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3:05 PM ET, July 18, 2016

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: following initial findings from sexual harassment investigation, Lachlan, James, and Rupert Murdoch have agreed to remove Roger Ailes, disagree on when  —  Roger Ailes's tenure as the head of Fox News may be coming to an end.  Rupert Murdoch and sons Lachlan and James …
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.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzBot, an automated bot for FB Messenger from BuzzFeed, will gather and distribute news on the RNC by interacting with attendees, requesting photos, videos  —  Amanda Hickman was living in New York City in 2004 when the Republican National Convention got ugly.
Discussion: @sunny_hundal, The Wrap and Vanity Fair
Adweek:
Private equity firm Beringer Capital acquires Adweek and its nine blogs, including TVNewser and FishbowlNY; terms not disclosed  —  Beringer Capital, a private equity firm that invests in digital media and marketing services, has reached an agreement with Mediabistro Holdings to acquire Adweek.
Brooke Fox / Bloomberg:
SB Nation expands into radio, partners with Gow Media LLC for distribution; SB Nation Radio will be available on website, 500 terrestrial and satellite stations  —  Vox online sports brand to develop podcasts, talk-style shows  —  Gow's Yahoo Sports Radio to be renamed as part of arrangement
Maryann Yin / GalleyCat:
Petition asking Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to create open environment for journalists at the RNC, DNC, gets 20K signatures  —  The 2016 presumptive presidential candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties have been presented with a petition.  This petition calls for Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Forbes, Mediaite and Variety
Eamonn Forde / Guardian:
While music labels criticize YouTube, unknown artists see it as a great promotional tool  —  But with countless artists and enterprises using the site as a springboard to success, things aren't so simple  —  s artists, record labels, music publishers and managers line up to lobby the US Congress …
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 …
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.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: AMC Networks, the cable networks group behind hits like The Walking Dead, wants to cut around 200 staff positions via voluntary buyout  —  The cable networks group, which is led by CEO Josh Sapan and is known as the home of ‘The Walking Dead,’ is the latest industry player to turn to buyouts to reduce staffing levels.
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBC Sports Group acquires Sport Ngin, an app targeted at youth and amateur sports leagues; terms of deal not disclosed; Sport Ngin will rebrand as SportsEngine
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