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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
BandLab investment in Rolling Stone does not include ownership in Wenner Media; BandLab CEO won't comment on whether it'll be liable in defamation lawsuits — Investment doesn't include ownership in Wenner Media — Rolling Stone has struck a chord with a new investor.
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Bloomberg, @hkeith8019, NPR, @gerryfsmith and Media Wire Daily
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Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg:
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner to sell 49% stake in the magazine to Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, which will have no editorial input — Rolling Stone plans to sell a 49% stake to Singapore startup BandLab, Bloomberg News reports.
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
New York Times' public editor calls for the publisher to acknowledge substantial changes to stories — IN the history of do-overs at The New York Times, there is one example that may seem of no large consequence but nonetheless infuriated readers. It involved an obituary about a rocket scientist named Yvonne Brill.
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@poynter, @scottros, @shani_o, @lauraelizdavis and @jayrosen_nyu
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Hollywood Reporter:
California enacts law requiring paid resume subscription services like IMDb Pro for actors to delete age info upon subscriber's request — “On behalf of everyone in the industry who has struggled with age discrimination, whose opportunities to showcase their talent may have been blocked …
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Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Fast Company, Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, CNNMoney, @rickhasen, The Week, @pjvogt, @radleybalko, @rickhasen, The Verge, BetaNews, Deadline and The Wrap
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Email newsletter publisher TheSkimm raises $500K from investors, including the New York Times, in addition to $8M round led by 21st Century Fox during summer — It's not a huge investment, but it's an interesting one — TheSkimm, the fast-growing newsletter aimed at young women, has new backers, including the New York Times.
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@pkafka, FishbowlNY, @jakesherman, @jenn_rtr, @mcwellons, @pesmou and @schlaf
David Segal / New York Times:
How Gabriel Sherman pursued the Roger Ailes beat despite facing insults and threats, from a 2014 biography through stories on Ailes' departure from Fox News — Anyone visiting the Rockefeller Center studios of MSNBC on Sept. 2 would have witnessed a peculiar spectacle …
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@philiprucker, @jackshafer, @jonathanchait, Politico, @joehagansays, @katz, @clarajeffery, @jessepesta, @gabrielsherman, @mlcalderone, @gabrielsherman and @entropymedia
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Slate's editor-in-chief Julia Turner and president Keith Hernandez on Slate at 20 years old, its success in podcasting, membership programs, paywalls, and more — Being contrarian sometimes pays off. Online magazine Slate is now 20 years old, and while its strong takes are stronger than ever …
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@benedictevans and @rafat
BBC:
Jordanian writer and atheist Nahid Hattar, charged with offending Islam after sharing a cartoon on Facebook, killed outside court by “known extremist” — A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed.
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The Bookseller
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Vox.com creates new position, General Manager, hires The Atlantic's former entrepreneur-in-residence Andrew Golis who will work with product and business teams — Vox Media on Monday said that it had created a new position, general manager of Vox.com, and filling it with Andrew Golis …
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FishbowlNY, @jessicavalenti and @mattyglesias
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ahead of Clinton-Trump debate, none of the major networks commit to on-screen fact-checking during the debate, when audience is highest — Despite Clinton's demand that Trump be held accountable, outlets say they aren't prepared to weigh in while candidates speak.
Charles Seife / Scientific American:
How the FDA manipulates the media through embargoes that prohibit journalists' inquiries to unapproved sources and other methods — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals.
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STAT, @sonnybunch and @jennymccarthy
Chris Chafin / Fast Company:
How a deal with Pandora for This American Life illustrates the debate over public radio's future as digital audio grows — When This American Life signed a deal with Pandora, it amplified a raucous, behind-the-scenes debate over the future of public radio.
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