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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, @sulliview, @cwarzel, MIT Technology Review, @matthewkeyslive, @kerrymflynn, @jonfriedman and @jayrosen_nyu


Shorenstein Center study: Trump dominated political coverage in eight major news outlets in the first half of 2016 — Donald Trump and the race to be the Republican presidential nominee dominated political coverage in the first half of 2016, according to a study released Monday …
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Shorenstein Center, @shorensteinctr, @jayrosen_nyu and @wfrick


Twitter signs deal with Bloomberg to livestream three of its daily shows, will share revenue on ads sold alongside videos — Twitter has been ramping up its commitment to streaming live video fairly rapidly over the past week or so, rolling out an experiment from the Wimbledon tennis tournament followed …


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 …


CNBC International trialling streaming its daily morning show, Street Signs, on Facebook Live this week following increase in site traffic post-Brexit — CNBC International will trial streaming its daily morning show Street Signs via its Facebook page this week to tap into a resurgence …
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Light Reading


Gay Talese discusses factual errors in latest book, The Voyeur's Motel, and explains why he will continue to promote it — While Gay Talese was away for the July Fourth weekend, a large piece of masonry fell through his ceiling and destroyed part of his desk.
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@imartinrodrigo, @emilynussbaum, @paperhaus, @mlcalderone, @sarahw and @zdiacritic


Washington Post's digital-only subscriptions increase 145% YoY, driven by readers outside DC and overseas — The Washington Post has shown its ability to make big traffic gains, aggressively embracing social platforms like Facebook and pumping out more viral video fare.


How journalism has adapted to the era of social media, where creating an emotional connection trumps getting the facts straight — But the consequences go far beyond journalism — ne Monday morning last September, Britain woke to a depraved news story. The prime minister, David Cameron …


Thomson Reuters to Sell Intellectual Property and Science Business for $3.55 Billion — Sale is part of the news and information service provider's attempt to stabilize its core businesses — Thomson Reuters Corp. on Monday said it agreed to sell its intellectual property and science business …
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PR Newswire, Press Association, Reuters and Bloomberg


Texture, the digital newsstand for magazines, is offering a free 7-inch Amazon Fire tablet with a six-month subscription — The digital newsstand Texture is getting a promotional boost from Amazon as the online retailer let the company's customer base know that they can now get a free tablet …


Nearly all of Vine's business and product executives have departed recently, including its editorial lead Ankur Thakkar — What's Twitter doing with its six-second video app? — Nearly all of the top product and business leaders at Vine, Twitter's three-year-old short-form video service …
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@riskreversal


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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Vanity Fair, Guardian, IndieWire and Fast Company