Mediagazer: New Reddit CEO announces content policy update AMA on July 16, says some subreddits shouldn't exist and Reddit wasn't founded as “a bastion of free speech” (Spez/Reddit)

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New Reddit CEO announces content policy update AMA on July 16, says some subreddits shouldn't exist and Reddit wasn't founded as “a bastion of free speech” — Content Policy update. AMA Thursday, July 16th, 1pm pst. — There has been a lot of discussion lately —on reddit …

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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
Reddit's chief engineer Bethanye Blount quits after less than two months on the job; claims loss of confidence in the direction of the company

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Anita Singh / Telegraph:

Over 25 celebrities sign letter warning David Cameron that cuts to BBC would harm Britain's global standing — Leave the BBC alone, Hollywood stars and TV presenters tell David Cameron — JK Rowling, Judi Dench and Chris Evans among celebrities to sign letter telling the Prime Minister …

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Charlotte Higgins / Guardian:
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

New Pew data: More Americans are getting news on Facebook and Twitter — Facebook and Twitter users across all demographics are increasingly using the social networks as news sources, though they are seeking out different types of news content on each platform, according to a study out Tuesday …

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Sarah Lawson / Fast Company:

Water Deeply launches to focus on California's drought as a continuation of Lara Setrakian's pop-up news site model; Arctic Deeply to launch in October — News Site Water Deeply Will Tackle The California Drought Crisis — California's record-breaking drought crisis is now in its fourth year.

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Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:

Flipboard's MAUs grew 75% from 40M in February to 70M in June after it launched on the web — Flipboard now has 70M monthly active users, says CEO Mike McCue — Flipboard's CEO Mike McCue today revealed that his digital magazine platform now counts 70 million monthly active users as of June 2015.

Emily Steel / New York Times:

Verizon to Add Vice Content to Its Coming Mobile Video Service — Verizon Communications is adding Vice Media's youth-oriented news and entertainment content to its roster of programs that will be available on its mobile-first video service that is expected to start this year.

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Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:

YouTube's Susan Wojcicki says 50% of the site's views now coming from mobile — Susan Wojcicki on YouTube's Priorities: “Mobile, Mobile, Mobile” — Susan Wojcicki, top banana at YouTube, took the stage at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference just a few minutes ago to talk about the future …

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Kim Severson / New York Times:

Time Inc. to Move Test Kitchens to Alabama — Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, is moving almost all its recipe testing and other food editorial production for its 29 domestic magazines and websites to Birmingham, Ala., where it is building a food studio with 28 test kitchens …

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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:

BBC radio shows are being made available for download on Apple and Android; Wi-Fi only for now — BBC radio shows set for mobile and tablet downloads — Annie Mac's weekday evening show among majority of programmes on air each year available for 30 days after broadcast through Apple and Android apps

Joel Johnson / Co.Design:

With its iOS News app and Safari content blocker, Apple attempts to redefine news advertising — Apple Saves Publishing... For Itself — With a News App and Safari Content Blocker, Apple attempts to redefine advertising — A month ago, at the World Wide Developer's Conference …

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Kristen Hare / Poynter:

BuzzFeed launches Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts called Cocoa Butter, aimed at underrepresented audience of brown folks — With BuzzFeed's Cocoa Butter, 'we're creating another avenue to get our stuff out there' — On Tuesday, BuzzFeed launched new Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts called Cocoa Butter.

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