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4:05 AM ET, August 18, 2015

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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
FOIA lawsuit shows State Department has 17K+ emails from Clinton aide Reines after earlier claims they did not exist, plans to produce them Sept. 30  —  State Department Finds Thousands of Philippe Reines Emails It Claimed Did Not Exist  —  Earlier this year, Gawker Media sued the State Department …
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
Former Scripps Networks Interactive CEO John Lansing named as new chief of Broadcasting Board of Governors  —  John Lansing Named as New Chief of Broadcasting Board of Governors  —  WASHINGTON — John Lansing, a retired cable television executive, was named Monday as the new chief executive …
Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
BuzzFeed partners with Yahoo Japan to launch Japanese version of the site  —  BuzzFeed partners with Yahoo Japan to launch Japanese version of the site  —  BuzzFeed is launching a joint venture with Yahoo Japan, the country's top internet portal, to create a Japanese-language version of the viral news and entertainment site.
Discussion: Politico, TechCrunch, Adweek and The Drum
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Comcast will offer content creators 70% of ad revenue on its new Watchable platform, more than Facebook and YouTube  —  Comcast's ‘Watchable’ Streaming Portal to Give Creators a Bigger Cut of Ad Revenue  —  Comcast is offering Web content partners for its new …
Bloomberg Business:
Sources: French music-streaming service Deezer is seeking funds at about €1B valuation, roughly $1.1B  —  Spotify Rival Deezer Said to Seek Funds at $1 Billion Valuation  —  Deezer is seeking funds from investors in a transaction that could value the French music-streaming service …
Discussion: Business Insider
Axel Bruns / The Conversation:
A look at digital media competition in Australia as Huffington Post Australia launches  —  Huffington Post is coming - but will Australians care?  —  The past few years have been positively revolutionary for the Australian news landscape.  From a static and highly concentrated media market …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Six weeks into adoption of paywall plus pay-per-article model, Winnipeg Free Press has about 1,300 readers using system; overall web traffic is down 30%  —  Six weeks into its micropayment strategy, The Winnipeg Free Press preps for a “slow building process”  —  Fair or not, Winnipeggers have a reputation for being frugal.
Discussion: @jbenton
Mdlina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Paul Smalera, ideas editor at Quartz, talks about getting started in journalism, favorite tools, key skills  —  ‘We are all internet reporters now’ - Q&A with Paul Smalera  —  Paul Smalera, ideas editor at Quartz, shares how he got into journalism and his advice for those starting out in the industry
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Frances Perraudin / Guardian:
UK-produced music videos from major labels on YouTube and Vevo will get age ratings under agreement between labels and British Board of Film Classification  —  Age ratings enforced for UK-produced music videos on YouTube and Vevo  —  Videos made in the UK by artists signed to major labels …
Discussion: mirror
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
MPAA drops demand for injunction against MovieTube after Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr request to file amicus brief  —  Movie Studios Pull Injunction Demand in MovieTube Lawsuit  —  The MPAA's withdrawal follows intervention from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.
Discussion: Variety
Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN's Dana Bash named chief political correspondent  —  Longtime CNN correspondent Dana Bash has been promoted to Chief Political Correspondent, one of the most coveted editorial positions at the cable news network, CNN President Jeff Zucker announced Monday.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, FishbowlDC and Poynter
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
The Times-Picayune, Heroic During Hurricane Katrina, Braces For More Cuts As 10th Anniversary Nears  —  “The city now seems to be a pile of wet wood and no one has the heat intense enough to light the fire.”
Discussion: @samsteinhp and Gambit
 
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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Facebook revamps ‘Notes’ to be your next blogging platform
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Discussion: BGR and @dangillmor
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
St. Louis professor on journalism lessons from Ferguson: ‘The impact is ongoing.’
Discussion: @kristenhare
John Cook / GeekWire:
Full memo: Jeff Bezos responds to brutal New York Times story, says it doesn't represent the Amazon he leads
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Dave Goldberg in memo to Sony Music: cut costs, focus on digital, move away from new music
Discussion: @brokep