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Casey Tolan / Fusion:
How a Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist was tricked into reporting about the Charleston killer's nonexistent Tumblr posts — How a 16-year-old tricked the New York Times into reporting that Dylann Roof blogged about “My Little Pony” — If you read this New York Times article …
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Pando relaunches with subscription model, says it needs 5,000 members to support its reporting — Welcome to a new Pando — Welcome to a brand new Pando! — From today, the newest articles on Pando will be available to members first. Membership costs just $10 a month (or $100 a year …
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Jan Schaffer / Nieman Lab:
“Civic journalism” experiments in the '90s worked by involving readers in solutions, a method news organizations may have already forgotten — If audience engagement is the goal, it's time to look back at the successes of civic journalism for answers
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Eddy Cue: Apple will pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during trial period — Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All — Taylor Swift isn't just the biggest pop star in the world. She's also the world's most effective Apple lobbyist.
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Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
Study: Facebook on track to deliver two-thirds as many video views as YouTube does in 2015 — Facebook is nipping at YouTube's heels in the race for video viewers and advertisers — YouTube is the clear leader in video sharing and viewing, but Facebook is creeping up on the Google-owned giant.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg, is leaving for the Wall Street Journal — Jeanne Cummings leaves Bloomberg for WSJ — Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg who had been head of Washington operations for the Mark Halperin-and-John Heilemann-led Bloomberg Politics project …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
MinnPost introduces members-only content with MinnPost+ — Minnesota's nonprofit news outlet MinnPost hopes to show that membership has its privileges. Starting tomorrow, the site is launching MinnPost+, a new tier of “bonus content” only available to people who have donated $60 or more in a year.
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Mic Wright / The Next Web:
Rdio is now on Amazon Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick — Love Rdio? Love your Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick? Here's some good news: You can now combine the two. — The streaming service has been on Amazon's Fire tablets and phone for a while. Now it's reached the rest of the Amazon Fire family.
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TechHive and Ubergizmo, Thanks:@atechmemefan
Adario Strange / Mashable:
Getty Images launches virtual reality imagery collection, 360 Degree View, in Oculus Store — Getty Images dives into virtual reality with Oculus Rift — Getty Images is entering the world of virtual reality. — Getty 360 Degree View, a collection of immersive 360-degree imagery …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Time launches Time Labs, a standalone site for interactive stories — ‘Narcissism works really well’: Why Time magazine created a site for its interactive stories — News sites' most popular digital offerings have been interactive games and quizzes, making them irresistible go-to formats for traffic-hungry publishers.
Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
German regulators extend 2002 Youth Media Protection Law to include adult-content e-books, ban their sale between 6AM and 10PM local time — Germany Says You Can't Sell Adult Ebooks Until After 10 PM — Why is it that many efforts made “for the children” are so stupid most tweens could point out the obvious flaws?
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Nestlé Will Be the First Brand to Run a Sponsored Periscope Stream — Since Twitter-owned Periscope launched in March, brands have been curious about how to turn livestreaming video into ads. Twitter doesn't offer Periscope ads yet, but a campaign from Nestlé this weekend shows …
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Murdochs rebuff two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling rumors they are to make another takeover bid — Is the Murdoch family eyeing a fresh bid for Sky? — The Murdochs have rebuffed two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling talks they could be prepping for a takeover
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