Top News:
Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
Netflix pushes to block the Comcast-Time Warner merger, submitting a ‘Petition to Deny’ to the FCC — Netflix has made no secret of its opposition to the proposed Comcast-Time Warner merger, previously calling it ‘anti-competitive’. Now, the streaming giant has officially lodged its concerns …
Discussion:
Netflix and VentureBeat
RELATED:
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Los Angeles Mayor: FCC Should Consider Dodgers Dispute in Comcast-TW Cable Merger Review — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says that the FCC's review of the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger should examine “real world problems like the Dodgers dispute,” in which more than 60% …
Discussion:
Softpedia News and Home Media Magazine
Walt Mossberg / Re/code:
Re/code introducing native advertising — A New Advertising Format for Re/code — Eagle-eyed readers may notice a new feature here on Re/code today. It's called “Sponsor Content,” and is, for us, a new form of advertising. Known broadly as “native advertising,” this is a category …
Discussion:
@monkbent and @jonrussell, Thanks:@steverubel
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Rogers And Shaw Team Up To Launch A Netflix Competitor For Canada Called ‘Shomi’ — Canadian cable giants aren't just going to watch their audience slip away to streaming services - two of the nation's biggest providers have joined forces to launch shomi, a new subscription-based service …
Discussion:
Globe and Mail, MobileSyrup.com, CityNews, Global News and Globe and Mail
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Tribune Hires John Batter to Run Digital Media, Shashi Seth Out — Tribune Media is bringing in a new leader for its digital operations: John Batter, who has been running streaming video service M-Go, is in. Shashi Seth, the former Yahoo executive who has been running Tribune Digital Ventures since May 2013, is out.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, @pkafka and PR Newswire
Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
To lure subscribers, the Times debuts a free mini crossword — The New York Times is launching a free daily mini crossword puzzle for users of its crossword app for iOS devices, the company said today. — The puzzle, which is comprised of a five-by-five grid of blocks …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY and Wall Street Journal
Joshua Brustein / Businessweek:
With high levels of engagement, Twitch users could make Amazon more attractive to advertisers — Why Amazon Is Paying $1 Billion to Help People Watch Video Games — For months Twitch, the video-game streaming service, was supposedly putting the finishing touches on a deal with Google (GOOG).
Discussion:
The Verge, Ars Technica and @bradstone
RELATED:
Amazon.com:
Amazon acquiring Twitch for $970M in cash
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, hypebot, Guardian, The Official Twitch Blog, TechCrunch, Tech Trader Daily, Re/code, New York Times, memeburn, BuzzFeed, Pocket-lint, TIME, MobileSyrup.com, AdExchanger, TechCrunch, Quartz, VideoNuze Analysis, VatorNews, @eladgil, BetaBoston, Softpedia News, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Business Insider, The Next Web, Gizmodo, WebProNews, @cyborgmatt, @sarahw, Gigaom, ReadWrite, The Information, Wall Street Journal and Beet.TV
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
NYT public editor says choice of words in Michael Brown profile a “regrettable mistake” — An Ill-Chosen Phrase, ‘No Angel,’ Brings a Storm of Protest — Two words — “no angel” — have become a flash point for many of the difficult, contentious, entrenched issues that have arisen …
RELATED:
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times defends Michael Brown Jr. ‘no angel’ characterization
Discussion:
Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Vox, New York Times, The Awl, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Death and Taxes, Gawker, Columbia Journalism Review, politix.topix.com, Salon, The Week, @jayrosen_nyu, FishbowlNY, @alisonrose711, @donnabrazile, @mbyhoff, @albertocairo, @sarahw, @rolandsmartin, Capital New York and New York Magazine
Kirsten Acuna / Business Insider:
Netflix Was Completely Shut Out At The Emmys — Netflix earned a record 31 Emmy nominations this year, but the streaming giant went home empty-handed during the Primetime Emmy ceremony Monday evening. — A few of its actors were up for big awards, including Kevin Spacey for Best Actor in …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, AdAge, TIME, Globe and Mail, bizjournals, Quartz, CNET, Tech Insider, StreamDaily, Yahoo Finance, Indiewire, Variety and Mashable
Sruthijith KK / Quartz:
The Times of India just instituted a bizarre Twitter and Facebook policy — Hundreds of journalists working at the Times of India and its sister publications have received a peculiar request from their employer: hand over your Twitter and Facebook passwords and let us post for you.
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, @mihirfadnavis, @trushar, @ishetas and The Drum
Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch runs News Corp along feudal' lines, Kim Williams says — Former CEO says the Australian newspaper business is ‘vaingloriously ignoring the facts’ and is shackled by outdated management systems — News Corp Australia is a company run along feudal lines which is …
Discussion:
Yahoo! News and ABC
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Verge Hack Week: developers, designers, and writers build new storytelling tools, plot growth — The Verge threw a hackweek and invited everyone they know — The idea for a Hack Week at The Verge was fairly simple, says editor-in-chief Nilay Patel. Looking at the example …
Discussion:
Poynter, @clockwerks, @reckless and @niemanlab
Jihii Jolly / Columbia Journalism Review:
When the 24-hour news cycle becomes overwhelming, constructing a media diet can help — How to establish a media diet — Earlier this year, I began experimenting with different strategies for stepping outside of the 24-hour news cycle. I was overwhelmed by the continuous streams …
Discussion:
@cjr, @charliebeckett and @youthjournalism
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
