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1:55 PM ET, August 4, 2016

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New York Times:
Facebook changes News Feed to automatically detect “clickbait” headlines, rank stories lower if they “withhold or distort information”  —  Facebook says it plans to marginalize what it considers to be “clickbait” news stories from publishers in its news feed …
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New York Times:
Sources: internal investigators of sexual harassment allegations against Roger Ailes also examining whether other Fox News executives knew of improper behavior
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Tronc is splitting into two separate business units for reporting purposes, troncM for media and troncX for exchange  —  Former Tribune Publishing will be broken into troncX and troncM  —  Tronc, formerly Tribune Publishing, is splitting itself into two separate business units for reporting purposes …
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WGBH News:
In memo, Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory lays out plans for digital reinvention, asks how the paper can behave more like a startup, predicts layoffs  —  The Boston Globe has enlisted its newsroom's help in its ongoing reinvention, according to a memo from Editor Brian McGrory …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Google is planning to make AMP links more prominent in its mobile search results, which could boost traffic to news sites  —  Still debating whether to make your #content AMP-compliant?  Google is giving you by far your biggest nudge yet, and this one goes well beyond publishers.
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Time Inc. revenue slips to $769 million for Q2, down 1% YoY; the company expects to incur $35 million in costs related to ongoing reorganization  —  Time Inc. revenue slipped to $769 million in the second quarter, down 1% from the period a year earlier, the publisher said as it reported results on Thursday.
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest and Fortune
Tamar Wilner / Columbia Journalism Review:
With key new hires, Texas Tribune continues to reach beyond political insiders  —  When talk turns to nonprofit journalism success stories, a few names tend to pop up—and the Texas Tribune is usually one.  Launched in 2009, the Austin-based news outlet now boasts $6.5 million in annual revenue …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Vevo Strikes Distribution Deal with Warner Music Group  —  Vevo is getting ready to fill a major gap in its catalog: The music video platform announced a licensing deal with Warner Music Tuesday, which will allow it to carry videos from Warner artists like Bruno Mars and Charli XCX.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The nonprofit Austin Monitor, a city-focused news site with close to 1,300 subscribers, extends its reach with event and content partnerships  —  Publisher Mike Kanin and editor-in-chief Elizabeth Pagano, the only two full-time employees at the hyperlocal Texas capital news site the Austin Monitor …
Discussion: Medium and @digitalamysw
David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Zucker's defense of CNN's Corey Lewandowski is a textbook example of false balance and erodes the reputation of a “legitimate” news organization  —  In a rosy profile published Tuesday by Variety, “How Jeff Zucker Made CNN Great Again,” the network chief leveled …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Inc. laying off around 110 people across the company  —  Move comes after significant restructuring by magazine publisher  —  Time Inc., which in recent weeks has undergone a major corporate reorganization and a retooling of its sales and marketing staff …
 
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