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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei raises $10M round led by Lerer Hippeau for a subscription-based news venture aimed at professionals, launching early 2017 — Service will sell subscriptions, aim at specialists in industries like tech, health care — Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei …
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Bloomberg, FishbowlDC, The Wrap, FishbowlNY, Fortune, @erichippeau, Jim VandeHei, TVNewser, @jimvandehei, @kenvogel, @rafat, @clarajeffery, @margarita, @mathewi, @gaberivera, @timothynoah1, @jyarow, @taylorgreene, @dylanbyers, @jayrosen_nyu and CNNMoney
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump ends his media ‘blacklist’, effective from Thursday, approving requests for press credentials to media outlets including WaPo, Politico, and BuzzFeed — Donald Trump is ending a practice most journalists think he never should have started: his “blacklisting” of news outlets.
William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Two HuffPo employees were suspended after Huffington complained about a story on friend Fareed Zakaria, one of a series of missteps that alienated staff — The Huffington Post's namesake founder, who stepped down as editor in chief last month, built an iconic media company in record time.
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FishbowlNY, @e_alexjung and @slone
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Guardian's social editor, product manager on what they've learnt from its Sous-chef bot: natural language increases engagement, bots can't be too human-like — For the past two months, the Guardian has been testing a Facebook Messenger bot, “Sous-chef,” that provides recipe suggestions …
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Apple Music passes 17M subscribers, up from 15M in June — Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed today that the company's flagship music service, Apple Music, now has 17 million paying subscribers — up from 15 million in June. — This stat update arrives as Apple seeks to correct the mistakes …
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Fortune
Mark Mulligan / Music Industry Blog:
Analysis: streaming drives music labels' digital revenue growth, but advanced payments that are separate from royalties are padding the numbers — All of the three major record labels announced strong streaming music revenue growth in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
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hypebot and @glensears
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Source: 21st Century Fox has settled with a “handful” of other women over harassment claims against Ailes; lawyer for Andrea Tantaros says she has not settled — 21st Century Fox has reached a $20 million settlement deal with Gretchen Carlson, the anchorwoman …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Van Susteren tried to renegotiate contract when Ailes left, but when Fox execs refused, she activated contract clause allowing her to exit
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Fox settles Ailes harassment suit with Gretchen Carlson for $20M, has also reached settlements with two other women
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Mediaite, Fortune, CNNMoney, CNBC, Talking Points Memo, @gabrielsherman, The Week, @fmanjoo, Refinery29, Politico, The Big Lead, Washington Post, Gothamist, Washington Post, FishbowlDC, The Wrap, USA Today, Media Matters for America, The Wrap, Business Insider, Techdirt, @karaswisher, Washington Post, Inside Cable News, Guardian, TechCrunch, NetNewsCheck Latest, @ggreenwald, Mother Jones, The Huffington Post, Politico, Common Dreams, Fox News, Fortune, @gabrielsherman, Hollywood Reporter, MediaFile, @davidfolkenflik and @davidfolkenflik
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Maldives government threatens to sue anyone involved in producing or broadcasting al-Jazeera documentary, claims it includes false allegations of corruption — Majority party threatens anyone involved in assisting with, producing or broadcasting what it says are false claims featured in film
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@andreaskyriacou, @williamsjon, @jaspjackson and @shafeeu
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times launches California Today, a daily newsletter posted at 6 am PT, also available on site and via mobile apps — Today The New York Times introduced California Today, a morning update for readers in California (and anyone else interested in the state).
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LA Observed, New York Times, @lateefahsimon, @dcseifert and NetNewsCheck Latest
Mike Fishbein / Zero Infinity:
Alt-right writers like Milo Yiannopoulos and Mike Cernovich join Gab.ai, a social network that emphasizes free speech, is in beta and has 10K users — Freedom of speech—as protected by The First Amendment of the United States Constitution—has been central to America's philosophy since it's founding.
Discussion:
@tillywrites
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube orders two original series, “Squad Wars” and “Broke”, from BuzzFeed Motion Pictures for its subscription service YouTube Red — YouTube is again banking on known quantities to build out its YouTube Red originals slate, ordering two series from BuzzFeed Motion Pictures …
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable and The Wrap
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
IAC-owned About.com launches standalone vertical, personal finance site The Balance, targeted at millennials — In a quest to dismantle itself and become more relevant in the 21st Century, IAC-owned [About.com]() is launching another standalone vertical in the form of The Balance …
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FishbowlNY, AdExchanger, Digiday, @rafat and The Drum
Agence France-Presse:
AFP opens bureau in North Korea, becomes fourth news agency in country after AP, Japan's Kyodo, and China's Xinhua, will primarily file videos and photos — Global news agency AFP has opened a bureau in North Korea, becoming one of only a handful of foreign media organisations …
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