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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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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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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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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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Turkey detains 47 journalists, after issuing arrest warrants for 42 others in crackdown on suspected allies of Muslim cleric accused mastermind of failed coup — Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, part of a large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters …
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Turkey closes three news agencies, 16 TV stations, 23 radio stations, and 45 newspapers in post-coup purge
Turkey closes three news agencies, 16 TV stations, 23 radio stations, and 45 newspapers in post-coup purge
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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.

Sources: owners considering selling SoundCloud, hoping for a $1B valuation of the company — Founders and investors are weighing options, including a sale — German firm so far hasn't found buyer at sufficient price — SoundCloud Ltd.'s owners are considering a sale that could value …
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Tumblr launches ads on all users' blogs Thursday, will unveil revenue program for partners later in 2016; users can opt out of ads on their blogs — Tumblr this week quietly announced plans to roll out a new advertising program across its site which will see it implementing ads across users' blogs.
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NBC partners with social media stars in an attempt to draw TV-averse millennials to its Olympics coverage — NBC's headaches in rio include well-publicized hazards like the Zika virus and shaky infrastructure. But the network faces another conundrum with this summer's Olympics …