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8:40 AM ET, September 11, 2016

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J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
Univision execs vote to delete six Gawker Media posts involved in ongoing lawsuits; Gawker Executive Editor John Cook says posts will disappear this weekend  —  In a vote carried out on Friday night, Univision executives voted to remove six posts published by former Gawker Media properties that are involved in ongoing litigation.
Democracy Now:
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman charged with criminal trespassing after covering North Dakota pipeline protest  —  An arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman.  Goodman was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Media Matters tells Ailes and Fox News to retain records in case of a lawsuit after report that Fox sought reporter's phone records  —  The progressive organization is seeking information following a report that Fox News obtained its journalist's phone records.
Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot:
Leaked documents reveal 2012 WikiLeaks release of Syrian government data excluded record of €2B transfer from Syria to government-owned Russian bank  —  Dell Cameron and Patrick Howell O'Neill —  A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records …
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook reinstates “Napalm Girl” photo, says it will adjust its review processes to allow future sharing of that photo  —  “The value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community.”  —  After removing several posts that used a famous photograph from the Vietnam War …
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Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Facebook's claim that it isn't a media entity is becoming increasingly untenable as the impact of its content ranking and removal policies continues to escalate
paul berry:
The new milestone media companies need to meet is now 1B unique visitors in reach, according to Paul Berry, founder and CEO of RebelMouse  —  A little over ten years ago I started working for The Huffington Post.  We had created a product with massive loyalty—a homepage that was refreshed by loyalists like crazy.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Ezra Klein admits that Vox.com's card stacks, once the site's key differentiating feature, aren't the game-changer he thought they'd be  —  Two years after Vox.com launched its “card stacks,” the site's editor in chief admits they're not the game-changer he thought they'd be.
Discussion: @om
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
VoteCastr partners with Slate to publish real-time presidential and senate race projections on election day, departing from standard practices  —  PALO ALTO, Calif. — For decades, news organizations have refrained from releasing early results in presidential battleground states on Election Day …
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
NY1 and New York Post sue Bill de Blasio in FOIA case for withholding emails; city says communications with outside advisers exempt from disclosure laws  —  City says emails with mayor's longtime advisers are exempt from disclosure laws  —  Two media outlets have sued New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …
Saul Elbein / VICE:
Murder of local environmental reporter Tiang Try in 2014 highlights perils of reporting on illegal logging and mining in Cambodia  —  By the time his wife worked up the courage to ask him to stay, Taing Try was almost asleep.  The two were lying together on a mattress beneath the mosquito nets …
Carlett Spike / Columbia Journalism Review:
Amid scrutiny of swapped stories on presidential candidate forum, political editor says swaps, multiple writers are normal NYT online practice for some stories  —  The New York Times this week set off a firestorm of criticism on Twitter for a merry-go-round of wholesale changes …
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Facebook removes “September 11th Anniversary” Trending topic after it briefly promoted conspiracy theory article published in Daily Star  —  Facebook users looking for more context on why the Sept. 11 terrorist attack anniversary was trending on the platform on Friday were …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
ASNE diversity survey: 17% of print employees and 23% of digital-only site employees are journalists of color; women are 38% and 50% accordingly  —  There appear to be a few promising signs in this year's American Society of News Editors Diversity Survey, which was released Friday.
Discussion: @niemanlab and @rickedmonds
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore
Discussion: ASNE
 
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Andrew J . Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber now lets users play music from Pandora, in addition to Spotify, during rides; drivers can now connect their devices to play music via Bluetooth
Discussion: @leahfinnegan
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Tronc is in active talks over Gannett takeover bid of about $673M, or around $18.50/share
Discussion: @carlmalamud and New York Post
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Diana Marszalek / Broadcasting & Cable:
Univision launching half-hour noon newscast, Noticiero Univision Edición Digital, on Sept. 12, on TV, Univision.com, Facebook Live, YouTube, and Periscope
Discussion: TVNewser
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon seeking streaming rights to a wide range of sports like French Open tennis championship and professional rugby, for its Prime Video service
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
In an interview with Larry King on Kremlin-backed RT, Trump criticizes US media and dismisses idea that Russian hackers targeted Democratic Party
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: China's muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a 404 Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

 
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