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4:00 PM ET, September 8, 2016

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Matt Lauer criticized by journalists and political observers for weak performance moderating Clinton-Trump forum, accused of unfairness, sloppiness, sexism  —  It was a high-stakes political moment, far from the chummier confines of the “Today” show and, for Matt Lauer, NBC's stalwart of the morning …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Behind the scenes, NBC executives concede Matt Lauer's forum performance was a disappointment, with one source calling it a “disaster”  —  NBC News knows the “Commander-in-Chief Forum” was not Matt Lauer's finest hour.  —  One executive, speaking anonymously, was blunt about it: “Disaster.”
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
ProPublica launches Electionland, a project that uses data from social media and other sources to help newsrooms cover voter problems on Election Day in the US  —  Electionland is a project that aims to highlight voting problems such as issues with polling machines or long queues to help reporters cover them on the day
David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Donald Trump's nomination is causing publications that don't make endorsements, like Wired and Scientific American, to come out against him this election season  —  What does it mean to be a Republican?  Variations of the question have been posed ad nauseum over the past year as reality TV star …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter update lets users subscribe to live video notifications from individual accounts, alerts them when accounts go live on Periscope  —  Twitter has been investing in live video lately as it continues to push Periscope and premium deals with professional sports leagues.
Bloomberg:
Digital media companies including Vice and BuzzFeed are increasingly being propped up by the old media they're trying to unseat  —  We wrote a few months ago about how many of the prominent digital news and entertainment newcomers including BuzzFeed and Vice Media are backed or owned …
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André Natta / Poynter:
Q&A with Chicago's City Bureau editorial director Darryl Holliday on civic journalism  —  I often wonder if the work of making coverage more diverse is falling to the same underserved people newsrooms are trying to give a voice to.  —  Can these communities gently nudge or forcefully push …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Inside The New Yorker video strategy: slow, deliberate, focused on story, and protective of the brand works better than high output and speed  —  Comma Queen, The New Yorker's grammar-focused video series, might not seem that promising a concept on paper.  In it, longtime magazine copy …
 
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