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9:50 AM ET, July 8, 2016

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Immediacy, intimacy, mass reach, and influence on media show the power of Facebook Live and other streaming services  —  When Philando Castile was shot by a Minnesota police officer Wednesday evening, his girlfriend's first instinct was to start broadcasting.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Gretchen Carlson's Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit May Allow Murdoch Sons to Finally Oust Roger Ailes From Fox News  —  Throughout his five-decade career in media and Republican politics, Roger Ailes has demonstrated a remarkable talent for self-preservation.  “I have been through about 12 train wrecks in my career.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox launching ‘internal review’ at Fox News following Gretchen Carlson lawsuit
Jared Kushner / The New York Observer:
Jared Kushner defends father-in-law Donald Trump, saying the worst he could be criticized for was carelessness in retweeting imagery interpreted as offensive  —  My father-in-law is not an anti-Semite.  —  It's that simple, really.  Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google acquires Anvato, a platform used by broadcasters for encoding, editing, publishing and distributing video; the team will join Google's Cloud Platform  —  Google is getting deeper into the tech side of the video and broadcasting business.  The company today announced that it has acquired Anvato …
Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal:
Audible launches on-demand audio service Channels with six original-content shows, free with $15 per month Audible membership or $5 per month standalone service  —  The audio retailer unveiled six new original-content shows on Thursday  —  Audible just used an age-old tactic to get attention: It flashed its breasts.
Danika Worthington / Denver Post:
Hyperlocal news venture Examiner.com ceased publishing July 1, will take down website July 10  —  Company shifting focus to live entertainment content for its digital ticketing platform  —  Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz's AXS Digital Group is shuttering its local news venture Examiner.com …
Jamie Rigg / Engadget:
BBC begins international rollout of its iPlayer radio app on iOS and Android, starting with Ireland  —  The BBC's numerous radio stations have listeners the world over, not just Brits sitting down to their afternoon tea and crumpets.  In fact, the English-language World Service station alone boasts a global audience of 66 million.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Economist profits up to £61m as paid subscriptions offset 18% print ad fall  —  Strategy of pushing readers to premium packages of print and digital content pays off for magazine, which this year severed links with Pearson  —  The Economist grew profits to more than £60m …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Sky News and Sky Sports to eliminate 50 technical jobs and introduce automated robot camera system
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