Top News:
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Profile of internet activist Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.Org, who is being sued for publishing building codes, safety rules, more on his website — August 8, Carl Malamud wakes up early. He usually does. Most days, from the moment his eyes open, he is fixated on the mission.
Discussion:
@danielschuman, @backchnnl, @bdeskin, @r_macdonald, @mdkail, @carlmalamud, @greggish, @agreendcbike, @kansasalps, @fin, @lewisshepherd and @digiphile
Terry Collins / CNET:
Twitter streams its first NFL game, part of a 10-game package, as the social network tries to broaden appeal — The social network is counting on livestreamed events, including Thursday Night Football, to broaden its appeal. — Diamond Images/Getty Images — It's third and long for Twitter.
Discussion:
Recode, LostRemote, Mediaite, SI.com, New York Times, CNNMoney, Awful Announcing, @fromedome, Fortune, GeekWire, @benthompson, Washington Post, @awallenstein, NESN.com, @dickc, Toronto Sun, TechCrunch, @fmanjoo, The Daily Caller, ABC News, @jfickes88, CBS New York, Dan Rayburn, @nfl, @fbiancceres, @warjesseagle, @steverubel, @cyberjournalist, @bennaberhaus, Barron's Online, @raidersbrazil and Awful Announcing
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Mode Media, publisher and ad network formerly known as Glam and once valued at $1B, shuts down; company was on track to generate over $100M in revenue this year — The company that used to be called Glam Media generated $90 million last year. Now it's out of business.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Interview with Facebook's Dan Rose on changes the company is implementing to help publishers make more money: new ad formats, mid-video ads, and analytics — For the last couple of years, Facebook has presented news organizations with difficult choices about how to publish their journalism.
Discussion:
@ollyosborne, @kjmcginty, @markfrankel29, @porter_anderson and @benmullin, Thanks:@steverubel
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Major TV networks refused to cover Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel, a protest of his campaign preventing any editorial presence on the tour — In a show of joint defiance, the major television networks collectively voted to pull a camera and erase video of Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, @alexweprin, @nycsouthpaw, @cliffschecter, @schreckreports, @msignorile, @lehmannchris, @kbeninato and @hadas_gold
RELATED:
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump mocks his traveling press pool for being late to rally even though his campaign is responsible for travel arrangements
Trump mocks his traveling press pool for being late to rally even though his campaign is responsible for travel arrangements
Discussion:
@hadas_gold, Talking Points Memo, @anitakumar01, @ashleyrparker, @dangillmor, The Huffington Post, @sopandeb, @rosiegray, @sopandeb and @zhanover
Sharon Gaudin / Computerworld:
Facebook and Google to provide search data for presidential debates; Facebook to help source questions from public for candidates during town hall debate — Using social media during debates is a natural evolution of the tech — Facebook and Google will have a role in the upcoming presidential debates.
Discussion:
Commission on Presidential …, The Next Web, @dkroy, Gizmodo, The Hill, Vocativ, VatorNews and True Pundit
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Apple News update lets publishers sign-up subscribers through the app; Apple to get 30% cut of revenue from new subscriptions, 15% from renewals — New version allows publishers that offer subscriptions to sign up new customers within the app, with Apple collecting 30% of the revenue from new subscribers, 15% from renewals
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, @srabil, The Drum and The Next Web
Brad Heath / USA Today:
Associated Press, Vice Media, and Gannett sue FBI for information on how the agency broke into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone — Three news organizations, including USA TODAY's parent company, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking information about how the FBI was able to break into the locked iPhone …
Discussion:
Fortune, MacRumors, @jswartz, @jasonleopold, Engadget, @usatoday, @bradheath and The Verge
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
The Huffington Post has partnered with South African media company Media24 to launch HuffPost South Africa, expected to go live in November — The Huffington Post has partnered with South Africa media company Media24 to launch HuffPost South Africa. — The site—expected to launch in November …
Discussion:
Forbes, Media24.com, @kelseymsutton and @fishbowlny
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
NYT revives managing editor role, naming international editor Joseph Kahn to the position, making him a leading candidate to succeed top editor Dean Baquet — The New York Times announced on Friday that it was reviving the title of managing editor and naming Joseph Kahn, an assistant editor for International, to the position.
Discussion:
Politico, Politico, @abeaujon, @ennisnyt, @nyteileen, @kitson, @alanblinder, @nytimesbusiness, @tomjolly, @melbournecoal, @brianstelter and @sewellchan
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Bloodline's cancellation hints at a new phase for Netflix, as subscriptions wane and it begins to balance its big spending with strategic retreats — Netflix did something it's rarely done in its four-year history of original programming Wednesday: It canceled a show.
Discussion:
@mchenryjd, @tvmojoe, @andygreenwald and Jezebel
Richard Lea / Guardian:
Kickstarter helped launch 2,967 literary projects, and raised $35.2M in pledges for its books and comics section in 2015 — Richard Lea finds out how a resource for small enterprises is making some big changes — Four months after launching on Kickstarter, a children's book that tells …
Discussion:
@_mattking, @gettingsome, @mikeelgan and GalleyCat
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.
Discussion:
Infowars, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, NPR, Mediaite, emptywheel, Journalism News, @freedomofpress, @biellacoleman, @erikwemple, @declanm, @adamjohnsonnyc, @alicesperi, @aliwatkins, @ryanjreilly, @csoghoian, @razhael, The Verge, @elizabeth_joh, The Hill, @elizabeth_joh, @gwfrink3 and Motherboard
RELATED: