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Sources: Roger Ailes' ouster from Fox News has caused a split inside the network between old-guard loyalists and those dismayed by stars who defended him — PHILADELPHIA — The Fox News skybox here turns into a hive of activity as the network's star anchors analyze the Democratic National Convention for millions of viewers.
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How Apple's assertive negotiating style alienated cable providers and networks, and hurt its efforts to revolutionize the TV industry — In search of its new big thing, the company has alienated cable providers and networks with an assertive negotiating style; ‘time is on my side’
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Business Insider, The Next Web, AppAdvice.com Latest, The Verge, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, @jyarow, @stshank, @mattrosoff, @stevekovach, @daiwaka, @reckless and MacRumors


Melissa Bell named publisher at Vox Media, will lead brand development and help build its audience across platforms — Vox Media announced on Thursday that Melissa Bell will be appointed to the recreated job of publisher. — Bell, who is a member of Poynter's National Advisory Board …
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Washington Post reporter Jose DelReal was barred and patted down by police at rally for Trump running mate Mike Pence — Donald Trump's campaign has denied press credentials to a number of disfavored media organizations, including The Washington Post, but on Wednesday, the campaign of his running mate …
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NYT reports net loss of about $500K for Q2 on revenue of $373M, down 3% YoY, digital-only subscription revenue up 15% to $56M, ad revenue down 7% to $45M — The New York Times Company had a slight net loss in the second quarter, in part because of severance costs related to the closing …
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New York Observer political correspondent Lincoln Mitchell resigns over the paper's close ties with Donald Trump — Yet another reporter has resigned his position with The New York Observer over the paper's close ties with Donald Trump, the father-in-law of owner Jared Kushner.
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IAB report says 26% of desktop and 15% of mobile users turn on ad blockers; about 32% of ad blockers are 18-34 year-old males, 22% are females of the same age — The Interactive Advertising Bureau has been vocal about the ongoing ad-blocking war between publishers and blockers, and now it has data to back up its position.
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British tabloid 24, “national newspaper for the north,” will cease publication tomorrow after just five weeks because it couldn't find an audience — The 24 newspaper couldn't find an audience, which isn't much of a surprise because titles founded solely on market research and a hunch rarely work
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Vice sets up joint venture with the Times Group in India, will also make original content in India through a new bureau and production hub in Mumbai — If a publisher wants rapid success in India, a hugely attractive but notoriously difficult market, it might be best to set up a partnership …
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Journalism.co.uk


Researcher: to avoid creating copycats, media outlets should treat terror attacks like suicides, scaling back coverage — MEDIA should treat terrorist attacks the same way as suicide when it comes to reporting in order to reduce the threat of copycat attempts, a leading expert has warned.
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Mother Jones
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Sky total revenues up by 7% YoY to £11.96B as it adds more than 800K new customers across Europe — Broadcaster reports record revenues in UK and Ireland as it adds more than 800,000 new customers a cross Europe — Sky has said the UK's Brexit vote is unlikely to hurt it financially …
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How Marissa Mayer's 2009 statements to Senate on state of media foreshadowed dominance of social distribution and challenges faced by Yahoo, and now Verizon — In the end, the deal that Yahoo announced on Monday, that Verizon Communications would buy its internet business for $4.8 billion, looked more like an escape than an exit.


Florida judge grants temporary stay protecting Gawker's Denton and Daulerio from payment to Hulk Hogan, giving Denton reprieve from personal bankruptcy — Denton claimed he would have been forced into personal bankruptcy — A Florida appeals court temporarily lifted the threat …
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