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NPR annotates full transcript of first presidential debate with fact-checks, analysis, and context — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head Monday night in the first presidential debate. — NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Nielsen: presidential debate drew a total of 84M viewers across 13 traditional TV channels; streaming alternatives not included in count — Monday night was the most-watched debate in American history. — More than 80 million people tuned in to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off …
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Google debuts data-friendly YouTube Go app for Android in India, with offline viewing, Bluetooth sharing, better video previews and resolution settings, more — Google has introduced a new version of YouTube that is dedicated to users in emerging markets. — ‘YouTube Go’ is initially available in India and Android only.
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook disabled accounts of several prominent Palestinian journalists last week, then restored them and admitted error, a continuing pattern — The social platform's temporary suspension of several Palestinian journalist accounts is its latest “error,” with no policy change in sight.
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Andy / TorrentFreak:
Major music labels, RIAA, others sue stream-ripping site YouTube-MP3 for copyright infringement — Two weeks ago, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry published research which claimed that half of 16 to 24-year-olds use stream-ripping tools to copy music from sites like YouTube.
Antonio José Vielma / CNBC:
Sources: Twitter sale could happen in the next 30 to 45 days — Twitter, which is said to be entertaining buyout bids, may also have Microsoft as a potential suitor, a source told CNBC on Monday. — CNBC's David Faber reported on “Closing Bell” that the social media giant is moving closer …
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CIA denies FOIA request for info about fake journalist character the USIA created to spread propaganda during the 1950s and 1960s, citing privacy — Guy Sims Fitch had a lot to say about the world economy in the 1950s and 60s. He wrote articles in newspapers around the globe …
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Shelley Hepworth / Columbia Journalism Review:
As the use of eyewitness videos in news grows, organizations and individuals grapple with verification, monetization, and the flood of media pleas to use videos — Allison Griswald was relaxing in her apartment after a long July day at work when she heard a popping sound coming from the street outside.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Tribune Media sells Tribune Tower in Chicago, Olympic Plant and Los Angeles Times Square for $430M, says the deals include up to an additional $45M — The deals cover the iconic Tribune Tower in Chicago, the entertainment company's Los Angeles Times Square property and the Olympic Plant in L.A.
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Alex T. Williams / Columbia Journalism Review:
Number of journalists at digital-only publishers has plateaued in the past three years, suggesting economic models for digital native publishers are in flux — It probably comes as no surprise that jobs for journalists at newspapers continue to disappear. But in a disturbing development …
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Alan Prendergast / Denver Westword:
How Alden Global Capital is harvesting the cash from The Denver Post, which has lost a third of its staff since June 2015 — Two years ago, Woodrow Wilson Paige Jr. flew to New York in a state of keen anticipation. He had been summoned by the top management of MediaNews Group …
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Nielsen launches digital content ratings Friday, measuring audiences for video, audio, and text across devices; clients include BuzzFeed, Vice, Tastemade, AOL — Another piece of Nielsen's total audience measurement rollout has fallen into place, as the company will launch its new digital content ratings metric this week.
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