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12:25 PM ET, August 5, 2016

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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.
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 …
Politico:
Paul Beckett, Asia editor of the Wall Street Journal, to take over as paper's D.C. bureau chief  —  Paul Beckett, the Asia editor of the Wall Street Journal, is expected to take over as the chief of the paper's D.C. bureau, according to several sources with knowledge of the move.
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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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.
New York Times:
How Snapchat grew its ad business by persuading companies to try untested and experimental ad formats  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Snapchat's chief executive, Evan Spiegel, took the stage in June 2015 at a marketing conference in Cannes, France, to champion advertising on the ephemeral messaging service, advertisers were wary.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
The Washington Post is using AI software to produce data-centric news bits about the Olympics so its reporters can work on more complex stories  —  Woodward, Bernstein ... and Optimus Prime?  —  The Washington Post has a big team of journalists covering the Rio Olympics.
Discussion: @wapoengineering
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 …
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.
Discussion: Folio, PR Newswire and FishbowlDC
 
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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
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
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Discussion: New York Magazine and FishbowlNY
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
Discussion: Strategist and Digiday