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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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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Michael Bloomberg mulling new leadership structure that would allow him to step down, is considering running for President, decision expected within 2 weeks — Bloomberg again at center of his company, but readying exit? — NEW YORK (AP) — Since returning to the financial information company …
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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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Julia Greenberg / Wired:
How adblockers like Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and others make money and track users — Ad Blockers Are Making Money Off Ads (And Tracking, Too) — Advertising pays for a lot of what you see on the Internet. This makes ad blockers a big deal. Readers are using them. Advertisers are panicking about them.
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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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 …
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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Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Watch the Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Trial Live From Florida — The Bollea v. Gawker Media jury trial begins today in St. Petersburg, Fla. and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can watch it all live right here. — The basis of the trial began in 2012, when Gawker posted …
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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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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Apple loses Supreme Court appeal in ebook price-fixing case, must pay $450M — Apple Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court in $450 Million E-Book Case — Apple Inc. must pay $450 million to end an antitrust suit after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a finding that the company orchestrated …
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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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Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
How The Influence and other media outlets are challenging the prevailing narratives on drugs that are often shaped and spun by law enforcement — How drug reporting is changing — Journalism has a drug problem. It's festered for years, from the panic-stricken coverage of marijuana in the 1930s …
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