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6:30 PM ET, October 24, 2013

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Vivian Schiller to Leave NBC News for Twitter  —  In a bid to reinforce Twitter's mutually beneficial relationships with the news industry, the social networking giant on Thursday appointed Vivian Schiller to a newly created position, head of news and journalism partnerships.
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Erik Wemple:
Book: Fox News planted false information to discredit reporter, stifle bad news  —  Pity the journalist who wishes to write about Fox News.  It can be very dangerous.  —  In his new book “Murdoch's World,” NPR media reporter David Folkenflik documents one of the perils as part of a chapter …
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Matthew Flamm / Media & Entertainment:
I'm the reporter Fox News conned  —  There are six steps to perpetrating a classic con, according to the 1923 book Confessions of a Confidence Man.  My favorite—the one that best summarizes how in 2008 Fox News duped me in order to discredit my reporting—is the third in the list, known as the “Build-up.”
Pew Research Journalism Project:
The Role of News on Facebook  —  Common yet Incidental  —  Overview  —  On Facebook, the largest social media platform, news is a common but incidental experience, according to an initiative of Pew Research Center in collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Time Warner Cable Reaches Agreement to Distribute Al Jazeera America  —  Time Warner Cable, one of the country's biggest cable operators, has agreed to carry Al Jazeera America, giving the Qatar-owned broadcaster exposure to millions more households as it seeks to build an audience in the United States.
Jason Deans / Guardian:
Press regulation: seven global groups urge Queen not to sign ‘toxic’ charter  —  Letter claims royal charter would have a chilling effect on UK journalism and could lead to muzzling of press in other countries  —  Seven international newspaper industry trade bodies and media freedom organisations …
Discussion: Press Gazette
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TechCrunch:
This Is What Instagram Ads Look Like  —  Instagram has just released the first image of an Instagram ad.  —  Last month the company announced Sponsored Photos and Sponsored Videos would begin appearing in people's feeds from brands they don't follow, promising something beautiful and engaging.
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Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Instagram previews how ads will look in its apps, will push a one-time sample ad to US users in the next week
Discussion: Betabeat and Wired
Donna Tam / CNET:
Amazon reports $17.09 billion in sales for Q3, meets expectations  —  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.  —  (Credit: James Martin/CNET)  —  Amazon just barely beat Wall Street's expectations Thursday when it reported a loss of $41 million, or 9 cents-per-share, in the third quarter and net sales of $17.09 billion.
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Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Twitter sets $17-$20 price range for IPO, will offer 70 million shares, trading could begin Nov. 6  —  Update: The New York Times has confirmed that Twitter's investor roadshow begins on Monday and the IPO is expected to be on November 6.  —  Twitter has set its IPO price range at $17 to $20 …
Beth Healy / Boston Globe:
John Henry's purchase of Boston Globe is completed after Worcester judge lifts injunction  —  Boston businessman John Henry's purchase of the Boston Globe became official Thursday afternoon, ending 20 years of ownership by the New York Times Co.  —  Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox …
Tanzina Vega / New York Times:
Ad-Sponsored Editorial Content Draws Regulator's Notice  —  THE practice of native advertising, or the use of editorial content for promotional or marketing purposes, is beginning to capture the attention of advertising regulators who are concerned that some content could be considered deceptive to consumers.
Discussion: @adamostrow and @aschweig
Michael Rondon / Folio:
RR Donnelley to Buy Consolidated Graphics for $620M  —  Company also reports $2.6B in revenues for Q3.  —  RR Donnelley, the Chicago-based printer and integrated communications provider, has agreed to acquire Consolidated Graphics, a general commercial printing company, for more than $600 million.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Rick Berke to Leave The Times for Politico  —  Rick Berke, a longtime political correspondent and senior editor at The New York Times, was appointed executive editor of Politico on Thursday, in what Politico described as a testament to its influence and growth.
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
‘Fortune’ bulks up: Andy Serwer announces seven new hires at once  —  Fortune, the business magazine published by Time Inc., announced seven new editorial staff hires today.  —  “I am delighted to tell you about a great influx of new talent coming to Fortune,” wrote managing editor Andy Serwer …
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Jim Dalrymple's Loop Magazine Reboots With Stunning Mobile Publishing Platform Glide  —  Five months ago, veteran Apple reporter Jim Dalrymple made a bet that people would want to pay two bucks to read articles about tech, music and more in a minimal iPad magazine.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
News Corp. to report first quarterly earnings as a new company on Nov. 11  —  The new News Corp. will report its first quarterly earnings as a standalone publishing entity on Monday, Nov. 11, the company announced today.  —  The results will reflect the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year.
Merrill Knox / TVSpy:
Q3 Earnings: Meredith Local Media Group Revenue Up 3%  —  Total revenues for Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group grew +3% to $90 million in the third quarter of 2013.  Non-political advertising revenues were up +3% to $64 million led by strong performance from KPHO in Phoenix, KCTV in Kansas City and KPTV in Portland, Ore.
Erik Maza / WWD:
Media Execs Present United Front at Association of Magazine Media Conference  —  CHEERING SQUAD: The magazine industry convened Wednesday in New York for the annual conference held by its main trade group, the Association of Magazine Media, and made a show of unity to defend the vitality of print.
Discussion: Capital New York
Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
China Box Office Surges 35 Percent to $2.7 Billion in First Nine Months of 2013  —  The figure is close to the full-year 2012 total of $2.8 billion as local Chinese films made big gains, but Hollywood and other imported foreign fare fell 5.2 percent.  —  China's box office take was $2.7 billion …
 
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Reuters:
China's Publishing Regulator Voices Concern For Detained Reporter
Discussion: BBC and Sinosphere
Dale Kasler / Sacramento Bee:
McClatchy Co. reports lower third quarter earnings as advertising revenue drops
Discussion: Poynter, McClatchy and bizjournals
Jayme Poisson / Toronto Star:
Police may have watched Gawker ‘crack video’ meeting
Discussion: Gawker
Christina Farr / VentureBeat:
Academia.edu acquires Plasmyd to bring peer review into the 21st century
Discussion: TechCrunch and CNET
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Rachel Bartlett / Journalism.co.uk:
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Discussion: @niemanlab
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Sued Over Pay, Condé Nast Ends Internship Program
John Ourand / SportsBusiness Daily:
Twitter deal rankles some network execs
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
“We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver's looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight
Alex Pham / Billboard:
YouTube preparing a $10/month premium on-demand music service, may come this year
Jack Shafer / Reuters:
Move over Bezos, ESPN can do news better than you