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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Gallup poll: trust in mass media falls to 32%, eight points lower than in 2015, with only 14% of Republicans trusting it; overall level is lowest since 1972 — The American public's trust in the media in 2016 has fallen to its lowest point since at least 1972, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday.
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Anthony Crupi / Ad Age:
Rio Olympics brought $250M profit to NBC Universal due to 20% increase in ad sales, CEO Steve Burke says, despite ratings 15% lower than London Olympics — While the ratings for the 2016 Summer Olympics didn't quite measure up to NBC's early projections, the Peacock still managed to strut away …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Now will launch on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PS4 game consoles; HBO and Cinemax are also coming to PlayStation Vue at $15 each per month — HBO, Cinemax also to be available on Sony PlayStation Vue over-the-top service for $15 monthly each — HBO Now, the premium cabler's standalone …
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Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Pandora rebrands $5/month Pandora One ad-free subscription service as Pandora Plus, adds unlimited skips and replays, offline mode — Pandora's free service is also getting some new features — As expected, Pandora has launched Pandora Plus, a rebranded and improved version of its $5-a-month Pandora One offering.
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Rebecca Stewart / The Drum:
Google launches YouTube Player for Publishers in Europe as part of Digital News Initiative, giving publishers more control over pre-roll and mid-roll ads — As part of its charm offensive on media owners, Google has unveiled YouTube Player for Publishers, a new video offering specifically tailored to the needs of the news industry.
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Zack Tollman / Wired:
Wired.com moves site fully to HTTPS, completely encrypting its content in a process that began nearly five months ago — We've moved to HTTPS. Here's how we did it.
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview with Garret M. Graff on the reporting process behind his Politico story on Air Force One's flight on 9/11 — Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum — Politico Magazine's oral history of Air Force One's nerve-racking flight after the Sept. 11 attacks is more than just a fascinating story.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Fox News co-presidents Bill Shine and Jack Abernethy sign multi-year contracts, signaling that the network won't change its voice in the wake of Ailes' ouster — Fox News already doubled down on its leadership team last month when it announced that Roger Ailes's major deputies were being elevated into top positions at the network.
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Guardian:
BBC says new rules forcing it to reveal presenters' pay are “disappointing” and likely to cause a “massive headache” — Culture secretary says disclosure of those earning more than £150,000 will make corporation more ‘transparent and open’ as she launches draft charter
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon and Hearst combine Complex Media, RatedRed.com, and Seriously.TV into digital video joint venture Complex Networks, with Rich Antoniello as CEO — Verizon and Hearst have named their digital-video networks joint venture Complex Networks, and they have put Rich Antoniello, formerly CEO of Complex, in charge of the operation.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook's VP of product management Adam Mosseri says the company is actively working on tech to prevent fake news stories from showing up in Trending section — Following the controversial firing of the editorial team who managed the Trending Topics that appear next to Facebook's News Feed …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
News literacy is an urgent mission during a fact-challenged presidential election, which has obscured the line between truth, opinion, propaganda, and fiction — Veteran journalist Alan Miller tells the story of the high school students who, years after the fact, didn't know that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
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