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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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Edmund Lee / Recode:
Sources: a potential Viacom board shakeup could change its approach to the internet, with BuzzFeed a potential acquisition target — It's the only major media company that hasn't made a big digital acquisition. — Viacom owns MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central, which means that at one time it …
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Viacom reports Q3 profit of $432M, down from $591M a year earlier, on revenue of $3.12B, with weak cable results; Dauman says legal battles are slowing deals — Profit slumps amid fierce battle for control of the media company — A legal battle for control of Viacom Inc. continues to hamper …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Apple is talking to TV firms about building a TV guide for Apple TV and iOS, letting viewers browse available in-app content, play shows with one click — Tim Cook doesn't want to sell you TV anymore. He wants to tell you what's on TV. — Last year, Apple shelved its plan to sell you TV.
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Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
International Olympic Committee bans news agencies from using GIFs, Vines, and other short video formats in their reporting — It only took McKayla Maroney a few seconds to generate one of the most memorable Olympic highlights of all time. — Her vault makes for one beautiful GIF.
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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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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Tronc, formerly called Tribune, reports Q2 revenue of $405M, down 1.8% YoY
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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 …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker Media nears settlement with Mail Online in defamation suit over an article accusing the British tabloid of plagiarism and publishing false information — Gawker Media is close to reaching a settlement with Mail Online, the British media company that sued it for defamation last year …
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.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Murdochs confirm that Fox News will retain its current voice, preserving Roger Ailes' conservative view of the world — The Murdochs are sidestepping many of the questions swirling around Fox News in the wake of Roger Ailes' resignation. But they're being clear about one thing: Fox will retain Ailes' conservative view of the world.
Politico:
Kris Viesselman named editor in chief of Roll Call as part of a larger shakeup at company — Kris Viesselman, CQ Roll Call's senior director of digital content and new products, has been named editor in chief of Roll Call, part of a larger shakeup at the company.
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Tom Dotan / The Information:
Sources: Snapchat's making new type of ad where users scan barcodes or other images to unlock sponsored content in app; one source says a fall rollout expected — Snapchat is working on a new type of ad that would allow people to use their smartphone cameras to unlock special sponsored content in the app.
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