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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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Recode, Variety, MediaPost, The Wrap, CBS News, Engadget, Politico, TVNewser, The New York Observer, @marklittlenews, TechCrunch, Deadline, New York Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable, SocialTimes and Mashable
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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Politico:
Inside the team of lawyers and PR company behind Gretchen Carlson's case against Roger Ailes — Inside the team of lawyers and P.R. agents strategizing former Fox anchor's battle against Roger Ailes — When Andrea Mackris, then an associate producer at Fox News, filed a sexual harassment suit …
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Mediaite, Fortune, ThinkProgress, AOL, Vanity Fair, The New York Observer, FTVLive, Variety, FishbowlNY and @tponews
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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 and Fortune
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.
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@kristenhare and @poynter
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
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.
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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:
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.
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” …
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Federal Trade Commission, @flattuss, Recode and VentureBeat
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.
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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