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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Snapchat launches Story Explorer to let users view multiple perspectives of moments in Live Stories, starting in New York and Los Angeles — 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, Daily Mail, VatorNews, Forbes, Re/code, Tech Times, Gigaom, Tech Insider, Fast Company, Business Insider, The Verge, Mashable, The Next Web, VentureBeat and Engadget
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.
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Poynter, Journalism.co.uk and World News Publishing Focus …
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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@niemanlab, @mathewi, @digidave and @antderosa
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 …
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FishbowlNY
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, @anncoulter, The Hill, @hadas_gold, FishbowlDC, The Wrap, The Newspaper Guild, Business Insider, @mlcalderone, @nycjim and @wpjenna
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As NPR's core audience grows older, it struggles to attract younger listeners — NPR is graying, and public radio is worried about it — As NPR came of age in the 1980s, its audience matured with it. Three decades later, that is starting to look like a problem.
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Bloomberg View and The Laurel
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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 …
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@digiday, FishbowlNY and Vox
Michael Wolff / USA Today:
Gawker's new focus on politics plays to its staff's historical strength of using insults, shaming, and bravado — 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 …
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@michaelwolffnyc and @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.
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FishbowlNY, @laurahazardowen and NetNewsCheck Latest
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Hosting of ‘S.N.L.’ Means Equal Airtime for Rivals — NBC viewers in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina should be prepared to see a lot of four Republican presidential candidates over the Thanksgiving weekend. — After Donald J. Trump hosted “Saturday Night Live” …
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CNNMoney, New York Daily News, CBS News and The Week
Daniel Terdiman / Fast Company:
Inside “The Bunker”: Twentieth Century Fox's Futuristic VR Innovation Lab — Fast Company knows you're curious about VR, but probably still have a lot of questions. That's why we are launching a new column where our own Daniel Terdiman will answer all of your questions about the new technology.
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
TV news experts offer outlets quick explanations, rule out incorrect theories, and provide inexpensive coverage — TV's talking heads: who are they and why do we need them? — Breaking news provides a forum for experts willing to hold forth. But why do we need them?