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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple announces new Apple TV with touchpad remote, universal search, Siri, App Store, running on new OS called tvOS, starting at $149 for 32GB model — Apple Unveils A More Powerful Apple TV, Shipping In October — Confirming earlier reports, Apple unveiled the fourth-generation Apple TV today …
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New York Times, VentureBeat, The New York Observer, Home Media Magazine, Variety, Variety, 9to5Mac, SocialTimes, Ad Age, Pocket-lint, Fortune, The Verge, The Verge, Reuters, @charlesarthur, Engadget, WWD, The Next Web, Multichannel News, AppleInsider, Engadget, Gizmodo, NetNewsCheck Latest, Ars Technica, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
What Apple's announcements could mean for news organizations: video apps, new Touch interface, iPads for reporting, faster launch time for Watch news apps — Apple announces an app platform for Apple TV, potentially big for news outlets investing in video — It's early September …
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Mashable, Vox, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, Engadget, 9to5Mac, @jyarow and Digital Spy
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
News Executive Patricia Fili-Krushel Leaving NBC Universal — “We said maybe it's time we part ways.” — Shares — As Brian Williams returns from embellishment exile and David Gregory speaks out, another central character in the NBC News drama is exiting the stage: former NBC News Chairwoman Patricia Fili-Krushel.
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Adweek, Politico, The Wrap, Variety and @gabrielsherman
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Q&A: David Gregory on Losing His Dream Job, Brian Williams, and His New Book About Faith
Q&A: David Gregory on Losing His Dream Job, Brian Williams, and His New Book About Faith
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TVNewser, @gabrielsherman, Talking Points Memo and @jayrosen_nyu
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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The New York Observer, Charity Digital News, @rogerpielkejr, @niemanlab, @sunny_hundal, @dangillmor and Mashable
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer acknowledges Facebook's power to affect his company, eyes Snapchat Discover for future growth, denies plans to sell to Viacom or others — Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer Explains the Power of Facebook's ‘Dials’ — It's a good thing Ben Lerer has two businesses …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
In August the New York Times ran 14 articles on Sanders, 54 on Clinton, 63 on Trump, and didn't ignore Sanders but was sometimes dismissive — Has The Times Dismissed Bernie Sanders? — For The Times, Bernie Sanders's entry into the presidential race was almost a nonevent.
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Poynter, @jayrosen_nyu and Mediaite
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, Toronto Star, The Times, NDTV News, Guardian, The Drum and iMediaEthics
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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 …
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Washington Post, National Geographic …, BuzzFeed, Washingtonian, New York Times, The Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Broadband TV News, Fortune, Broadcasting & Cable, NPR, MinOnline, Adweek, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times, Boing Boing, CNNMoney, USA Today, WWD, The Verge, The Wrap, Multichannel News and Radio & Television …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Laura Poitras launching Field of Vision, a documentary unit producing 40-50 films a year, developed with The Intercept and First Look Media — ‘Citizenfour’ Director Laura Poitras Launching Documentary Unit (EXCLUSIVE) — “Citizenfour” director-producer Laura Poitras is teaming with AJ Schnack …
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The Intercept, Poynter, FirstShowing.net, @alexweprin, @eshynes and @fazeelataslam
Ayla Albayrak / Wall Street Journal:
Turkey Follows Up Vice News Arrests By Deporting Dutch Reporter — Frederike Geerdink faces fast-track expulsion for “breaching public order and aiding terrorist organization” after reporting on Kurdish PKK militants — ISTANBUL—Turkey will deport a Dutch journalist accused of assisting terrorism …
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TodaysZaman, Associated Press and Washington Free Beacon
Associated Press:
The Associated Press launches new division for advertising and marketing services across platforms — 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 …
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NetNewsCheck Latest, FishbowlNY and Poynter
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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Adweek, Instagram for Business, Guardian, BGR, Business Insider, SocialTimes, AdExchanger, Variety, AppsFlyer, Ad Age, Engadget, Gizmodo, Tribune Reporter, Bloomberg Business, CNBC, The Next Web, The Verge, The Drum, VentureBeat and Fortune
Tim Baysinger / Adweek:
Endemol Is Launching Its Own Hub for Videos by Stars Like Michelle Phan — Endemol Beyond USA is looking to have greater control of its popular content, which averages 1.8 billion monthly views on YouTube alone. — The digital-content arm of Endemol Shine North America today unveiled GetBeyond.US …
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Variety and Broadcasting & Cable