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Adrian Chen / New York Times:
Former employee on Russia's government-backed troll farm the Internet Research Agency; wreaking havoc on the Internet and now targeting the US — The Agency … Around 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 last year, Duval Arthur, director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for St. Mary Parish …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Yahoo to livestream web's first NFL game on Oct. 25, pays reported $20M for free broadcast — Yahoo Will Stream the NFL's First Web Game, for Free — A couple of months ago, when the NFL announced that for the first time ever, it would show a regular season game (almost) …
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Twitter revokes API access for Sunlight Foundation's Politwhoops site, which showed politicians' deleted tweets, cites violation of developer agreement — Twitter Just Killed Politwoops — A Twitter spokesperson just provided the following statement to Gawker regarding the apparent suspension …
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Lynne Marek / Crain's Chicago Business:
Chicago Tribune cuts about 10 newsroom positions in sports, photo, and editing, and about two dozen across company — Chicago Tribune cuts jobs … The Chicago Tribune, the biggest metropolitan newspaper in the Midwest, is cutting its newsroom staff and shedding other workers as it seeks …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Reporters complain about officials speaking off-the-record and on background but do the same when interviewed themselves — Why journalists need to practice what they preach — The next time a journalist gripes about some newsmaker's unwillingness to play ball with journalists …
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Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Snapchat hires Sean Mills, former president of NowThis and The Onion, as Head of Original Content — Snapchat has hired Sean Mills to be its Head of Original content based in New York City, Business Insider has learned. This is Mills' first week on the job. — The company confirmed the hire to Business Insider.
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Verizon-AOL deal gives Huffington Post an uncertain future: either a conservative corporate owner or a sale amid frothy media valuations — Huffington Post in Limbo at Verizon — Over the last couple of years, an array of media companies, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals …
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Profile of Andrew Jennings, the UK investigative reporter who exposed FIFA corruption — How a curmudgeonly old reporter exposed the FIFA scandal that toppled Sepp Blatter — The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep.
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Natasha Vargas-Cooper / Jezebel:
The Toast Publisher Nicholas Pavlich has left the company; The Toast is working with third-party publishing firm Hashtag Labs for now — Publisher of The Toast Nick Pavich Is Out for Murky Reasons — Jezebel has learned that Nicholas Pavich has left The Toast, a popular lady site frequented …
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Sajith Pai / INMA:
How the blockchain could affect media: micro-payments, programming content, advertising — Beyond bitcoin to the blockchain: What it means for news publishers — Blockchains could cause major disruption in many industries. In media, this means an opportunity for securing micro-payments …
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Sources: new Apple TV hardware will not be announced at WWDC — Apple to Unveil Tool Kit for Watch App Developers — SAN FRANCISCO — When Apple began selling the Apple Watch in April, Phillip Ryu did not rush to create an app for the gadget. Because the device has limited animation …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Showtime to launch streaming service offering full back catalog and livestreams for $10.99 a month on July 12, first available on iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, web — Showtime undercuts HBO with $10.99 stand-alone streaming service — Showtime is launching an internet TV service …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
BBC journalist faces internal investigation after falsely tweeting Queen Elizabeth's death — BBC journalist faces internal investigation after false tweet about queen — This is why it's called a rehearsal — something not meant to be seen by the public.
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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Interview with Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of content and business operations, about mobile focus, future growth — YouTube trains its sights on traditional TV: 'It's a no-growth business' — Head of content and business operations, Robert Kyncl says the future for online video is small screens: 'It's all mobile, mobile, mobile'
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Amina Elahi / Chicago Tribune:
Rivet Radio raised $1.9M since last summer for total of $3.6M from Belo, AP, others to expand audio news on devices and in-car platforms — Rivet Radio using $1.9 million in recent funding on expansion
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