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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Behind Twitter's efforts to move away from being known as a social network, rebranding itself as a central destination for news and live events instead — Can the company's move to stream major events right inside its app, including Thursday night NFL games, woo the masses?
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Alex Weprin / Politico:
Keith Olbermann joins GQ Magazine, will host bi-weekly show, “The Closer with Keith Olbermann”, commentating on politics and current affairs — Former MSNBC and ESPN host Keith Olbermann is getting another show, but this one isn't on TV. Olbermann will host a bi-weekly series …
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Hollywood Reporter, Mediaite, @mckaycoppins, @michellefields, @alexweprin, The Daily Caller and @mylesudland
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Some UK publishers seeing additional revenue of tens of thousands of pounds per month by using Facebook's Instant Articles, others see page views drop — While still early, publishers are starting to gauge how beneficial posting fast-loading content directly to Facebook via Instant Articles can be to them …
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@digiday, @digiday and @mattnavarra
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
CNN, WaPo report drop in traffic from Apple News after a tweak to Spotlight feature, which now displays articles in-app instead of linking to story — Apple News got plenty of buzz when it launched a year ago. But for publishers, another feature on Apple devices became a bit hit: the “news” section on the “Spotlight” search screen.
Kwame Opam / The Verge:
Twitter partners with finance news startup Cheddar for its first daily streaming show, “Closing Bell”, which is a Twitter exclusive focusing on market analysis — Twitter is doubling down on live-streaming content, this time focusing on business news.
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ZDNet, Fast Company, CNET, Engadget, @anthonynoto, @jeffmacke, @paulbradleycarr, @mattnavarra and @mdudas
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Jaunt, a virtual reality startup that has raised $100M from investors including Disney and Sky, hires Hearst exec George Kliavkoff as its new CEO — Jaunt has raised more than $100 million from Disney, Sky and other media backers. — You don't need more signs that virtual reality …
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FishbowlNY, TechCrunch, Fast Company and Variety
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sources: Amazon and Pandora are set to introduce new versions of their music streaming services in the coming weeks, for as little as $5/month — How much are people willing to spend for streaming music? — For years, thanks to rigid pricing structures at streaming services, the answer has been stuck at $10 a month or nothing.
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Vocativ, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Android Authority, The Verge, The Drum, Fortune and Wall Street Journal
Patrick Mairs / Associated Press:
The Onion speeds up its satire production for US election, including video from live events, is on track to see 38% increase in traffic compared to 2012 cycle — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Even satire has a shelf life. — In a presidential campaign with fast-changing headlines that sometimes defy belief …
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@patrickmairs, @munsinglaw and abc7ny.com
Patrick Foster / Telegraph:
Sources: draft plan of BBC's Royal Charter, set to be published Thursday, contains plans to reveal salaries of staff paid £150K+, reduced from £450K+ threshold — The BBC will be forced to disclose the names of more than 100 stars paid more than £150,000 a year …
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John Mannes / TechCrunch:
CrunchLetter, an AI-powered VC newsletter generator that assembles 30-word funding round summaries, is unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt — A clever hack by Alexander Crosson and Naveen Kulandaivelu at today's TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon may be giving us tech journalists early warning signs of our forthcoming replacement by AI.
Jamie Ross / BuzzFeed:
Scottish blogger Wings Over Scotland temporarily suspended from Twitter over claims from Daily Express journalist that he instigated a “hate mob” against her — The decision came after a Daily Express journalist complained the blogger's followers bombarded her with abuse.
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@jamieross7, Wings Over Scotland, @ggreenwald, @cultfree54, @unitedarabist, @dhothersall, @dhothersall, @revstu, @dhothersall, @revstu, @revstu, Wings Over Scotland and @alexmassie
Kevin Draper / Deadspin:
Jason Pierre-Paul's lawsuit against ESPN for publishing photos of his medical records bears similarities to Hulk Hogan invasion-of-privacy case against Gawker — New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is scheduled to face off against ESPN and reporter Adam Schefter in a Florida federal court next August.
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