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9:30 PM ET, June 17, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Brian Williams expected to stay at NBC  —  Brian Williams is down, but not out.  —  NBC and Williams have come to a tentative agreement that will keep Williams at the network after his six-month suspension ends in August.  —  The decision, described by people with knowledge of the plan …
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Upworthy shifts focus from aggregation to original content, lays off six staffers, hires five writers  —  Once the web's fastest growing aggregator, Upworthy pivots  —  This viral content site drew almost 50 million unique visitors last August.  What happened next will surprise you.
Discussion: The Awl and @mmasnick
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Google revamps Google Trends to emphasize real-time information  —  Google is out with a new update to Google Trends, its tool for monitoring all the millions of things people are searching for around the world.  Specifically, Google Trends now lets you get a realtime look at what stories and topics people are interested in.
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Wenner Media, parent of Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, Men's Health, lays off over a dozen staffers  —  ‘Rolling Stone’ Hit With Round of Layoffs  —  Wenner Media has laid off more than a dozen staffers on Wednesday across Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal magazines.
Discussion: Gawker, @wdana, Ad Age and Billboard
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:
Behind In Touch magazine's Duggar investigation and what it means for US tabloid journalism  —  The Duggars, In Touch Magazine, And The Future Of Tabloid Journalism  —  In Touch comes from a long line of publications that split their time between titillating half-truths and rigorous investigative journalism.
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy named Spotify CFO, will step down from Spotify's board  —  Spotify Names Barry McCarthy Finance Chief  —  Former Netflix CFO joined Spotify's board last year  —  Music-streaming company Spotify Ltd., fresh off of raising more than $500 million in funding, has hired a new finance chief.
Discussion: Business Insider
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Publishers need to consider how to archive posts on third-party sites likes Facebook, Snapchat, Periscope, and Meerkat  —  Does the rise of ephemeral content spell the death of archives?  —  As news sites negotiate with Facebook to publish material directly on the platform …
Discussion: @cward1e
Dmitry Volchek / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian and Ukrainian bloggers blame blocked Facebook accounts on pro-Kremlin trolls and ask for better moderation  —  Activists Ask Facebook For Protection Against Pro-Kremlin Attacks  —  On June 4, Ukrainian journalist and activist Andriy Kapustin posted on Facebook a selfie …
Discussion: Guardian
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Management Under Pressure Amid Complaints From Washington Staffers  —  NEW YORK — A Bloomberg News reporter on Tuesday sent a memo to high-ranking company executives in New York that outlined numerous concerns among Washington bureau staffers about management, editorial standards, reporting priorities and more.
Amanda Holpuch / Guardian:
New York Times apologizes to Ireland for ‘insensitive’ balcony collapse story  —  The New York Times apologized on Wednesday after a story about a balcony collapse in California that left five of Ireland's citizens dead was denounced by the country's government officials.
 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Consumer Reports lays off 17 staffers
Discussion: @jeffreyfox, Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: Guardian Media Group to appoint David Pemsel as new CEO, replacing Andrew Miller
Discussion: @marksweney
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
British Independent music labels balk at Apple's plans for free trial period, during which they would receive no royalties
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Agence France-Presse:
Turkish editor gets 21 month suspended sentence for ‘insulting Erdogan’
Aye Aye Win / Associated Press:
Amnesty accuses Myanmar government of intimidating media
Discussion: Voice of America
Sahil Patel / VideoInk:
Online TV Service Philo Raises $10M from HBO and Others to Keep College Kids Watching TV
Discussion: Business Wire
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter Tests App Install Cards On News And Other Profile Pages