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Tim Carmody / The Verge:
A look at multiple motivations behind Amazon's move to stop selling Apple TV, Nexus Player, and Chromecast devices — What's behind Amazon's baffling decision to ban Apple TV and Chromecast? — Amazon's decision to ban sales of Apple TV and Google's Chromecast and Nexus Player from its retail store …
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Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast Oct. 29 as devices don't “interact well” with Amazon Prime video streaming
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
‘No Notoriety’ campaign to not name mass murderers sees progress — The family members of shooting victims who launched a campaign called “No Notoriety,” aimed at discouraging news coverage of mass murderers, are starting to feel like they're succeeding. — There has been a noticeable pullback …
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Polly Mosendz / Medium:
What It's Like To Report on Mass Shootings Routinely … On Thursday, my news desk and I spent seven hours reporting on a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 7 injured at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. I wrote our liveblog, three reporters gathered information …
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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Jason Whitlock and ESPN part ways following his June demotion as EIC of yet-to-launch site The Undefeated — Jason Whitlock, ESPN part ways following website demotion — ESPN and sports commentator Jason Whitlock have parted ways. — Again. — After hiring Whitlock in August 2013 …
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@jamilsmith and Newsweek
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
BBC economics editor Robert Peston leaving to become political editor at ITV, will host Sunday talk show — Robert Peston to leave BBC for ITV — BBC economics editor to become political editor at commercial broadcaster and host Sunday morning politics programme to rival The Andrew Marr Show
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Didi Tang / Associated Press:
Exonerated Chinese journalist Liu Hu recounts tactics used to get him to admit guilt while in jail — China journalist refuses to confess despite police pressure — 3 photos — BEIJING (AP) — Journalist Liu Hu says that once he was detained by police the pressure for him to confess was unrelenting.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The Chicago Podcast Collective has 30 independent shows supported through a local sponsorship network — The Chicago Podcast Cooperative wants to let independent audio thrive in the Windy City — If not for Cards Against Humanity's new inhouse studio, the Chicago Podcast Cooperative may never have been born.
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MediaShift and BuzzFeed
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
AP explores more automation to check government data, report elections, create digests, and edit video — How The Associated Press is using automation to rethink the way it does news — When The Associated Press announced last year it was using software to write investment stories …
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Using Crowdtangle to find and tap into audience altruism in missing-person stories raises questions about emotional exploitation vs. real civic benefit — Nancy Grace And The New Milk-Carton Kid — On June 18th, 2014, just before leaving the house for an evening shift …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Why Bloomberg's Josh Tyrangiel quit, and what it says about Michael Bloomberg's vision for the company — Why Bloomberg's Top Editor Quit—and Why It Shows Mike Bloomberg Is Back in Charge — Today, the controversial Josh Tyrangiel leaves his jobs as editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Media's chief content officer.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg denies he's cooled on Bloomberg Politics venture
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Ari Goldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Editors of ultra-Orthodox newspapers discuss their digital growth and Hillary Clinton's possible impact on “no women in photos” policies — For ultra-Orthodox newspapers, women and the Web present growing challenges — The biggest nightmare the country's major ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Tumblr now allows users to hide their blogs from the web, making them accessible only via dashboard and native mobile apps — Tumblr now lets you hide your blog from the internet — Tumblr today introduced a feature that lets you hide your blog from the web so its content can only be viewed …
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Snapchat, Conde Nast Team for Live Events Including Vanity Fair Oscar and GQ Grammy Parties — Snapchat just got added to one of the most exclusive lists in Hollywood, thanks to a new partnership with Condé Nast. — The publishing company, which counts iconic titles like Vogue and GQ …
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