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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Recent events show how Facebook and Twitter serve complementary roles during breaking news, strengthening each other — Twitter and Facebook can stand alone, but each is weaker on its own. — For years, Facebook and Twitter have been at odds over news. But if we've learned anything …
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Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, @sulliview, @cwarzel, @kerrymflynn, @jonfriedman and @matthewkeyslive
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Twitter partners with CBS, CBSN, to livestream Republican and Democratic Conventions — Twitter has been perhaps the most talked about platform this election cycle. (Thanks, Donald Trump.) Now, in hopes of capturing even more of the political conversation, the company is announcing …
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MediaPost, Recode, CBS News, Variety, Politico, The Wrap, TVNewser, Engadget, The New York Observer, Broadcasting & Cable, New York Magazine, SocialTimes, @marklittlenews, TechCrunch, Mashable and Deadline
Hollywood Reporter:
BuzzFeed partners with Warner Bros. on film about internet phenomenon Brother Orange; Ellen DeGeneres will act as executive producer — EMAIL ME — Ellen DeGeneres will executive produce along with Broad City co-creator Ilana Glazer. — The story of Internet phenomenon Brother Orange is getting the movie treatment.
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Fast Company and IndieWire
John Herrman / New York Times:
As Tronc embraces automated video production, CBS, Time, HuffPo, others experiment with it — In a television appearance in early June, Michael W. Ferro Jr., the chairman of the newspaper and magazine publishing company Tronc — formerly known as Tribune Publishing — made an astonishing claim.
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@jayrosen_nyu, @alexweprin, @erickschonfeld, @michaelroston, @jwherrman, @learmonth, @yotamc, @whatthebit, @dangillmor and @mathewi
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The Miami-Herald reorganized its beat coverage by topic instead of geography, with each team responsible for a beat functioning like an independent startup — MIAMI — On the outside, the headquarters of the Miami Herald looks like any building in any part of town filled with wide warehouses, beige office plazas and chain restaurants.
Discussion:
@kristenhare and @poynter
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Some creators accuse Buzzfeed Motion Pictures of stealing their ideas on YouTube, where remix culture has always thrived — “The Perfect Weekend for an Introvert” is far from perfect, technically. The two-minute video, hot out of Buzzfeed's L.A. content mill, feels like a five-second joke stretched into 120.
Anthony Crupi / Ad Age:
Nielsen data shows Gretchen Carlson was beating time-slot rivals at MSNBC, CNN, as Roger Ailes insists he ended her contract over poor ratings — While Unspectacular, ‘Real Story’ Deliveries Were Up Year-Over-Year — 6 Ways You Can Put Behavioral Automation to Work for Your Clients Today
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NPR, ThinkProgress, brandchannel, SPLICETODAY.com, FishbowlNY and @tponews
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Greg Dool / Folio:
Sources: Time Inc. laid off New York-based editors for HelloGiggles, a women's lifestyle and entertainment site it purchased last year, maintains sales team — HelloGiggles, the women's lifestyle and entertainment site purchased by Time Inc. last year, has laid off several editors in its New York office, according to multiple sources.
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Wall Street Journal, @bristei, MinOnline, @eleshepp, @rosadona, @sammynickalls and @jessicawakeman
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Warner Bros. settles FTC charges over payments to PewDiePie, other influencers to promote game — Warner Bros. paid PewDiePie and other social stars upwards tens of thousands of dollars each to promote a 2014 game based on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's “Lord of the Rings” …
Discussion:
Federal Trade Commission, VentureBeat, Recode and @flattuss
Denise Petski / Deadline:
Melissa Harris-Perry Joins BET News As Special Correspondent — Melissa Harris-Perry is taking her next step post-MSNBC. The former weekend show host has signed on to BET News as a special correspondent. She will host and contribute to various BET News programs and develop longform news specials for the network.
Discussion:
Politico, Mediaite and The Huffington Post
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Carrie Buddoff Brown is the new editor of Politico, replacing Susan B. Glasser who is moving to Jerusalem, confirms EIC John Harris in staff memo — Big news on the homefront. Carrie Budoff Brown has been named editor of POLITICO. Here's the memo just sent to staff from Publisher and Editor-in-Chief John Harris:
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
The Daily Show's RNC/DNC convention coverage plans include a three-part Snapchat special and streaming on SiriusXM and Amazon's Alexa — The Comedy Central show will be the only late-night entry to broadcast from the locations of both the DNC and RNC conventions in Philadelphia and Cleveland, respectively.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
TV networks sharply increase prices for pool footage of government and political events; Washington Post proposes alternative pool for digital publishers — The nation's major television networks have sharply raised the prices they charge for live “pool” footage of important government and political events …
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