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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Greenpeace hires team of investigative journalists — Former BBC and New York Times journalists among new team, with ex-Newsnight correspondent Meirion Jones acting as a consultant — Greenpeace has hired a team of investigative journalists as part of plans to make investigations …
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Charity Digital News, @rogerpielkejr, @niemanlab, @dangillmor and @sunny_hundal
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
21st Century Fox to take majority control of National Geographic in $725M deal, Declan Moore named CEO — 21st Century Fox Expands National Geographic Partnership in $725 Million Deal — 21st Century Fox is expanding its holdings in the National Geographic brand with a $725 million deal …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Sources: Beutner wanted to take LA Times private, a vision that clashed with the goals of Tribune CEO Jack Griffin, who saw potential loss of Tribune revenue — L.A. Times shakeup: Tribune politics, not California politics, behind publisher's ouster — Austin Beutner, who until Tuesday served …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @raineytime, @moorehn, @mlcalderone, @dylanbyers, @karihow, @hollywoodspin, @jasonbretwells, @charlesornstein, Facebook, 89.3 KPCC, @rungomez, @poynter, @benmullin and 89.3 KPCC
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Baltimore Sun:
Tribune Publishing Co. appoints Timothy E. Ryan as Publisher and CEO of The LA Times and San Diego Union Tribune, effective immediately
Tribune Publishing Co. appoints Timothy E. Ryan as Publisher and CEO of The LA Times and San Diego Union Tribune, effective immediately
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Los Angeles Times, New York Times, CNNMoney, Tribune Publishing Company, The New York Observer, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Poynter, La Jolla, California Patch, The San Diego Union …, 89.3 KPCC, LA Weekly, Deadline, Variety, Washington Post, American Press Institute, Orange County Register, The Huffington Post, @justin_fenton and Politico
Blathnaid Healy / Mashable:
Germany's ‘Bild’ ran an edition without a single photo after Aylan Kurdi backlash — German newspaper Bild wanted to make a point about the backlash it received for printing the photos of a drowned Syrian child last week — so on Tuesday its website and printed edition were published without a single news image.
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Guardian, Guardian, The Drum and iMediaEthics
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Middle East Eye:
German newspapers Bild and BZ publish Arabic pull-out guide in greater Berlin for refugees including map, basic phrasebook — German tabloids print Arabic refugee welcome guides — The guide includes a map bearing Arabic translations of key districts in Berlin with locations of refugee shelters and other migration services
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The Late Show debuts with Stephen Colbert, highlights CBS' new hope to dominate late-night TV — Stephen Colbert Opens New Era Of ‘Late Show’ On CBS — A visibly excited Stephen Colbert rushed on set to usher in a new era of “The Late Show,” making his best effort to push the program …
Associated Press:
The Associated Press launches content studio, AP Content Services — The Associated Press launches AP Content Services to help brands tell their stories — 2015 — The Associated Press has established a new division to provide talent, technology and distribution to help brands promote …
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NetNewsCheck Latest and Poynter
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror defends roll-out of audience targets for regional journalists: 'It's not about clickbait' — Aim of Connected Newsroom is to build local audiences using ‘analytics to help us drive the kind of content we produce’ — Trinity Mirror's editorial director of regionals …
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Prolific North, HoldTheFrontPage and HoldTheFrontPage
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Amazon's Kindle Scout Crowdsourced Publishing Platform Expands Globally, Remains English-Only — While Amazon expands into new areas like food delivery, the e-commerce giant has continued to look at ways of expanding its original, legacy business of selling books.
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Amazon.com, VentureBeat, Agence France-Presse, Bidness Etc and Kindle Scout
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts 30 second commercials, introduces premium short ad format Marquee, and announces ads will be available globally by end of September — Instagram Ads Go Global, Including New 30-Second Commercials — Instagram is done experimenting and is ready to ramp up ad revenue.
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Instagram for Business, Guardian, Variety, Ad Age, Adweek, AppsFlyer, The Verge, Gizmodo, Tribune Reporter, VentureBeat, The Next Web, CNBC, The Drum, Bloomberg Business, Fortune and Engadget
Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
CNN to stream Republican presidential debate on Sept. 16 for free; will be available on CNN.com or via app in US and some parts of Canada — CNN will stream the next Republican presidential debate for free — You won't need to have Trump bucks to watch The Donald in the upcoming debate.
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@realdonaldtrump, Fortune and Business Insider
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
CEO Mike McCue says Flipboard will stay focused on serving publishers amid Apple News launch — Flipboard CEO Mike McCue: We're not afraid of Apple News — Apple is expected to announce a number of new products and services at its event on Wednesday, but for media types one of the most important …