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Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
WikiLeaks DNC dump may have been sent to site by Russian government-sponsored hackers — Evidence suggests that a Russian intelligence group was the source of the most recent Wikileaks intel dump, which was aimed to influence the U.S. election. — Close your eyes and imagine …
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Zeynep Tufekci / The Huffington Post:
WikiLeaks dump of 300K “Erdogan emails” after coup exposed private info of nearly every female voter in Turkey; most Western journalists failed to check data — Just days after a bloody coup attempt shook Turkey, Wikileaks dumped some 300,000 emails they chose to call “Erdogan emails.”
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Nate Swanner / The Next Web:
Facebook admits blocking WikiLeaks' DNC email links, but won't say why — Facebook has acknowledged it blocked links to WikiLeaks' DNC email dump, though (again) hasn't explained why. — On Twitter, WikiLeaks noted that there was a workaround for posting links.
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The Drum, New York Post and Gizmodo
Bloomberg:
Verizon confirms it plans to acquire Yahoo's Internet business for $4.83B in cash; deal excludes some IP, stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan — Verizon confirms it will buy Yahoo's operating business for about $4.8 billion in cash, Bloomberg News reports. — Yahoo says it will change …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Verizon lost 41K pay TV subs for FiOS video service in Q2, down to 4.64M, Yahoo deal makes it major competitor in mobile media, says CEO Lowell McAdam — EMAIL ME — Lowell McAdam says the $4.83 billion deal for the internet company will make the telecom giant a “major competitor in mobile media.”
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Fox News dismisses Michael Clemente, once Fox News executive vice president of news editorial; sources say it's unrelated to Ailes departure — Michael Clemente, a onetime Fox News Executive Vice President has been let go from the network, TVNewser has learned.
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Constanze Letsch / Guardian:
Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists in relation to failed coup — Human rights groups criticise ‘witch hunt against journalists’ as Erdoan arrests those he claims to suspect of plotting the attempted putsch — Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 42 journalists as part …
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post is adapting some of its stories for Medium (but leaving the straight news behind) — Here's a simple tip for publishers looking looking to attract readers on Medium: Start with what already works on the platform (first-person stories), and avoid what doesn't (straight news).
Leslie Berland / The Twitter Blog:
In blog post, Twitter CMO Leslie Berland announces ad campaign to show the social network is a news service, helping users discover what's happening globally — A few months ago, we set out to understand more deeply the perceptions of Twitter around the world. As we dove into this research, some interesting trends emerged.
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Tom Phillips / Guardian:
SCMP readers and insiders question editorial independence, fear publisher has buckled to political pressure from Communist party after acquisition by Alibaba — The South China Morning Post is being asked to explain how it obtained an interview with a young activist who was detained by Chinese authorities
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@ndwillis, @winglets747 and @tomphillipsin
Taylyn Washington-Harmon / Nieman Lab:
How Invisibilia and NPR One are creatively cross-promoting one another on digital platforms — This spring, controversially, NPR announced a set of restrictions on how its podcasts could be promoted on air during its flagship radio programs — and said that its well reviewed mobile app NPR One wouldn't be promoted on air at all.
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Food Network orders 6-episode series from YouTube star Hannah Hart, creator of My Drunk Kitchen — Hart will also produce digital content for the cable network. Food Network is going into business with YouTube star Hannah Hart. The cable network has ordered a six-episode travel and food series starring the comedian.
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New York Magazine:
In a year filled with doubts about the media, interviews with over 40 journalists show industry's greatest faults, most pressing challenges, and some optimism — BY THE MEDIA. — For decades, the pollsters at Gallup have been asking Americans if they trust their media.
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