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11:40 AM ET, June 2, 2016

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Mic:
Nested parentheses, known as an “echo” are being used by trolls to unleash anti-Semitism online  —  In the early days of the social web, putting someone's name in multiple parentheses was meant to give that person a cute virtual hug.  Today, it's something far more sinister.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Defamation League forms task force to study online abuse targeting journalists and whether it causes them to self-censor out of fear of retribution  —  The 2016 election has been nothing if not a case study in what you can get away with saying.  Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump set …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Meeker's charts show decline of ad money spent on print from 25% in 2011 to 16% in 2015 and increase on mobile from 1% to 12% in same period  —  It's an annual moment of print realism here at Nieman Lab: The posting of the attention/advertising slide from Mary Meeker's state-of-the-Internet slide deck.
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Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Meeker's annual web trends report: slower internet user growth; US mobile ad growth accelerating, dominated by Facebook and Google; more voice and image search
Emily Steel / New York Times:
The Sumner Redstone Battle: A Guide to the People and the Points in Dispute  —  After surviving a fire at a Boston hotel at the age of 55, Sumner M. Redstone emerged as one of the entertainment industry's most tenacious titans.  —  Through National Amusements, the private theater chain company started …
Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Bloomberg hires Mark Gurman to cover consumer electronics starting this summer  —  Gurman graduated college last month.  —  Over the last few years, Mark Gurman has made a name for himself as the go-to guy for Apple product scoops.  And now he's taking his talents to Bloomberg.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
State Department admits deleting a tough Fox News question about secret talks with Iran in 2013 press briefing video  —  Now here's an interesting evolution: When the State Department was first pressed on why a tough question from Fox News correspondent James Rosen was missing from a Dec. 2 …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Google brings Google Cast to Fiber TV boxes, enabling media and app streaming similar to Chromecast devices  —  Beginning today, Google is turning every single one of its Google Fiber cable boxes into Chromecasts.  The company just announced that it'll be rolling out an update over the coming weeks …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Exaro editor in chief Mark Watts says site's management plans to halve its editorial budget and begin operating with no editor  —  Editor-in-chief says investigative news site that published allegations of VIP child abuse plans to halve its editorial budget
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Sources: Snapchat redesigning Discover to include Instagram-like functionality with feed-based scrolling content, expected to launch next week  —  Snapchat's top publishing partners, the ones that get exclusive access to the Discover section, are preparing for a redesign that could give them more ways to show off their content.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Channel 4 takes minority stake in London video and pictures news agency Barcroft Media  —  Channe4 has taken a minority stake in London-based news agency Barcroft Media.  —  Barcroft has a focus on bizarre human interest, and natural world, stories and employs around 50-staff.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
MSNBC rebrands with more in-depth news, opinionated analysis from the right as well as left  —  It's a new push for the network, away from the Lean Forward years.  —  Just a year ago today, MSNBC, recovering from a long period of “Leaning Forward,” found itself struggling to stay on its feet.
 
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Inside The New York Times' power struggles, speculation about who will succeed Dean Banquet as executive editor, and forthcoming cuts
 

 
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
CCDH: before the election, Elon Musk made 87 X posts that were debunked by fact-checkers, hitting 2B+ views; his political posts had 17.1B views since July 2024

Bloomberg:
Sources: Canadian authorities arrest Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind the June and July 2024 hacks of up to 165 Snowflake users including AT&T

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
iOS 18.2's second developer beta shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings
 
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