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11:00 AM ET, October 19, 2016

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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
A.G. Sulzberger, son of NYT publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., appointed deputy publisher at unanimous recommendation of seven-member committee  —  The New York Times brought a new generation of the Sulzberger family into its top ranks on Wednesday, naming Arthur Gregg Sulzberger the deputy publisher.
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Edmund Lee / Recode:
A.G. Sulzberger: the principal author of NYT's Innovation Report and a well-liked newsroom heavyweight who will eventually succeed his Father as NYT Publisher  —  But A.G. Sulzberger will find that running the company requires the help of the two cousins he beat for the job.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Snapchat to stop sharing ad revenue with media partners within weeks, will change to up-front flat licensing fee as it prepares for 2017 IPO  —  Evan Spiegel has a new deal for “Discover” publishers: We pay you up front, and we keep all the ad money. … Snapchat says it's done sharing with media companies.
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Journalists face rise in anti-Semitic tweets, fueled by Trump supporters, Anti-Defamation League says  —  At least 2.6 million anti-Semitic tweets have been directed at more than 800 journalists since the 2016 presidential campaign began, often because those journalists voiced critical opinions …
Brendan James / Guardian:
Staff at Jacobin magazine unanimously vote to unionize, join NewsGuild of New York  —  True to form, the seven full-time staffers unanimously voted to band together ‘to instituitonalize the socialist principles’ guiding the growing publication  —  Uniting theory with practice …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The Washington Post will use an automation tool, Heliograf, to generate election coverage, with reporters adding color, analysis, alongside bot-written stories  —  On Election Day, journalists at The Washington Post will get an assist from their non-human counterparts.
Discussion: @poynter
David Bond / Financial Times:
After cutting its print edition, The Independent becomes profitable for first time in 23 years, with digital ad rev up 45% YoY, 2016 revenue of £20M expected  —  The Independent has become profitable for the first time in 20 years, according to its owner Evgeny Lebedev …
Kara Swisher / Recode:
Yahoo management skips scheduling an earnings conference call with investors, dodging potential questions on the impact of its massive breach  —  As it sunsets as an independent company, Yahoo's business continues to contract.  —  Does it matter that Yahoo management declined …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Energy returns to Fox News after Ailes scandal as Chris Wallace prepares to moderate presidential debate  —  LAS VEGAS — A flashy broadcast studio is making its debut at Fox News on Election Night, with LED floors and a sweeping view of Manhattan through bulletproof glass.
Stephanie Petit / People.com:
People Magazine reveals six named sources who corroborate former writer Natasha Stoynoff's claim she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in 2005  —  Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former PEOPLE writer Natasha Stoynoff's account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward.
Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
The newspaper industry's mistake wasn't moving to a digital first strategy, but rather spending decades reluctantly moving toward digital adoption  —  I hesitate to give more attention to a study and Politico Magazine column that comforted newspaper nostalgists, but I must: Both are BS.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Univision Signs Deal With BroadbandTV to Manage YouTube Channels  —  Univision Communications has signed a pact with multiplatform network BroadbandTV to help amplify the Hispanic media company's 16 YouTube channels and manage all of its fan-uploaded content.
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Joe Rivano Barros / Mission Local:
Waymo says it temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service in San Francisco during a citywide blackout, as downed traffic lights appeared to halt its vehicles

Mitchell Peters / Billboard:
Pirate activist group Anna's Archive says it scraped 86M music files and 256M rows of track metadata from Spotify, and releases them in ~300TB of torrent files

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