Top News:
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Medium says it raised $57M in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, at a $400M valuation according to sources — Ev Williams's Medium Raises $57 Million for the ‘Best Stories and Ideas on the Internet’ — Medium, the publishing platform hatched by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams …
Discussion:
Business Insider, @pmarca, @pkafka, TechCrunch, Fortune, @mccarthyryanj, The Next Web, @producthunt and VentureBeat
Sam Biddle / Gawker:
App Store removes app with push notifications for drone strikes due to “excessively crude or objectionable content” — Apple: Drone Strikes Are Offensive, Farts and Poop Are Cool — Apple has for many years attempted to project its incoherent definition of decency onto iPhone users, typically when it comes to sex.
Discussion:
@damjanski, @headhntr, @ryantate and WebProNews
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
The Daily News Layoffs and Digital Shift May Signal the Tabloid Era's End — When it was over and the feature page was gone, dozens of reporters had been fired and the morning assignment editor was shown the door only minutes after handing out the morning's first assignments, The Daily News …
Discussion:
The Awl, SPLICETODAY.com, The Wrap, Adweek, @nycjamescobb, @jonlemire, @jayrosen_nyu, @lauradimon and @juliamanhattan
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Digital Content Next study: fraudulent traffic is 2.8% at member sites like Conde Nast, ESPN, Vox Media, CBS, NBCUniversal, NYT, vs. 11% on wider Web — Big Publishers' Fraud Rate is 2.8%, Wider Web's is 11%, Studies Say — Online media companies aim to distance themselves from ad fraud
Discussion:
Nieman Lab
RELATED:
Lynne Marek / Chicago Business:
Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin says mobile devices are used mainly as search tools, are not suitable replacements for newspapers — Trib Publishing's Griffin plays digital catch-up … For a man leading a digital revolution, Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin is surprisingly sanguine about the enduring value of newspapers.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Finance, Re/code, LA Observed, @sarahw, @pkafka, @mathewi, @kevinroose and @rustyk5
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
BuzzFeed news app to launch interview series with Presidential candidates at US colleges, will share video clips via Snapchat instead of TV — BuzzFeed college tour to feature Hillary Clinton — BuzzFeed is launching an interview series with 2016 presidential candidates …
Discussion:
American Press Institute
RELATED:
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Over 200 Financial Times journalists sign a letter calling for Nikkei to formalize guarantee of editorial independence — Financial Times staff back call for Nikkei guarantee of independence — More than 200 journalists sign letter asking paper's new owners to meet senior staff and NUJ representatives to discuss concerns
Discussion:
Talking Biz News
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Slate is taking steps to reduce its page load time by 75 percent — About two months ago, Slate began an ambitious project: It wanted to reduce the load time of its website by 75 percent by the end of the year. — On average, it took about 16 seconds for Slate's entire site to load …
Ad Age:
Reader's Digest Association changes name to Trusted Media Brands to reflect its ownership of 52 websites — Reader's Digest Association Drops Reader's Digest From the Company Name — Bonnie Kintzer was running her own marketing agency in 2013 when she got a call from her old boss …
Discussion:
Folio, FishbowlNY, @benmullin and Media Wire Daily
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon's go90 Mobile Video Service Signs Up Publicis in Exclusive Ad Deal — Nearly $50 million, yearlong pact includes an exclusive three-month window — Verizon Communications ' new mobile content service go90 is only just starting to lure users after kicking off a beta test a few weeks ago.
Discussion:
Multichannel News and Ad Age
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Pocket FM portable transmitter spreads FM signal over 6 km radius for people in crisis areas — This portable FM transmitter brings information to people in crisis — “When there is no existing infrastructure that is stable for any kind of media, we thought, let's come back to good old radio …
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Ashley Highfield, CEO of Johnston Press, talks about digital news, the BBC's regional plans, and mergers and competition — Ashley Highfield: ‘We can find a win-win relationship with the BBC’ — Johnston Press boss on conflicts of interest, BBC imperialism, Whittingdale's review of the corporation - and mergers
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
