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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Facebook announces a WordPress plugin that lets publishers easily create Instant Articles — As Facebook prepares to roll out Instant Articles to all publishers next month, the company said Monday that it's partnering with WordPress.com's parent Automattic to release an Instant Article WordPress plugin.
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Michael R. Bloomberg / BloombergView.com:
Michael Bloomberg says he won't enter presidential race because he can't win and running could lead to a victory by Donald Trump or Ted Cruz — The Risk I Will Not Take — Americans today face a profound challenge to preserve our common values and national promise.
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Sheila Burke / Associated Press:
Fox reporter Erin Andrews awarded $55M in suit against hotel owners and stalker after being secretly recorded nude at hotel — Jurors award Erin Andrews $55M in suit over nude video — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury awarded Erin Andrews $55 million on Monday in her lawsuit against a stalker …
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George Slefo / Ad Age:
IAB creates guide for publishers to combat ad blocking, worked with publishers including Gawker and BuzzFeed to find practical tactics — IAB Creates Guide for Publishers to Combat Ad Blocking — Organization Describes Six Tactics Including Paying the Ad Blockers
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Hulk Hogan's lawyer says Gawker posted sex tape to ‘harm’ him — That was the message from Hogan's attorney Shane Vogt to jurors on Monday, as Hogan's $100 million civil trial against Gawker Media kicked off in St. Petersburg, Florida. — Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, will testify later in the day.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Spy Magazine co-founders, Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter and Kurt Andersen, two reporters who covered Trump closely in 1980s, discuss the candidate — Decades Later, ‘Spy’ Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump — Listen to the Story — Soon after its launch in 1986 …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCU veteran Alison Moore joins SoundCloud as chief revenue officer — SoundCloud Appoints NBCUniversal Veteran to Executive Role — A month after reporting wide losses, music streaming startup SoundCloud is bringing in an experienced television executive to oversee its moneymaking businesses.
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Michael Finnegan Named President of Atlantic Media — Atlantic Media has promoted Michael Finnegan from chief operating officer to president. Finnegan has only served as COO for the past six months. — Finngan joined Atlantic Media in 2o11 as director of business development and analytics.
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
New York Magazine building out branded content studio, poaches Justin Montanino, Fusion's director of development for branded content, to run it — New York Magazine Building Out Branded Content Studio — Magazine Poached Justin Montanino From Fusion To Run It
Logan Hill / Backchannel:
Snapchat's Discover feels like a lab where media firms experiment with short-form entertainment meant to be modified and shared — The New Media is Made of Memes — After months watching Snapchat's irresistible Discover stories, I am everything but informed
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Claudia Grisales / Austin American-Statesman:
Condé Nast to open Austin digital media office in July, plans to employ about 50 in first year — Publishing giant Condé Nast to open Austin office, employ 50 — Publishing giant Condé Nast, which owns more than a dozen major titles such as Vogue, Vanity Fair …
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Jennifer Van Grove / The San Diego Union …:
Amazon to open its second physical bookshop in San Diego this summer — Amazon Books to open at UTC in summer … Amazon will open its second physical bookstore, appropriately named Amazon Books, this summer at Westfield UTC mall, according to new signage posted in front of the e-commerce company's future brick-and-mortar location.
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