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5:45 AM ET, September 16, 2016

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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.
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.
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
AP condemns DOJ report, calls for practice of government impersonation of news media to end, demands to be included in official policy development  —  The Associated Press Thursday condemned a report from a Justice Department Inspector General that found that an FBI agent's impersonation of an AP editor did not violate its policies.
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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.
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.
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Univision formalizes indemnity policy, promising to defend staffers if they are sued in the course of their jobs, following concerns of Gawker staffers  —  Univision chief news, entertainment and digital officer Isaac Lee plans to send an email later this afternoon to employees promising …
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.
Politico:
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 …
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 …
Carlett Spike / Columbia Journalism Review:
American Society of News Editors survey finds journalist diversity highest in nearly 14 years, but newsrooms still don't reflect communities they serve  —  Photo credit: Jürg Vollmer, via Wikimedia Commons  —  The ranks of journalists are getting more diverse for the first time in nearly 14 years …
 
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump mocks his traveling press pool for being late to rally even though his campaign is responsible for travel arrangements
Sarah Emerson / Motherboard:
Facebook briefly blocked a link to a video of activists protesting the Dakota Access pipeline, blames automatic spam filter for mistake
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
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
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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
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Pandora rebrands $5/month Pandora One ad-free subscription service as Pandora Plus, adds unlimited skips and replays, offline mode
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