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Politico:
Sources: layoffs at HuffPost Live amid pivot to refocus on shareable video and long-form documentaries — A big pivot for HuffPost Video — The Huffington Post is consolidating its video operations across the site in a strategic pivot that will effectively see the end of HuffPost Live …
Discussion:
TVNewser, The Wrap, Media Wire Daily, Ad Age, @daveweigel, Wall Street Journal, @tmcgev, @danielmarans, @joepompeo, @antderosa and The Huffington Post
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Upworthy lays off 14 of its 97 employees as it focuses on growing original video content — Upworthy changes course; lays off 14 to focus resources on video — Viral news site Upworthy laid off 14 of its 97 employees today with the intention of reallocating resources toward …
Discussion:
@profjeffjarvis, @abeaujon, @abeaujon, @moorehn, @bydanielvictor, @chickfactorzine, @caseynewton and @gabestein
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC launches review of news arm, saying it can't ‘afford to do everything’ — James Harding tells staff they face a ‘defining’ year in deciding how news should be delivered over next decade — The head of BBC News has launched a review to reshape the operation for the next decade …
Discussion:
BBC Blogs, TVNewser and @aboutthebbc
New York Post:
Sources: activist investor Corvex Management weighs forcing a sale of Time Warner or spinoff of HBO; stock's up despite broader market tumble — Time Warner shareholders could force sale or spinoff of HBO — Is Time Warner ready for round two? — Activist shareholders are circling …
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Yahoo reassesses whether to spinoff its main Internet business, considers outright sale — Yahoo to Reconsider Sale of Web Business Instead of Spinoff — A decision to sell would contradict Yahoo's intent to spin — Verizon has publicly stated interest in acquiring Yahoo
Discussion:
Business Insider, @sherman4949, Seeking Alpha, Silicon Valley Business …, Business Insider and Chicago Tribune
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Tow: automated journalism has limits like stilted writing and dependence on topics with structured data, but also potential to increase speed, scale, accuracy — All your insights are belong to us: A new Tow Center report outlines the state of automated journalism
Discussion:
World News Publishing Focus …, TOWCenter, @dmitryshishkin, @averyholton and TOWCenter
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Exclusive: NFL to live-stream all London games, in talks with Apple, Google - sources — The National Football League is planning to live-stream all three games scheduled to be played in London next season, and Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc subsidiary Google are among the technology companies …
Discussion:
Forbes, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, USA Today, TrustedReviews, BidnessEtc, IR.net, The Verge, MacRumors, The Next WebThe Next Web, Android Central and Benzinga
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Maxim to name owner Sardar Biglari editor in chief — Maxim publisher Sardar Biglari will be officially named editor in chief of the men's magazine, POLITICO Media has learned. In addition, fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon will be named to a senior creative position.
Discussion:
Jezebel, Media Wire Daily, Fashionista, FishbowlNY, @chavielieber, @petersterne, Racked, @davecbenoit and @alexweprin
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Condé Nast's Brides magazine offers reader consultation with editors and digital look book for up to $12,500 — Condé Nast's Brides Offers ‘Private Access’ to Clients — Condé Nast's Brides has developed a new experiential service for readers in search …
Discussion:
The New York Observer and Jezebel
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Sources: Yahoo's programmatic ad program generates mostly fraudulent traffic, ad management system is broken — Inside Yahoo's troubled advertising business — Between a sinking stock, an embattled CEO and restless investors demanding that the company be dismantled, these are not great days for Internet pioneer Yahoo.
Discussion:
@rafat, @mathewi and AdExchanger
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
ProPublica becomes first major news site on the dark web, running as a hidden service on the Tor network, offering stronger privacy than SSL to readers — PROPUBLICA LAUNCHES THE DARK WEB'S FIRST MAJOR NEWS SITE — The so-called dark web, for all its notoriety as a haven for criminals and drug dealers …
Discussion:
Engadget, PCWorld, Apex Tribune, Guardian, bookforum.com, ITProPortal, The Verge, Newser, The Next WebThe Next Web, TechWorm, New York Magazine, The Drum and @juliaangwin
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC accused of bias after deleting blogpost saying political editor “sealed the deal” for shadow minister's on-air resignation — BBC defends Stephen Doughty's resignation live on Daily Politics — Corporation under fire for deleting a blogpost saying that political editor …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Let's End the False War Between Free Speech and Hate Speech — As I write this, the lizard part of my brain is trying to predict exactly how much nasty blowback I am going to get online for what I am about to say. — Will I be called a controlling bitch on Twitter?
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