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9:55 AM ET, July 22, 2015

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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Drama at Gawker and Reddit reflects practical limits of absolute freedom of expression, even for native Internet companies that have opposed self-censorship  —  Limits at Gawker?  Rules at Reddit?  Wild West Web Turns a Page  —  Facing the abrupt resignations of two of his top editors …
Discussion: @jonathanmahler, Slate and CNBC
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Denton works to calm Gawker staff; Leah Beckmann was asked to serve as interim editor in chief, John Cook as interim executive editor  —  Gawker's Nick Denton Tries to Calm Staff as Fallout Continues  —  THE STORY THAT JUST KEEPS ON GIVING: Gawker Media has now become the perfect Gawkerlike story — and no end appears near.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AP to Put Nearly 17,000 Hours of Archival News Footage on YouTube  —  News org, together with British Movietone, aims to promote licensing deals with filmmakers for video segments  —  The Associated Press is uploading more than 550,000 video clips to YouTube — covering news events dating back to 1895 …
Thomas Gryta / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Chairman and Justice Department say they will approve AT&T Direct TV merger, with conditions on data caps, interconnection agreements, and fiber buildout  —  FCC Poised to Approve AT&T's $49 Billion Acquisition of DirecTV  —  FCC Approval Would Clear Path for AT&T to Close Deal
Yuri Kageyama / Associated Press:
Worries grow about freelance Japanese journalist in Syria  —  1 photo  —  TOKYO (AP) — Worries are growing about the whereabouts of a freelance Japanese journalist, last heard from one month ago in war-torn Syria, where reporting assignments have become among the most precarious in the world.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
ESPN, Already Battling Rising Costs, Faces a Talent Drain  —  In just over two months, ESPN has lost three major personalities — a drain of renowned talent that is unusual in its suddenness.  —  First, Bill Simmons's contract was not renewed in early May.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Digital network CryptTV, co-founded by director Eli Roth, to produce live, Snapchat-based murder mystery show this Sunday  —  Eli Roth Producing Snapchat Murder Mystery  —  Snapchat users will be able to figure out if the butler did it in real time.  —  In an intriguing, digital era twist …
TechCrunch:
Flipboard Has Filed To Raise Another $50M  —  Flipboard's 75% jump in the last 6 months has it clocking in at over 70 million monthly active users.  And it looks like that is not the only recent bump for the startup: It appears to have quietly raised another $50 million in funding.
Discussion: Business Insider
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Q2 beats estimates with revenue of $1.04B, misses on earnings with $0.16 EPS  —  Yahoo's Q2 Manages A Slim Revenue Beat, But Its Per-Share Profit Of $0.16 Disappoints  —  Today, Yahoo reported its second-quarter financial performance, including $1.04 billion in revenue after discounting …
David Pierce / Wired:
Behind the launch of Discover Weekly, Spotify's new personalized playlist  —  Inside Spotify's Hunt for the Perfect Playlist  —  What kind of music do you listen to?  Your answer is probably something like, “Oh, a little bit of everything.”  Or maybe, “Anything but country and metal.”  (And polka.
Discussion: Music Ally and @richdemuro
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NFL Teases A New Subscription Service For On-Demand Games, Will Support Apple TV
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Ofcom: On-demand video on Vice's UK site will not be subject to the British Communications Act
Discussion: Advanced Television
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Google kills Streamus, a popular third party Chrome extension with 300K users that queued YouTube songs to play in background
Discussion: 9to5Google, Tubefilter and Variety
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
The Salt Lake Tribune, its future uncertain, offers to eliminate all its ads — for 10 bucks a month
Discussion: @niemanlab
Variety:
Penske Media Corporation, owner of Variety, acquires Gold Derby, a website that predicts who will win major entertainment award shows
Discussion: The Wrap and FishbowlNY
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Paul Revoir / Guardian:
BBC iPlayer ‘watched by more than 60 million people outside the UK for free’
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Cory Haik named WaPo's executive director of emerging news products
Discussion: Washington Post
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Harper's is launching a metered paywall; readers can read one story a month for free
Discussion: Folio, Poynter and Harper's
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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