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The Guardian announces US job cuts that will reduce headcount by 30%, due in part to low ad sales and revenue shortfall — Company will reduce headcount by 30% in the U.S. — Executives from The Guardian announced today that there will be cuts at the British news organization's U.S. operation …
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Google, IAB, and others form The Coalition for Better Ads for monitoring and regulating online ad standards — Google has helped form a coalition group comprising advertising trade associations, advertisers, publishers, and agency groups that aims to rid the web of bad ads.
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Coalition for Better Ads, Ad Age, Adweek, @dcnorg, @timschu, Mashable, Research Live, @jeffjarvis, @jeffjarvis and @jackmarshall
Alan Neuhauser / US News:
Justice Department report: FBI may impersonate journalists in undercover probes with high-level approval; 2007 case of AP impersonation did not violate policies — The Department of Justice Office of Inspector General found no problem with an FBI policy permitting agents to pose as journalists.
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The Huffington Post, Politico, Mediaite, emptywheel, The Definitive Source, @declanm, @alicesperi, @aliwatkins, @ryanjreilly, @gwfrink3, Reuters, The Hill, NewsCut, @csoghoian, @razhael, @elizabeth_joh, @elizabeth_joh, The Verge, Motherboard and NPR
Joel Stein / Bloomberg:
Profile of Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos, whose trolling tactics have made him the most notorious spokesman for the alt-right movement — At 4 p.m., Milo Yiannopoulos puts on a pair of glasses for the first time today. He examines himself in a mirror to see if he wants to add …
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Mediaite, Washingtonian, @mlcalderone, @lisafleisher, @pamengel12, @pamengel12, @robaeprice, The Daily Caller, @benmullin, @mathewi, FishbowlNY, @moorehn and @jackshafer
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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@poynter, Awful Announcing, Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Radio & Television …, Variety and Deadline
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney cuts about 250 jobs in consumer products and digital media as it continues its shift to game licensing and away from internal development — LOS ANGELES — Disney cut 5 percent of its consumer products and digital media staff on Wednesday, or about 250 jobs, a spokesman said …
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Los Angeles Times, Variety, @kindofstrange, @blarcade, @floydbishop, Polygon, @brooksbarnesnyt, The Wrap, GeekWire and Gamasutra
Jemma Brackebush / Digiday:
New editors revamp Politico's Playbook newsletter, with color photos, graphics, and consistent delivery time; subscriptions are up 8% in the past two months — Two months on, the hand-over of Politico's free daily newsletter, Playbook, appears to be going well.
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@breeshirvell, @cbudoffbrown, @james_dasilva, @wakeup2politics, @poynter, @apalmerdc, @digiday, @politicopress and @asmith83
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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Engadget, @jamie_medhurst, @mn_today, Telegraph and @mediaguardian
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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TechCrunch, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Fortune, Adweek, Business Insider, Radio & Television …, @timwestergren, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and The Drum
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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Forbes, Home Media Magazine, VentureBeat, Deadline, ComingSoon.net, Consumerist and iDigitalTimes.com
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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@simonw, @cjr, @thejradams, @adamwren, @j_fuller, @verambergen, @cjr, @coryschouten, @daviduberti and @benmullin
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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@djbentley, @tollmanz, @gfififi, @wired, @ryandonsullivan and @joebeone
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