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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Circa news app domain name is now registered to Sinclair Broadcasting Group, landing page says it will be back soon — Is Circa back? The mobile app might be returning via local TV stations — It appears Circa may be making a comeback — of some kind.
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@antderosa, @niemanlab, @mathewi and @digidave
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Google-backed First Draft Coalition launches a site to help journalists verify social content — Some news startups, like Eyewitness Media Hub and Storyful, are built around social media and user-generated content, with reporters trained in verifying and reporting from it.
Discussion:
Poynter, Journalism.co.uk and World News Publishing Focus …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Podcasting is following the trends blogging did a decade ago: professionalization, open platforms, and diverting audiences — Podcasting in 2015 feels a lot like blogging circa 2004: exciting, evolving, and trouble for incumbents — So one move is in the direction of quality.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Bloomberg View, @zseward, @rebel19, @aschweig and @jackbrighton
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Snapchat's Story Explorer lets you view event-related Snaps from other users, available for New York and Los Angeles Live Stories today — Snapchat Taps User-Generated Content to Expand On Stories, Ramp Up Video Views — Snapchat just made it easier for users to find clips their peers shot …
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Snapchat, Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, VatorNews, Re/code, Gigaom, Business Insider, Tech Insider, The Verge, Mashable and The Next Web
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Vox.com added to Snapchat Discover lineup, launching November 23 — Vox.com is Snapchat's newest Discover publisher — Snapchat is adding another publisher to its Discover feature with Vox.com set to come aboard Nov. 23. It's not the first news publisher to get a channel on the messaging app …
Discussion:
@digiday, Vox and FishbowlNY
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
The Wrap announces three hires: Tim Molloy as deputy managing editor, Andrew Curry as director of audience development, Joan Solsman as business and tech editor — TheWrap Welcomes New Hires Tim Molloy, Andrew Curry, Joan Solsman — TheWrap is pleased to announce the addition to its staff …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY
Michael Wolff / USA Today:
Gawker's new focus on politics simply allows it to shift to different targets — Gawker is still Gawker — Gawker, the multimillion dollar gossip and bile website, reined in the worst of its antisocial behavior this summer after a widespread backlash over the particularly sadistic pummeling …
Discussion:
@jyarow
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Alex MacCallum named head of video at The New York Times — Alex MacCallum, who heads up audience development for The New York Times, will add the company's video unit to her portfolio of responsibilities, according to a memo from Executive Editor Dean Baquet and New York Times CEO Mark Thompson.
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, NetNewsCheck Latest and @laurahazardowen
Erik Kain / Forbes:
Why Kotaku Was Right To Go Public When They Were Blacklisted By Two Major Video Game Publishers — The big story in games journalism and the video game industry right now is Fallout 4. But right on its heels we have a post by Kotaku's editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo that's generating …
Discussion:
Kotaku, @mattbuchanan, @kyleorl, @jasonbradbury, GameZone, @trickdempsey, @nolsonlira, Ars Technica, @erikkain, @wesley_copeland, TwitLonger and @lankoski
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The Christian Science Monitor built a separate site just for coverage of the Paris climate talks — Paris is currently in the global limelight because of the terrorist attacks last Friday, but at the end of the month delegates from around the world will converge there for the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
CNN, Fox, other TV networks met to discuss how to respond to Donald Trump's attempts to restrict press at events, including blacklisting reporters — TV networks hold conference call to discuss Trump treatment — Executives from several television networks held a conference call on Monday …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, TVNewser, FishbowlDC, The Hill, @hadas_gold, The Wrap, Business Insider, @mlcalderone, @nycjim, The Newspaper Guild and @wpjenna
Alastair Reid / Medium:
Le Monde's Decodeurs, France 24's Observers, and BuzzFeed France's Vérifié provide lessons for English-language news organizations on debunking rumors — The English-speaking world could learn a lot from France to rebuild trust in the media — Mainstream news organisations …