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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter adds experimental News tab in Android and iOS apps, with tweets from pre-approved publishers — Twitter Experiments With A ‘News’ Tab — Twitter wants to make its best stuff easier to find. — Starting today, some U.S. Twitter users will see a News tab appear in their Twitter apps.
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The Wrap, @jwherrman, Engadget, The Verge, @parkerjthomas and MacStories
Associated Press:
Mexico City mayor vows full probe of journalist slaying — MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City's mayor said Monday that no expense will be spared and no line of investigation ignored in the hunt for the killers of four women and a photojournalist, who had fled the state where he worked fearing for his safety.
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Christian Science Monitor, The Intercept and Associated Press
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Deborah Bonello / Los Angeles Times:
For reporters in Mexico, journalist's death underscores job's growing danger
For reporters in Mexico, journalist's death underscores job's growing danger
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New York Times, @iwmf, @aalbaladejo, @marklittlenews, @franklinblog, @nycjim and @bdelossantos1
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Investors, including The Daily Mail, purchase Tiger Beat magazine for $2M, plan to revive it — Tiger Beat Magazine Is Revived With a New Vision — Tiger Beat, the magazine whose flattering photographs of young pop stars and actors made it a favorite of teenage girls, has found its Prince Charming.
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Digiday, Paper, Mashable, New York Magazine, @kcoxdc, @alanjpatricof, @melbournecoal, Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY
David Barstow / New York Times:
India Blocks 857 Pornography Websites, Defying Supreme Court Decision — NEW DELHI — Without warning or explanation, the Indian government this weekend ordered Internet service providers to block access to 857 pornography websites that had been singled out by an anti-pornography activist.
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@aparna_jain, Engadget and TorrentFreak
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Police drop charges against 2 journalists arrested in Ferguson — American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri — On Monday, the ACLU of Missouri announced that journalists Trey Yingst and Bilgin amaz will not face charges by St. Louis County Police. Both were arrested while reporting from Ferguson, Missouri.
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The Huffington Post and @ryanjreilly
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Chernin/AT&T joint venture Otter Media rebranding as Ellation, with new goal to build 30 to 50 paid niche video channels — Chernin, AT&T Set Brand for New Online Video Venture: Ellation (Exclusive) — Otter Media, the joint venture between AT&T and the Chernin Group …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
How AJ+ embraces Facebook, autoplay, and comments to make its videos stand out — It's been a year since AJ+, Al Jazeera's bet on a mobile-centric future, debuted. AJ+ eschews a news website in favor of an app and focuses heavily on video, and its strategy for audience growth is dependent on social media.
Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
Kobe Bryant, China's Alibaba Team on ‘Muse’ Documentary — Bryant, Alibaba and Sina will also team up on branded products for online platforms. — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced a wide-ranging deal with Kobe Bryant's company to release the L.A. Laker star's recent Showtime …
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South China Morning Post, Variety and Deadline
Gurman Bhatia / Poynter:
How a 17-year-old Daily Dot reporter, William Turton, broke the New York Magazine cyber attack story — Meet the 17-year-old who breaks cybersecurity news — William Turton was transcribing interviews at The Daily Dot office when he got the information that Planned Parenthood's website had been hacked.
Hank Green / Medium:
YouTube vlogger Hank Green accuses Facebook of distorting video viewing figures, hosting and encouraging stolen content — Theft, Lies, and Facebook Video — Facebook says it's now streaming more video than YouTube. To be able to make that claim, all they had to do was cheat, lie, and steal.
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Digiday, Re/code, Business Insider, Fortune, The Drum, The Week, @benparr, 9to5Google, @mcgregormt, @kevinbrueck, The Wrap, @petersontee, @eringriffith, Digital Spy, @ryanlawler, @kevinroose and @alexweprin
David Ingram / Reuters:
Appeals court in District of Columbia will hear oral arguments in lawsuits challenging net neutrality on Dec. 4 — U.S. court to hear lawsuits over ‘net neutrality’ in December — A U.S. appeals court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 4 in lawsuits that challenge the Federal Communications Commission's …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Vice's new channel will not be a ‘pink ghetto’, editor-in-chief insists — Broadly will focus on issues mainstream media fails to cover adequately such as abortion and LGBT rights, says Tracie Egan Morrissey — Vice's new channel Broadly won't be a “pink ghetto” catering only to women …
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@alexbarinka and @hello_ninajoyce
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Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice Goes Live With Female-Focused Channel Broadly
Vice Goes Live With Female-Focused Channel Broadly
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Wired, Adweek, Media Wire Daily, Los Angeles Times, FishbowlNY and The Wrap
Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal:
Advance/Newhouse, owner of Conde Nast, Bright House Networks, buys big data analytics firm 1010data for $500M — In Big Data Deal, Advance/Newhouse Acquires 1010data for $500M … Advance/Newhouse has acquired 1010data Inc. for $500 million, VentureWire has learned, indicating …