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USA Today:
For the first time in its 34-year history, USA Today's editorial board takes a stance on presidential race, saying Trump is unfit for the presidency — The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. We're doing it now. — In the 34-year history of USA TODAY …
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Bryan West / KPNX:
Arizona Republic says it has gotten death threats and canceled subs over its endorsement of Clinton, the first time it's ever supported a Dem for president
Arizona Republic says it has gotten death threats and canceled subs over its endorsement of Clinton, the first time it's ever supported a Dem for president
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Washington Post establishes newsroom-wide initiative to shorten copy; stories to be under 1,500 words for digital, or 50 inches for print — In August, Washington Post Managing Editor Cameron Barr and his fellow senior editors decided to do something about a problem that had been niggling at them for some time:
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fortune, Time, and CNBC defend their informal unscientific online polls shared after the presidential debate — Donald Trump continues to mislead people about political polling, forcing several news outlets to reconsider whether they should post “who won?” online surveys after presidential debates.
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Joel Ericsen / Pew Research Center:
Pew study: 35% of conservative Repubs think the most negative thing about the press is its bias; 25% of liberal Dems single out poor choices in news coverage — Americans are divided in what they consider the most positive and negative attribute of the news media, and much of that divide …
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Periscope / Medium:
Periscope.tv site revamped to add curated channels for breaking news, common hashtags like #music, and planned events — On Periscope, live video brings instant content from around the world. From breaking news and protests to sports and politics, our community shares their perspectives and brings the world along with them.
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Billboard:
Music app Shazam announces 1B downloads, turns an operating profit as more brands use its audio and visual identification software — A business model shift to advertising has helped music discovery company Shazam turn a profit. The London-based firm on Thursday announced that revenue …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump has not held a press conference for more than two months, though he has been interviewed by Fox News hosts more than a dozen times in September — Donald Trump, who previously knocked Hillary Clinton for avoiding the press, has not held a press conference for more than two months.
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The CW TV Network releases new Apple TV app that eliminates cable subscription login, but limits content to only five episodes from most recent season of shows — As promised last week, The CW network today released a new Apple TV app that allows all fourth-generation Apple TV owners to watch …
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Newsweek suspects that hackers are to blame for “massive DDoS attack” Thursday night, after it published an article about Trump's business dealings in Cuba — Newsweek suspects that hackers are to blame for the crash of its website on Thursday night, after it published an article …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Trinity Mirror, publisher of UK's Daily Mirror, makes £20M cuts; print ad revenues fell by 21% and and newspaper sales revenues by 6% in Q3 — Trinity Mirror follows Mail publisher DMGT in increasing cost savings targets — The owner of the Daily Mirror has boosted its cost savings …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC delays a vote on its plan to open the TV set-top box market after objections by cable industry and disagreements on details among commissioners — You'll have to wait longer for free TV apps that replace rented set-top boxes. — The Federal Communications Commission has delayed a vote …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Helen Boaden, director of BBC Radio, to retire after 34 years, former Labour culture secretary James Purnell to become new head of radio — Former Labour culture secretary succeeds Helen Boaden, who is to retire after 33 years at the corporation — The BBC has confirmed …
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