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3:40 PM ET, November 23, 2015

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN, Fox, other TV networks to meet and discuss how to respond to Donald Trump's attempts to restrict press at events, including blacklisting reporters  —  TV networks unite to fight Trump's restriction on journalists' access  —  Network TV news representatives will confer Monday to hash …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
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 of a news event: A new feature dubbed “Story Explorer” makes it possible to find additional footage around the clips that Snapchat's team has curated for one of the service's stories.
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: FishbowlNY, @digiday and Vox
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.
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.
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
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 …
Bloomberg Business:
Alibaba's Jack Ma Said to Be in Discussions to Buy SCMP Stake  —  If completed, Ma would follow Bezos in buying storied masthead  —  Hong Kong-based SCMP was once world's most profitable paper  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s founder Jack Ma is in talks to buy a stake in the publisher …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Axel Springer sues developers of ad-blocker Blockr, attempting to stop its development, distribution  —  Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers In New Legal Battle  —  German media giant Axel Springer, which operates top European newspapers like Bild and Die Welt …
Alex Hern / Guardian:
YouTube plans to defend film-makers against copyright claims  —  Video site will defend strong examples of fair use against copyright claims, saying creators can be ‘intimidated’ by the effort required to defend their rights  —  YouTube will go to court to defend film-makers wrongly accused …
Discussion: MediaNama
 
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