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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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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.
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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 …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Gabe Sherman to work on TV mini-series about Roger Ailes with Spotlight director Tom McCarthy — LOS ANGELES — The former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is coming back to television, but perhaps not in a way he will like. — The writer-director Tom McCarthy, whose journalism drama …
Ad Age:
Sources: Pinterest building an Explore channel for publishers and brands to create multimedia posts, to test ad revenue potential with integrated video ad units — By Garett Sloane, George Slefo. — Pinterest is building a new media channel for publishers and brands to create videos and multimedia posts …
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.
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Michael Wolff / Hollywood Reporter:
From Billy Bush to People Magazine, the media knew Donald Trump was a sexual abuser - but enabled him with sycophantic coverage anyways — Sleazy? Well, duh. Donald's been a lout for three decades, but a sycophantic news business willingly built him up until, with some help …
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Politico:
Fears grow that the AP and other news orgs could face a cyber attack on or near election day, with debate moderators being briefed on cyber security by the FBI — A hack on the AP and its results tally could have chaos-inducing consequences. — Despite spending hundreds of millions …
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Pulitzer.org:
Pulitzer Prizes open all journalism categories to magazines, due to expansion of digital journalism and overlap in work of newspapers, magazines, websites — NEW YORK, N.Y. (Oct. 19, 2016) — Print and online magazines are now eligible for Pulitzer Prizes in all journalism categories, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced today.
Jake Kanter / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed UK profit was $677K in 2015, up from $172K in 2014; company assets, including cash on hand, quadruple to $9.8M over last year, revenue remains unclear — BuzzFeed UK's profits quadrupled to nearly £560,000 ($687,000) last year after a period of major investment.
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.
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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 …
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