Top News:
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to stop listing Apple TV and Google Chromecast for sale from October 29 citing the need to “interact well” with Prime Video — Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices — Amazon.com Inc. is flexing its e-commerce muscles to gain an edge on competitors …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
News Corp offers Times and WSJ digital bundle for corporate users — Push for City readers follows relaunch of the Wall Street Journal's European and Asian editions last week — News Corp is bundling together digital access to the Times and Wall Street Journal for corporate customers …
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Talking New Media and GlobeNewswire News Room
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel resigns, to be replaced by Ellen Pollock — Ellen Pollock to lead Bloomberg Businessweek — On Thursday, Bloomberg Businessweek announced that deputy editor Ellen Pollock will become editor. Josh Tyrangiel was previously in the role.
Matilda Battersby / The Independent:
Serial podcast is being made into TV show by The Lego Movie directors — Sarah Koenig's crazily successful true crime series is heading for the small screen — A podcast so popular it achieved unprecedented success is to be made into a television series by the directors of The Lego Movie.
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Newspaper Association of America:
Newspaper Association of America Names David Chavern as New President and CEO — Arlington, Va. - Newspaper Association of America today announced that its board of directors has selected David Chavern, a seasoned public policy and advocacy leader, as its new president and CEO, effective October 14, 2015.
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FishbowlNY, Kokomo Tribune and @jayrosen_nyu
Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times:
Sources: Snapchat to sell “sponsored lenses” for selfies with price up to $750K for peak days; Hollywood studios likely among first advertisers — Snapchat to launch new advertising format — Snapchat is preparing to launch a new advertising format that will allow brands …
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TechCrunch and VentureBeat
Sam Sanders / NPR:
Twitter Has A 136-Page Handbook For Politicians' 140-Character Tweets — Twitter seems simple — just type in 140 characters and hit enter, right? But Twitter can be tough. Building an audience. Keeping that audience. Finding a voice. Cutting through all the chatter.
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The Verge, Christian Science Monitor, Quartz, City A.M., Digital Trends, Complex UK, @hannahkurtz34 and KQED News
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
A growing number of new media companies like Vice Media, BuzzFeed, and Vox Media are avoiding automated ad sales from third-party firms — Publishers That Say No to Automated Ad Sales — Some websites believe they can make more money on their own and reduce annoyance
Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Reporters Are Rude During Tragedies Because They're Reporting — Imagine this: a burst of tweets show a bus explosion on the interstate, sending up a tremendous mushroom cloud, visible from miles away. How many people are hurt? Or dead? What caused the explosion?
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@justinryoung, @wesleylowery, @wesleylowery, @pamnonga, @matthewhaag, @kaylaepstein, @justingraeber and @karamat
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Tests of top 50 news sites with three ad-blockers on iPhone show significant decrease in load times for many sites, modest increase in battery life — Putting Mobile Ad Blockers to the Test — To block ads or not to block ads on your mobile device? That's the philosophical dilemma …
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New York Times, The FJP, The Hill, Ad Age, @ennisnyt, Digital Marketing Blog and The Week
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Verizon's Mobile Video Service Go90 Launches To Public — Verizon's new mobile video service go90, which is aimed at capturing a younger demographic who spends more time watching video on their phones than with traditional TV, is launching publicly today on both the iTunes App Store and Google Play.
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Multichannel News, Engadget, Android Police, USA Today, Latest | INFORUM, The Drum, Android Central, The Verge, LearnBonds, FierceCable and DSLreports
Jonny Hogg / Reuters:
Hurriyet journalist Ahmet Hakan attacked weeks after investigation launched into paper's owner — Prominent Turkish journalist attacked in latest sign of pressure on media — A prominent Turkish journalist was hospitalised after an attack by unknown assailants outside his home …
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Guardian, Hurriyet Daily News, Hurriyet Daily News, Middle East Eye and Associated Press