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4:10 AM ET, September 13, 2016

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J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
Transcript of interview with Isaac Lee, Univision's chief news officer, on the decision to delete posts from Gawker Media's archive  —  Last month, the media conglomerate Univision agreed to acquire Gizmodo and five other sites from Gawker Media for $135 million.
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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.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Source: Twitter won't count media attachments such as polls, gifs, photos, quoted tweets, and videos toward the 140 character tweet limit beginning September 19  —  The company is changing the way it counts 140 characters  —  Twitter is about to make a big change to the way that tweets work, The Verge can report.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Beacon Reader, a journalism crowdfunding platform, will close October 31 after three years  —  One of journalism's most prominent crowdfunding platforms announced Monday that it's shutting down after a three-year run.  —  In an email to the platform's users Monday evening with the subject line …
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?
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet says he'd risk jail to publish Donald Trump's tax returns  —  Dean Baquet, the top editor at the New York Times, said he'd publish a story on Donald Trump's taxes even if it means risking jail time.  —  He made the remark during a Harvard University forum Sunday …
Kwame Opam / The Verge:
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: @rafat and Devpost
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
 
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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
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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
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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