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1:25 PM ET, September 28, 2015

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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 …
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
BuzzFeed launches News app for Android, including ‘do not disturb’ mode and emoji  —  The News app launched on iOS earlier this summer, and the Android version released today aims to build on successful features such as its approach to push notifications and storytelling styles
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Poynter
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 …
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Nexstar Offers to Acquire Media General in $4.1 Billion Deal to Create TV Station Giant  —  Nexstar Broadcasting Group said Monday it has offered to acquire fellow local TV station owner Media General in a $4.1 billion deal in an attempt to stop the latter from buying Meredith Corp.
Jeremiah Patterson / Online News Association:
The Wall Street Journal, reported.ly, Baltimore Sun and BBC News take home 2015 Online Journalism Awards  —  LOS ANGELES — Coverage of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Baltimore riots in the wake of Freddie Gray's death and the shootings in Canadian Parliament took top honors Saturday night …
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 …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Politico Plans Expansion To 50 States And Major World Capitals By 2020  —  NEW YORK — Politico is planning a significant domestic and international expansion over the next five years, with ambitions to employ more political and policy journalists in Washington, Europe and across U.S. state capitals …
Johnny Harris / Vox:
Behind El Paquete, a service that downloads and then hand delivers media content weekly in Cuba for $1-$3 a week  —  This is Cuba's Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify - all without the internet  —  In Cuba there is barely any internet.  Anything but the state-run TV channels is prohibited.
Discussion: @aimee_gust
The Atlantic:
Glamour of fashion blogging masks reality of long hours and financial instability in an oversaturated market  —  The Invisible Labor of Fashion Blogging  —  Earlier this month, the biannual circus that is New York Fashion Week saw non-stop coverage on social media via Instagram, Twitter …
Discussion: Racked
Agence France-Presse:
Israel suspends officer over assault of AFP journalists on West Bank  —  Israeli military takes action against officer after footage emerges showing journalists had equipment smashed and confiscated  —  The Israeli military has suspended the officer in charge during an incident in the West Bank …
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Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Facebook making play for TV dollars with new ad products  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is rolling out new advertising products that it says will help marketers better reach consumers on their mobile devices — and they may help Facebook make a big play for television advertising dollars.
Discussion: Multichannel News
 
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Patrick Foster / RadioTimes:
BBC economics editor Robert Peston has been offered the post of ITV's political editor, is expected to announce decision later this week
Discussion: @patrickfoster2
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Esquire's new standalone archive features 50K articles going back to 1933
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Robert Rosso / VICE:
A federal inmate details his efforts to work as as a journalist from inside prision
Jo Ellison / Financial Times:
Since Vogue's online relaunch in August 2014, it has grown audience figures by 80 percent, with 4M uniques in the last two weeks
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Netflix plans to serve as its own studio for more shows, strengthening its control over distribution rights
Discussion: Forbes and FierceOnlineVideo News