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5:40 PM ET, November 17, 2015

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Sources: Gawker will retool as a politics site, about 10 people will lose jobs in Gawker Media revamp, and licensing of Kinja CMS will be shelved  —  Gawker Is Said to Retool as Politics Site  —  Gawker.com, a site that pioneered the knowing and sarcastic tone that has come to define web journalism …
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John Herrman / The Awl:
Memo from Gawker Exec Editor John Cook: Gawker will focus on 2016 campaign, some staffers will leave, Valleywag, Defamer, The Vane, Flight Club, more will fold  —  Accounts Disabled … From inside Gawker: “We're finding out who got laid off by looking at the list of disabled Slack accounts.
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Nick Denton memo lists plans for 7 Gawker properties, including more video, Gizmodo overhaul, Jezebel expanded focus, joining Apple News starting with Deadspin  —  Gawker cuts seven staffers as it goes all politics  —  Gawker Media cut seven full-time staffers Tuesday as part of a strategic rebranding.
Patrick Kulp / Mashable:
Edward Snowden says it's your ‘duty’ to install ad blockers  —  Edward Snowden's embrace of the free flow of information apparently doesn't apply to online ads.  —  In an interview with The Intercept, the government surveillance whistleblower gave some advice on how average citizens can shield their privacy online.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Tipsy browser extension helps users donate to favorite news sites by recording the time spent and splitting the money accordingly  —  Tipsy, a simple Chrome extension, bets on readers who want to pay a little for the content they consume  —  If you could set up recurring donations …
Discussion: @heyveronica
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Guardian thinks customized ads can stem ad blocking  —  As ad blocking in the U.K. continues to gain traction, The Guardian is eyeing how to create more customized ad experiences that are good enough to combat it.  —  The details are still being hammered out, but the aim is to provide …
Discussion: mUmBRELLA
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Fusion CEO Isaac Lee will also be chief news and digital officer of Univision  —  Fusion CEO Isaac Lee is taking on an additional role — he'll be the chief news and digital officer (a newly created position) at Univision, the top media company serving Hispanics in the United States.
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
The need to restage scenes for filming virtual reality means the medium may not be appropriate for some journalistic purposes  —  The Tricky Terrain of Virtual Reality  —  The arrival of a small cardboard box with last Sunday's Times represented, in its unobtrusive way, a collision of cultures.
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Bauer Media suspends publication of men's magazines FHM and ZOO, says men's media habits have moved towards mobile and social  —  FHM and Zoo magazines to suspend publication  —  Bauer Media to halt print and digital editions at end of year, saying 'men's media habits have moved towards mobile and social'
Jackie Spinner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Remembering war photographer Dickey Chapelle, the first female American correspondent killed in combat, 50 years after her death  —  Remembering ‘fearless’ war photographer Dickey Chapelle  —  TERRY KOPER STOOD OFF TO THE SIDE, a few feet from the grave, scribbling in his notebook …
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Nexstar acquires assets of four West Virginia TV stations for $130M  —  Nexstar Agrees to Buy Four W. Va. Stations  —  Pays $130M in deal it calls accretive  —  Nexstar Broadcasting said it agreed to acquire the assets of four stations in West Virginia for $130 million from West Virginia Media Holdings.
Mahita Gajanan / Guardian:
New York Review of Books archive acquired by New York Public Library  —  The illustrious literary periodical's archive includes correspondence from writers including Susan Sontag and Oliver Sacks as well as rejected work  —  The New York Public Library has acquired the archives …
Discussion: New York Times
 
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Former Engadget editor Marc Perton joins IBT Media as editorial director of company's tech verticals, will oversee creation of new tech-centric sites
Omar Oakes / Media Week:
Regional UK newspaper publisher Johnston Press launches native ad team
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
DraftKings Seeks to Delay Some TV Commercials and Ad Payments
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Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain

 
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