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5:00 PM ET, September 12, 2016

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Gizmodo:
Gawker Media's editorial union condemns in “strongest possible terms” Univision's deletion of posts targeted by lawsuits, saying it sets an “alarming precedent”  —  Univision has said that it bought Gawker Media because it believed in the work that our publications do.
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?
Kwame Opam / The Verge:
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.
Discussion: @digitalshields and @jackmarshall
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Devpost
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 …
Discussion: Business Insider
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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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Profile of Fox anchor Sean Hannity, an object of fascination, rage, and mockery in political media who has become a polarizing figure for his loyalty to Trump
Tom Grubisich / Street Fight:
Tracy Record, publisher of 10-year-old independent local news site West Seattle Blog, on social media, sticking with display ads, and outlasting the competition
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Robert Andrews / Beet.TV:
Washington Post's head of product Joey Marburger: pageviews per visit are up 5 times for the paper's new mobile website based on Google's Progressive Web Apps
Thanks:@beet_tv
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. launching free ad-supported video streaming service, People/Entertainment Weekly Network, on Sept. 13 covering human interest stories
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
A Trump interview may be crowning glory for RT, a network funded by the Russian government
Discussion: Forbes and @cjcmichel