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8:45 AM ET, July 18, 2016

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Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
Inside the conflict that led to the departures of CEO Jim VandeHei, COO Kim Kingsley, and others at Politico this year  —  It was early evening in Politico's newsroom, four days before the Iowa caucuses.  —  Reporters were working sources and checking TV screens as a presidential debate was about to get under way.
Jordan Golson / The Verge:
CNN Türk studios taken over by soldiers, broadcast temporarily halted  —  The television studio of CNN Turk allegedly was taken over by armed members of the country's military and its anchors forced off the air.  However, the station was broadcasting its feed on Facebook Live at the time …
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Attempted coup's failure to block internet in Turkey allowed President Erdogan and civilians to organize resistance through FaceTime, Periscope, Facebook Live
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube were temporarily blocked or slowed in Turkey during military coup attempt
David Mindich / Columbia Journalism Review:
Why the US media and journalists began pushing back against Donald Trump after months of holding back  —  Donald Trump and Joseph McCarthy photo illustration by Christie Chisholm  —  As Edward R. Murrow wrapped up his now-famous special report condemning Joseph McCarthy in 1954 …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Time chief content officer Alan Murray on the future of Time Inc: shared beats, more digital verticals, and some paid content  —  Alan Murray was moderating a panel with the CEO of AOL earlier this year and wanted to know: What do legacy media companies have that digitally minded startups don't?
Discussion: @poynter and @poynter
Miranda Ward / Mumbrella:
Mashable Australia appoints SBS' Jerico Mandybur as country editor  —  Mashable Australia has appointed Jerico Mandybur as its new Australia editor, replacing Jen Ryall who has relocated to New York to take on the role of real-time editor with the publication.
Reggie Ugwu / BuzzFeed:
Inside the small teams at Spotify, Google, and Apple that make tens of thousands of playlists listened to by tens of millions of people around the world  —  When he's choosing  —  your music for you, Carl Chery, 37, is in Culver City, California, sitting at his desk in an office with no signage …
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
New suit claims DOJ intentionally conducts inadequate searches of its records for FOIAs by using decades-old computer system, refuses to use new $425M software  —  A new lawsuit alleges that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) intentionally conducts inadequate searches of its records using …
Discussion: @joeyerardi and @grady_booch
Simran Singh / CBC News:
Journalist in India uses face-mapping Snapchat filters to conceal identities of young survivors of sexual assault  —  Journalist in India masks women's identities through Snapchat filters  —  Simran Singh  · CBC News  —  While most people who use Snapchat use it to exchange selfies …
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Clinton has assembled a tech team of over 50 engineers and developers for her presidential campaign, while Trump just focuses on using social media  —  Giving up Google wasn't easy for Stephanie Hannon, if it's easy for anyone.  A person can get used to the big salary, cushy perks …
Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, Fortune and Politico
Toufiq Rashid / Hindustan Times:
India bans newspaper publication for 3 days in Kashmir, raids media houses, shuts down printing presses, and seizes already printed copies amid civil unrest  —  Authorities on Saturday banned newspaper publication in Kashmir for three days after police raided media houses and shut …
Rachel Sanderson / Financial Times:
Italian gossip magazine owner Urbano Cairo acquires 48.8% of RCS Mediagroup, owners of Corriere della Sera and Spain's El Mundo, at an implied valuation of $1B  —  A gossip magazine owner and former employee of Silvio Berlusconi has become the owner of Italian national newspaper Corriere della Sera …
 
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MuckRock building database of exceptions used by state, federal governments to deny FOIA requests with goal of helping users understand rejections, file appeals
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Simon Rogers / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Data editor at Google's News Lab, Simon Rogers, on the challenges of producing 360-degree data visualizations during Brexit
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

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