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5:40 PM ET, September 2, 2015

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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Sony Pictures altered “Concussion” film to avoid antagonizing the NFL, hacked emails show  —  Sony Altered ‘Concussion’ Film to Prevent N.F.L. Protests, Emails Show  —  When Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to make a movie focusing on the death and dementia professional football players …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Dylan Byers joining CNNMoney and CNN Politics  —  Now here's a great media : Dylan Byers, the superbly well-sourced media reporter at Politico, is joining CNNMoney and CNN Politics.  —  Byers will be our senior reporter for media and politics, covering the intersection of the two increasingly-connected worlds.
VICE News:
Vice journalists detained in Turkey transferred to high-security facility more than five hours away from legal representation  —  VICE News Journalists Transferred to Prison Hours From Legal Help  —  VICE News' team of three journalists — who remain detained in Turkey for entirely baseless …
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Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Turkey claims arrest of Vice journalists was due to encryption software on assistant's computer, which reporters and assistant deny
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Hulu launches commercial-free option for $12 per month  —  Hulu Starts a Commercial-Free Option to Rival Netflix and Amazon  —  Hulu announced Wednesday that it was starting a commercial-free version of its streaming service, costing $12 a month, in its latest effort to enhance its offerings …
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
New Apple TV Will Feature Universal Search, Start At $149  —  One of Apple TV's most-desired features finally makes its way to the diminutive set-top box.  —  BuzzFeed Illustration  —  On Wednesday September 9, Apple will unveil its next generation Apple TV, as we've already told you.
News Corp:
News Corp appoints Rebekah Brooks as News UK CEO and Tony Gallagher as editor-in-chief of The Sun  —  News Corp Announces Leadership Changes At News UK  —  Rebekah Brooks Named Chief Executive Officer Following Departure of Mike Darcey; David Dinsmore Promoted To Chief Operating Officer …
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Guardian:
Tony Gallagher expected to make The Sun more powerful, focusing on politics, human interest, and features typical of the Daily Mail
Discussion: @henrymance
Josh Stearns / MediaShift:
How ProPublica, NPR, New York Times, and others are using transparency to deepen community engagement  —  Why Journalists Should Use Transparency as a Tool to Deepen Engagement  —  When we talk about transparency in journalism we tend to discuss it in terms of the people and institutions we cover …
Discussion: @jcstearns
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump is summer's biggest TV hit, and ratings gold for cable news  —  When NBC cut ties with Donald Trump after he made derogatory remarks about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement, the real estate mogul's career as a TV personality appeared to be over.
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple News app to include more than 50 publishers when it launches this fall  —  Apple Adds More Publishers for Its News App, Which Will Launch Soon  —  One thing you won't hear much about at Apple's media event next week: Its News app, a newsreader that will work something like Flipboard …
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg Business:
Source: Verizon will launch its Go90 mobile video service in coming days, with free ad-supported shows from AOL, Awesomeness TV, Vice Media, and Viacom  —  Verizon Said to Start Pared-Down Video Service in Coming Days  —  Company plans low-key introduction, relying on social media
Discussion: Variety and Multichannel News
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
FTC settles with Machinima for paying YouTube influencers to endorse Xbox One  —  The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges with Machinima, which had been accused of deceptive advertising by paying “influencers” to post YouTube videos that endorsed Microsoft's Xbox One video game console.
Daniel Holloway / The Wrap:
Large revenue share with YouTube puts pressure on Maker Studio profits as it tries to hit targets set by Disney  —  What's Behind Maker Studios' Dilemma: Executive Exodus, Revenue Woes  —  August has been the hottest month for Maker Studios.  The millennial-courting, digital-facing multichannel network …
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks to Split From Disney, in Talks With Universal (Exclusive)  —  The director, whose rich deal will make him tens of millions of dollars from ‘Jurassic World,’ will part with Disney after the release of next summer's ‘The BFG.’
Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:
French Publisher Won't Print Book on Moroccan King After Authors' Arrest  —  PARIS — A major French publishing house has decided not to publish a book critical of King Mohammed VI of Morocco after its two authors were arrested last week in Paris and charged with blackmail and extortion …
 
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Sun former managing editor Graham Dudman and picture editor John Edwards quit after 3-year pay-for-stories legal battle
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Barry Levine / VentureBeat:
NewsCred nabs $42M to expand beyond content marketing
Peter Sterne / Politico:
News Guild starts $500,000 campaign to organize digital newsrooms
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google says it will penalize mobile pages with app install ads covering a “significant amount of content”
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