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11:05 AM ET, October 5, 2015

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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 …
Dean Baquet / New York Times:
New York Times announces it has 2.1M subscribers across print and digital; more subs now than at any other time during its 164-year history  —  The New York Times Reaches a Milestone, Thanks to Our Readers  —  When the Supreme Court issued its historic rulings this year on same-sex marriage …
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
GM Jason Toff talks about why Vine shifted from being a social network to building an entertainment network, being a part of Twitter, more  —  Why Vine Is Betting on Entertainment and Leaving Social Behind (Q&A)  —  You'd be forgiven if, at times, you forgot that Vine is still part of Twitter.
Discussion: Forbes and @jess
J.M. Porup / Motherboard:
Security experts express concern about Reporta, IWMF's new safety app for journalists, citing lack of HTTPS by default on website, other issues  —  This New ‘Secure’ App for Journalists May Not Be Secure At All  —  When I started working as a journalist in Colombia in 2006 …
Discussion: @octal, @dangillmor and SocialTimes
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers Worry That Native Ads Are Vulnerable to Ad Blocking  —  Experts say native ads can be just as susceptible to ad blocking as banners  —  As the digital publishing industry wrestles with the rise of ad blocking, one popular notion is that native ads will be the answer to the industry's ills.
Discussion: @perlberg
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Twitter names Jack Dorsey permanent CEO, will remain Square CEO; Adam Bain promoted to COO, Dick Costolo to step down from board  —  IT'S OFFICIAL: TWITTER MAKES JACK DORSEY FULL-TIME CEO  —  Jack Dorsey, cofounder of Twitter and Square, has been named Twitter's permanent CEO.
Lyz Lenz / New York Magazine:
Some women turn to newsletters as an alternative to social media for a controlled place online that feels safe to discuss faith, sex, children, and more  —  Are Newsletters the Internet's New Safe Space for Women?  —  Whether you're Lena Dunham or an emerging writer, the format has an appealing intimacy.
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
Discussion: Telegraph and @hackneyabbott
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Second Guardian exec, Wolfgang Blau, departs after missing out on editor-in-chief job, joins Conde Nast International as chief digital officer  —  Second Guardian exec departs after missing out on editor-in-chief job  — Dominic Ponsford's blog -  —  Guardian director of digital strategy …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Tweets during shows, Snapchat's Live Stories, and other social tools are ushering in new communal viewing moments, and may transform TV business  —  Social Media Takes Television Back in Time  —  The actor Joshua Malina is one of those guys you know from TV.  You may not recognize his name, but his boyish face would ring a bell.
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Hollywood horror movie producer Jason Blum teams up with NBCUniversal to produce branded content aimed at under 25s  —  The Master of Millennial Horror Now Has a Branded Content Deal With NBCU  —  With horror films like The Purge, Insidious and Paranormal Activity, producer Jason Blum …
 
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
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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
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
AP explores more automation to check government data, report elections, create digests, and edit video
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
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
‘No Notoriety’ campaign to not name mass murderers sees progress
Discussion: Poynter, Jezebel and KCBY-TV
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
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
Martin Petty / Reuters:
Vietnamese journalist sentenced to six years after being found guilty of spying for China
Discussion: Guardian