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New York Times:
Analysis shows WikiLeaks' high-profile releases often benefit Russia; US officials say WikiLeaks, Assange probably have no direct ties to Russian intelligence — American officials say Mr. Assange and WikiLeaks probably have no direct ties to Russian intelligence services.
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@glennthrush, @mattdpearce, @nytpolitics, Common Dreams, Newsy, RT and MediaFile
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
How Fox News women took down Roger Ailes in 15 days to end a 20-year reign rife with misogyny, harassment, surveillance, smear campaigns, and hush money — How Fox News women took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media. — It took 15 days to end the mighty 20-year reign …
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Media Matters for America:
Media Matters president Bradley Beychok calls for immediate investigation, considering all legal options after report Fox sought out reporter's phone records
Media Matters president Bradley Beychok calls for immediate investigation, considering all legal options after report Fox sought out reporter's phone records
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The Drum, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, Fortune, Mediaite, CNNMoney, The Wrap, The Week, @kelseymsutton, @alexmorash, @joestrupp, @owillis, @hadas_gold and @mmfa
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Interview with Alex Marlow, the 30-year-old editor in chief of Breitbart News and the company's first hire, on Trump, media bias, and Andrew Breitbart's legacy — When the Breitbart media empire was just starting, and still being operated out of late founder Andrew Breitbart's basement, Alex Marlow was the first hire.
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Reena Flores / CBS News:
Moderators for three presidential debates will be NBC's Lester Holt, CNN's Anderson Cooper, ABC's Martha Raddatz, and Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) revealed Friday the moderators for the three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Newspaper Association of America changes its name to the News Media Alliance — One day many decades hence, when your grandchildren ask you, “Grandma, what was a newspaper?” you can direct them back to Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Because it may well go down as the day the American newspaper …
Financial Times:
Sources: Liberty Media in advanced talks to acquire 10-15% stake in F1 racing franchise for £1B-£2B, with 21st Century Fox's Chase Carey to become chairman — Liberty Media, the cable TV group owned by John Malone, is closing in on a deal to take a significant stake in Formula …
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Sky News, Motorsport.com, Hollywood Reporter, Broadband TV News, Reuters, Advanced Television and The Drum
Guardian:
Richard Neville, co-founder and editor of the 1960s counterculture magazine Oz, dies at 74 — Co-founder and editor of the 60s counterculture magazine Oz — In early 1963, Richard Neville, who has died aged 74, gathered together a band of fellow students at his parents' home in suburban Sydney to put together a satirical magazine.
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@stellaspoons, @roshart, @ipaulie, @pataphysician and ABC
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How news organizations are testing Amazon's Alexa: interviews with NBC, Scripps' Newsy, The Washington Post, Slate, and Refinery29 — My routine most mornings these days goes like this: After snoozing my iPhone alarm at least twice, I roll over and say, “Alexa, give me my Flash Briefing.”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
MTV's Video Music Awards had 21M unique viewers on Snapchat, up 75% from last year, while its TV audience fell 34% to 6.5M — Viacom's MTV is still a TV brand, and the bulk of its revenue is still anchored in traditional television distribution. But the youth-skewing brand has been forced …
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@jeffweiner
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Interview with Nick Denton on his family, adjusting to life in bankruptcy, the ongoing feud with Peter Thiel, and regrets from his Gawker days — Over lobster bisque, the founder of trailblazing gossip site Gawker talks about the fallout from outing a ‘tech lord’ and the backlash against too much truth
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Press Gazette and The Drum
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook plans to limit ad placement for advertisers whose sites load too slowly or are not optimized for mobile — Social network will limit where and when ads appear if they point to slow-loading sites — Facebook wants advertisers to speed up their mobile websites and plans to limit …
Pew Research Center:
Pew: 65% of Americans have read a print book in the last year, while 28% have read an e-book and 14% have listened to an audio book — Americans today have an enormous variety of content available to them at any time of day, and this material is available in a number of formats and through a range of digitally connected devices.
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@kajleers, @litquake, New York Times, The Verge, Co.Design, Fast Company, Publishers Weekly and Publishers Lunch