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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
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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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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Washington Post's new newsroom-wide initiative to shorten copy discourages stories over 1,500 words for digital or 50 inches in 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:
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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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Mental Floss announces it will end its print magazine with November-December issue after a 15-year run — Mental Floss magazine is ending its print edition, parent company Dennis Publishing announced on Friday. — “While this is the final issue of mental_floss magazine …
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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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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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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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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute report details changes at 25 private-sector legacy news orgs across six countries in Europe, including Finland, France, Italy, and Poland — It's hard not to sound like a broken record here, but the digital media environment has upended everything legacy publishers have relied …
Mark K. Miller / TVNewsCheck:
Public interest groups complain to FCC saying Scripps station WCPO fails to follow campaign ad disclosure rules, allege widespread broadcaster noncompliance — The Campaign Legal Center reiterates its charge that many stations are not complying with rules to make available online information …
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Rob Schmitz / NPR:
How the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's largest English-language daily, has gradually softened its coverage of mainland China in recent years — Audio will be available later today. — When Alibaba founder Jack Ma bought the South China Morning Post in December of 2015, he held a meeting with his new employees.
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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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