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2:50 PM ET, July 6, 2015

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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
After 80 per cent circulation drop in ten years, NME print edition to go free  —  NME is to be made into a free weekly magazine from 18 September, publisher Time Inc. has announced.  —  According to ABC, the music magazine - which current costs £2.60 - recorded an average weekly circulation of 15,384 in the second half of 2014.
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
How research (and PowerPoints) became the backbone of National Journal's membership program  —  In fall 2011, Atlantic Media chairman David Bradley wrote an memo about his career, leading right up to when he bought National Journal and The Atlantic Monthly.  It was a roadmap wrapped around …
Guardian:
Lebedevs have ploughed £111m into Independent, Standard and TV station  —  Russian moguls invested £18m more last year as London Live struggled to pull in audiences, latest figures reveal  —  Evgeny and Alexander Lebedev have pumped more than £111m into the Independent …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton To Finally Give National Media Interviews  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton will soon start giving interviews to the national media, nearly three months into her presidential campaign and amid growing tensions with the press.  —  Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri told Fox News …
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Why YouTube's recommendation algorithm began prioritizing watch time instead of views in 2012  —  The ‘terrifying’ moment in 2012 when YouTube changed its entire philosophy  —  Although there wasn't any Roman-style backstabbing, YouTubers will remember the Ides of March 2012 as a traumatic day in the company's history.
Discussion: @jyarow
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Ex-News of the World features editor Jules Stenson gets four-month suspended sentence  —  Ex-News of the World features editor gets four-month suspended sentence  —  Jules Stenson is the last journalist to be sentenced for his role in phone hacking at the now-closed paper
Edmund Lee / Re/code:
Hulk Hogan Sex Trial Against Gawker to Hear New Court Date in October  —  Participants in Hulk Hogan's $100 million invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media will discuss a new trial date on Oct. 20, according to the Florida circuit court overseeing the trial.  That means it's very likely it won't start till next year.
Discussion: Guardian and Poynter
Variety:
BBC to Cover License Costs for Elderly, Charge for Streaming Service  —  The BBC will soon begin covering the costs of the annual TV license for U.K. residents 75 and older.  The Beeb will also gain the right to begin charging for use of its popular iPlayer streaming service.
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
The Nation celebrates its 150th birthday by relaunching site, will introduce metered paywall in a few months  —  The Nation Relaunches Site  —  The Nation, first published July 6 1865, is celebrating its birthday with a new website.  Along with the great new look, the site is completely free for the next few months.
Discussion: The Nation and @chris_coletta
 
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Leo Barraclough / Variety:
John Malone's Liberty Global buys Irish broadcaster TV3 for $96M
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Judge dismisses suit by a New Jersey township against a citizen who requested public records
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