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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, @sunny_hundal and Mashable
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
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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
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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Baltimore Sun:
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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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
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Gracenote launches DVR Extend for cable companies, keeps recording live sports that enter overtime — Media metadata company Gracenote is today launching a new product designed to ensure sports fans never miss the end of a big game on TV. — With DVR Extend, Gracenote is effectively mashing …
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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
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, Adweek, Business Insider, AdExchanger, Variety, Ad Age, AppsFlyer, The Verge, Gizmodo, Tribune Reporter, The Next Web, CNBC, The Drum, Bloomberg Business, VentureBeat and Fortune
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
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
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