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DCN’s must reads: week of August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019 | By Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director – DCN@michellemanafy
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
- The Wall Street Journal | Google Warns Against Blocking ‘Cookies’ Entirely, Triggering Criticism (3 min read)
- Recode | YouTube’s CEO says it’s “more important than ever” to let people upload anything they want (12 min read)
- The Wall Street Journal | Free Podcasts Are Good for Me But Bad for Business (6 min read)
- AdWeek | Streaming Services’ Secret Weapon for Keeping Subscribers: Kids Programs (5 min read)
- Freedom to Tinker | Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection (8 min read)
- Nieman Lab | Newsonomics: The perils — and promises — of New Gannett (15 min read)
- The Wall Street Journal | Disney Enlists Superfans as It Prepares to Face Off Against Netflix (6 min read)
- The Hollywood Reporter | How Spain Became a Case Study for the Global Streaming Wars (10 min read)