kristin Roberts, one of four regional editors and executive editor for politics at McClatchy, has been named vice president of news, the company announced Wednesday.
Discussion: @sleavenworth
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Restrictions on political coverage during voting places UK broadcasters in a precarious legal situation as they cover cabinet resignations during EU elections  —  Strict broadcasting laws place restrictions on coverage of politics during voting periods  —  Attempts by Conservative MPs …
Discussion: @martinbelam
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube announces that it will round down real-time subscriber counts starting August, and exact subscriber counts will no longer be displayed  —  Sites like Social Blade may be impacted  —  YouTube is introducing a major change to the way real-time subscriber counts are displayed …
Michael McGowan / The Guardian:
Actor Geoffrey Rush awarded A$2.9M in damages from the News Corp Australia's Daily Telegraph, the largest defamation payout to a single person in Australia  —  Court hears that actor offered to settle for $50,000 and an apology but never heard back from News Corp
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
IAC's Dotdash, which owns sites including Investopedia and Verywell, is launching a line of paint, tied to its home decor site The Spruce, to be sold on Amazon
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The Irish Times:
The Times Ireland announces it will cease publication of its print edition and cut staff from 20 to 3 for continued work on digital products
James Walker / Press Gazette:
Brexit Party says ban on Channel 4 reporters has been lifted; Channel 4 News denies claims reporters “repeatedly lied” to gain access to a secure area at rally
Andrew R. Chow / TIME:
Georgia hosted 455 film and TV productions in 2018, but some workers fear a loss of jobs after some directors pull projects to protest an anti-abortion bill
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple updated Apple News+ in iOS 12.3 and macOS 10.14.5 to let subscribers follow publications directly from the News+ catalog
Discussion: Cult of Mac and MacRumors