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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Instagram to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, moving away from reverse chronological order — Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm — For years, we have been trained to view web postings from our friends in a certain order.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers — Breitbart is getting litigious. — The company sent out cease and desist letters to some of the employees who left the company in the past week, multiple sources with knowledge of the letters told POLITICO.
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Politico:
Sources: Trump campaign manager that allegedly assaulted Breitbart staffer was subject of previous complaints about inappropriate behaviour towards journalists — Trump campaign manager's behavior prompted staff concerns — Corey Lewandowski's temperament and inappropriate comments drew ire at his previous job, too.
New York Times:
Analysis shows Trump has earned close to $2B in free media, yet spent less than any other major candidate on advertising — Measuring Donald Trump's Mammoth Advantage in Free Media — Of all the ways Donald Trump has shocked the political system, one of the most significant is how he wins primary …
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Denver Post:
Denver Post editor Greg Moore resigns; news director Lee Ann Colacioppo will lead newsroom during search for replacement — Search begins for new leader as news director Lee Ann Colacioppo takes reins of Colorado's largest newspaper — Denver Post editor Gregory L. Moore resigned from the paper, March 15, 2016.
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Apple News now lets publishers of all sizes edit and deliver their stories in the Apple News format, improves statistics dashboard, and launches ad campaign — Apple Just Opened Up Its News App In a Big Way — Apple will now let individuals and independent publishers deliver content through its native news platform.
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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Snapchat Hires Longtime Pandora Exec Tom Conrad as VP of Product — Snapchat has hired longtime Pandora executive Tom Conrad as its new VP of Product. — Conrad spent a decade at Pandora and was running product and also serving as the company's CTO by the time he left back in 2014.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Dish Sues NBCUniversal as Carriage Dispute Escalates — Dish Network has filed suit against NBCUniversal, the latest step in a rapidly escalating dispute over a new carriage agreement between the two companies. — In a suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Illinois …
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
New York Times changes policy on stories based on anonymous sources; must now be approved by one of three top editors — Tightening the Screws on Anonymous Sources — After two major front-page errors in a six-month period, Times editors are cracking down on the use of anonymous sources.
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Astha Rajvanshi / Columbia Journalism Review:
How use of open-source intel in reporting on human rights crises can risk sources' lives — In human rights reporting, the perils of too much information — Editor's Note: This post was produced as part of a graduate course on media writing and storytelling taught by the editors of Columbia Journalism Review.
Katie Zhu / Medium's The Story:
Medium updates iOS and Android apps to add topic- and theme-based collections, curated by trusted human testers — Collections: Curating a More Browsable Medium — There's so many great stories published every day on Medium—it's hard to keep up. We're building a platform for authors …
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Trinity Mirror plans to monetize its mobile audience through in-app ad formats, faster running sites, and location-based ads — How Trinity Mirror plans to close the gap in mobile — The number of people who view Trinity Mirror Group content exclusively on mobile has exploded in the past few years.
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