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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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The Paris Review, @nytmag, @chriscoon4, @jamilsmith, @bbhlabs, @cognitivepolicy, @julieposetti, The Overspill, Techdirt and Adweek
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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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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Chicago Tribune, Poynter, Chicago Sun Times and Robert Feder
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Tribune signs dozens of papers to its new MediaWorks advertising initiative, which offers buyers a single campaign in top 30 markets and data about subscribers — Tribune signs dozens of newspapers for national ‘publisher consortium’ — Tribune Publishing is introducing an initiative …
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Politico and AdExchanger
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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@cs_palmer, @peterbakernyt, @jayrosen_nyu, @paula_span, @stevebuttry, @ron_fournier, @davidthornhill, @abeaujon, @jackshafer and @romenesko
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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Politico, Poynter, @rafat, FishbowlNY, The Wrap, @rasmus_kleis, Wall Street Journal, @rafat, Capital New York and Gawker
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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@nick_pavich
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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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Variety, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, The Verge, MacRumors, ZDNet, Re/code, TIME, App Advice, BGR, Engadget, Talking New Media, Tech Trader Daily and MacStories
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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@proteautype, 89.3 KPCC, @miamiradiobeast, @nickbilton, @andreachalupa, @sam_baker, @seattlerams, @kmattio, SBNation.com, @laurbits and @rowandavies
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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NBC News, Guardian, Telegraph, TVNewser, London Evening Standard, Mashable, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Reuters, New York Daily News, Mirror.co.uk, Business Insider, E! Online, Us Weekly, Metro.co.uk, France 24, RT, Daily Mail, Boing Boing, The Daily Beast, Just Jared, Guardian and Featured Articles
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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Showtime All Access, TechCrunch, Capital New York, Variety, CBS Corporation, Hollywood Reporter, CNNMoney, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and Consumerist
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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TheMediaBriefing, American Press Institute and RAIN News
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
YouTube's new Music Insights tool tells artists where their songs are most popular and tracks statistics of user-uploaded content that contains their music — YouTube's New “Music Insights” Tell Artists Where To Tour — As big as billion-user YouTube is, its ad revenue sharing is not where musicians make their money.
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YouTube Creator Blog, SocialTimes, VentureBeat, @joshconstine, Engadget, The Next Web and PandoDaily
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Yahoo brings third-party verification tags from comScore, Moat, DoubleVerify, and others to its ads in order to independently verify viewability rates — Yahoo Says Welcome To Third-Party Fraud And Viewability Tags — Brands need to feel confident that their ads are being seen - and “because we said so” is not an acceptable answer.
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AdAge and VentureBeat
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