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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Conservative columnist Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, temporarily suspended from Twitter for urging drivers to hit protesters in Charlotte blocking a highway — As protests in Charlotte descended into chaos and violent outbreaks on Wednesday night, a conservative columnist for USA Today put …
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Sources: Yahoo expected to confirm data breach of 200M+ user credentials that was detailed in August — A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending. — Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach of its service, according to several sources close to the situation.
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Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera was knocked to the ground on live TV covering Charlotte protests; he says the perpetrator came back later to apologize — CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera, reporting live from protests against police violence in Charlotte, North Carolina, was knocked over in mid-sentence Wednesday night.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Interview with media lawyer Charles Harder, who represented Hulk Hogan in Gawker suit, on Peter Thiel, representing Melania Trump, libel reform, and more — After getting Gawker to fork over an extra $40 million on behalf of Hogan, Harder, arguably the highest-profile media lawyer in America …
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@thr, @hadas_gold, @eriqgardner and @thrmattbelloni
Thomas E. Patterson / Shorenstein Center:
Harvard study: negative news reports without context outnumberd positive reports 82% to 18% during 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions — A new report from Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 Republican …
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The New York Observer, Los Angeles Times, @palewire, @shorensteinctr, The Week, Media Matters for America and Mother Jones
Max Willens / Digiday:
Time Inc. unveils Life VR app with three pieces of content, will add at least one VR experience every month — Life magazine was iconic in its era. Time Inc. thinks the storied brand can be rebooted for a new era — as a virtual reality app. — On Tuesday, Time Inc. will unveil Life VR …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Hardwick Gazette owner Ross Connelly extends essay contest deadline to October 10, launches Kickstarter with $100K goal to make contest financially viable — So far, no one has wanted to buy a weekly newspaper in Vermont outright, and not enough people have submitted essays for the contest seeking a new owner.
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Kickstarter, @poynter, @kristenhare, @poynter, @profdauber and @niemanlab
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Play Books updated with Discover recommendation feature and Editorial supplementary content; available on Android, coming soon to iOS — Google today is launching a new feature for Google Books which aims to offer a better challenge to Amazon's Kindle app when it comes to helping you find new things to read.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Viacom says it will no longer seek sale of minority stake in Paramount, adjusts Q4 earnings estimate to $0.65-$0.70/share from expected $0.98, cuts dividend — The fight for control of Viacom is settled, but the drama over its future is far from over. — Thomas E. Dooley will step …
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Chloe Melas / CNNMoney:
People Magazine rushed to publish an extra issue featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce; two print editions will sit on newsstands this week — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce is such big news that People Magazine is publishing not one but two editions this week, CNNMoney has learned.
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@kirstenacuna, Washington Post and New York Post
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
USA Today Network launches VotingBecause.com, a national voter registration and civic engagement website, partly a bid to attract new readers and subscribers — For the first time in its history, USA Today and its more than 100 partner publications around the country will hold …
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@politico, @kelseymsutton, @politico_media, @lwvgrcleveland, @noahcrothman and @noahcrothman
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube to Live-Stream 2016 Presidential Debates From PBS, Telemundo, Washington Post — Video giant launches #voteIRL initiative to encourage people to register and vote — YouTube, as part of launching a get-out-the-vote initiative aimed at young Americans, has set deals to live-stream …
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