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3:30 PM ET, April 2, 2016

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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
How Wirecutter's affiliate marketing strategy, which generated $150M in e-commerce last year, is being copied by publications like BuzzFeed and Hearst  —  How a Small Tech Site Found a New Way for Publishers to Get Paid  —  The Wirecutter generated $150 million in e-commerce in 2015
Discussion: @mathewi, @craigmod and @losowsky, Thanks:@steverubel
Anh Do / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County Register editor Rob Curley confirms he's leaving; sources say 70+ layoffs expected after its acquisition by Digital First Media  —  Editor and 70-plus others said to be out at the Orange County Register  —  More than 70 Orange County Register employees were being targeted …
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Source: Facebook withdraws from bidding on digital rights to NFL Thursday night games, balks at traditional ad model preventing commercial-free live streams  —  Facebook Said to Back Off Bid to Stream NFL Thursday Games  —  Social media company turned off by commercials, London games
New York Magazine:
Andrew Sullivan Joins New York Magazine As Contributing Editor  —  New York Magazine editor-in-chief Adam Moss announced today that writer Andrew Sullivan is joining the magazine as a contributing editor covering politics and the larger culture.  He will write features throughout the year …
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
RIAA, other industry organizations, music stars call for DMCA reform ahead of April 1 public comments deadline, say safe harbor, takedown provisions do not work  —  Music Industry A-Listers Call on Congress to Reform Copyright Act  —  A day before a crucial deadline, the music industry is pulling no punches.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Sources claim interns produce most of Milo Yiannopoulos's work; he confirms “about 44” interns and two people writing Breitbart posts, says practice is standard  —  Top Conservative Writer Is A Group Effort, Sources Say  —  Sources claim interns produce much of Breitbart.com tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos's work.
Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
Op-eds are increasingly becoming devoid of research and facts as local journalists are replaced with advocacy groups and public officials  —  Independent local opinion writing is essential—and endangered.  Can we redesign it for survival?  —  For some of us who grew up reading newspapers …
Katie Ferguson / Columbia Journalism Review:
Although Black Twitter highlights the issues of the black community, it's unlikely to replace the black press, but serves as support  —  The influence and limitations of Black Twitter  —  Editor's Note: This post was produced as part of a graduate course on media writing and storytelling taught …
Discussion: @niemanlab
Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Red Bull Media House to provide Reuters subscribers with exclusive sport and lifestyle content  —  Reuters is extending the sports content it offers its Reuters Media Express customers after partnering with Red Bull Media House (RBMH) who will provide a curated selection of its best sports and lifestyle content.
Alex Spence / Politico:
Study: tech companies have power over media and communication that needs greater scrutiny  —  Who is keeping Google and Facebook in check?  —  LONDON — With many people now using smartphones and social media to get news, a handful of huge Silicon Valley companies have amassed disproportionate influence over what we read and view.
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report  —  Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked …
Kylie Noble / Guardian:
Former Storyful journalists to launch not-for-profit news organization Right to Know for better transparency, access to information in Ireland  —  Right to Know to fight for information access in Ireland  —  Former Storyful staff Malachy Browne and Gavin Sheridan to be directors of not-for­-profit company
 
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Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Kanye West's The Life of Pablo is now on Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Der Spiegel's leaked innovation report recommends restructuring, highlights a rigid structure, second-class digital status, and brand confusion
Alex Spence / Politico:
Study: Europe's media independence threatened by political interference and concentrated ownership
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Economist deputy editor Tom Standage on how the weekly business mag reached 35m social media followers
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Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
FCC advances rules requiring ISPs to get customer approval before sharing their data with advertisers and others
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How ten Gannett newspapers teamed up and spent months reporting on Wisconsin's youth suicide problem
Discussion: Journalism.co.uk
Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
Discovery to Relaunch ‘Seeker’ Digital Network in Hunt for Millennials
John M. Donnelly / National Press Club:
National Press Club objects to roughing up of reporters by Turkish security during President Erdogan's visit to US
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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