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Facebook launches Signal, a discovery and curation tool for journalists to find and embed content from Facebook and Instagram — Introducing Signal for Facebook and Instagram — By Andy Mitchell, Director of Media Partnerships — We've heard from journalists that they want an easy …
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Independent publishers are collateral damage in the war over ad revenues between Google, Apple, and Facebook — Welcome to hell: Apple vs Google vs Facebook and the slow death of the web — So let's talk about ad blocking. — You might think the conversation about ad blocking …
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Ukraine bans 41 international journalists and bloggers for a year, including three BBC reporters, citing threats to national interest, security, and sovereignty — Ukraine bans 41 international journalists and bloggers — New York, September 16, 2015—The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores …
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Ukraine allows BBC journalists to remain
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Sources: Axel Springer exploring €500M deal to gain controlling stake in Business Insider — Axel Springer eyes controlling stake in Business Insider: Manager Magazin — German publisher Axel Springer (SPRGn.DE) may want to increase its current 7 percent stake in U.S. news website Business Insider …
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Times-Picayune and NOLA.com newsroom shrinks by 21%, lays off 28 full-time and 9 part-time staffers — NOLA Media Group implements newsroom restructuring — NOLA Media Group announced today that it is restructuring its news operation to reinforce its core journalistic mission.
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Poynter and @erikwemple


Apple will ask Supreme Court to hear its ebooks price-fixing case — Defying the expectations and desires of some—who thought it might be time to move on—Apple AAPL will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge's finding that it conspired to fix the prices of ebooks …
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AppleInsider, Plagiarism Today, Engadget, Cult of Mac and Fortune


Changes at NYT Mag: Ana Marie Cox Takes Over ‘Talk’ and ‘Ethicists’ Goes Solo — Nearly seven months after its much-heralded relaunch, The New York Times Magazine is changing yet again. Ana Marie Cox has been named its new Talk interviewer, conducting weekly question-and-answers in the back of the book …
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The New York Observer, FishbowlNY, @nbj914, @anamariecox and The New York Times Company


Snapchat signs one-year deal with NFL, will curate Live Stories including league and fan content; both Snapchat and NFL will sell ads and split revenue — Snapchat Inks NFL Deal to Bring Football Into Its Live Stories — Are you ready for some football? Snapchat is!
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Moroccan journalist Maati Monjib goes on hunger strike after being stopped from traveling to international conference — Moroccan journalist on hunger strike, barred from leaving — RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan historian and journalist said Thursday he has gone on hunger strike …
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Reporters Without Borders


Egypt sets December 12 trial date for photojournalist Mohammed Abu Zeid, aka Shawkan, who has been detained for more than two years — After 760 Days in Prison, Photojournalist Shawkan Finally Gets a Trial Date — Imprisoned photojournalist Mohammed Abu Zeid - popularly known as Shawkan …
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Associated Press and Daily News Egypt


Inside Mexicoleaks, Mexico's version of Wikileaks, and the scandals it has uncovered since launching earlier this year — Inside Mexico's Very Own Wikileaks — A new congress took office in Mexico this month after what proved to be among the country's most violent elections …


Apple News is fine for light media-grazers but those with more nuanced media diets will find it lacking — Apple News Is Better Than Newsstand, But That's Not Saying Much — Well iOS 9 is here and it's the most minor major—or maybe the most major minor—upgrade to the Apple's mobile software in recent memory.
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Nieman Lab, USA Today, 9to5Mac and Pocket-lint


Human rights group demands Hungary stop harassing reporters — Human rights group demands Hungary stop threatening journalists covering migrants — BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A leading international human rights monitor demanded Thursday that Hungary stop “threatening and obstructing …