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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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Engadget, @parkerjthomas, The Wrap, @jwherrman, The Verge 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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The Intercept, Christian Science Monitor and Associated Press
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Deborah Bonello / Los Angeles Times:
For reporters in Mexico, journalist Ruben Espinosa's death underscores job's growing danger
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New York Times, @iwmf, @aalbaladejo, @marklittlenews, @bdelossantos1, @franklinblog and @nycjim
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.
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@niemanlab
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Inc. reports Q2 earnings of $24M one year after spin-off from Time Warner, CEO touts plan to reengineer business, confident in return to financial growth — More than a year after the company's spin-off from Time Warner, Joe Ripp touts “our plan to fundamentally reengineer the business.”
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Reuters, Future Media Lab and Time Inc.
Glynnis Macnicol / ELLE:
Churning out clickbait provided a living during the lean years, creating lingering shame but also skills like speed and confidence — My Private Shame: You've Fallen for My Clickbait Headlines — I spent years creating the type of content people loved. And I hate myself for it.
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@bendreyfuss, @nbj914, @megancarpentier, @vonverena and @kia_mak
Storyful / Medium:
How a Production Company Faked ‘Instagram Migrant’ Account — By Eliza Mackintosh, Storyful journalist — An Instagram account purportedly documenting a migrant's journey from Dakar, Senegal, to Spain began trending on Sunday after the Huffington Post shared a story about it.
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@alisongow and @chelm
Patrick Frater / Variety:
BBC Worldwide to launch its first video-on-demand services in India following deal with Tata Sky across TV, PCs, tablets and mobiles — BBC Worldwide In VoD Pact With India's Tata Sky — BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, is to launch its first video-on-demand …
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Hollywood Reporter, Indian Television Dot Com, Advanced Television and TBI Vision
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
The more brands use influencers for social ad campaigns, the less impact each influencer has — Cool Influencers With Big Followings Get Picky About Their Endorsements — Ricky Dillon, 23, who is known for creating quirky online videos, has millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter.
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 …
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@jank0
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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@rupasubramanya, @supremecourtfan, @picardonhealth, @aparna_jain, Engadget and TorrentFreak
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
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, Mashable, Paper, @kcoxdc, @melbournecoal, @alanjpatricof, Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY
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