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Peter Sterne / Politico:
The New York Times will add new product verticals to The Wirecutter, Sweethome, is already hiring more staff, has no plans to put the sites behind a paywall — A little less than a year ago, The New York Times began thinking about what it would be like if it did Consumer Reports-style product recommendations, Ben French told POLITICO.
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Matt Haughey / 15 Minutes in the Morning:
Opting to monetize The Wirecutter via affiliate links instead of advertising meant Brian Lam did not compromise on the quality of the site's journalism — I was happy to read that the New York Times bought Brian Lam's Wirecutter and Sweethome sites for $30 million today.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
The New York Times acquires online consumer guide The Wirecutter, founded by former Gizmodo editor-in-chief Brian Lam; sources say NYT will pay more than $30M
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Trump's campaign launches nightly news show on Facebook Live, hosted by advisers Boris Epshteyn and Cliff Sims, with TheBlaze commentator Tomi Lahren — Welcome to the Donald Trump show! — Tonight, the Trump campaign is kicking off a show that will air on the candidate's Facebook page every night …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up Trump TV, claims his only interest is in winning the election — Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up “Trump TV” when the election ends. — “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump said on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW on Tuesday.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist and organizer Aaron Black who disrupted GOP primary campaign events, was involved in Project Veritas DNC sting — A liberal activist and organizer coordinated with reporters from the conservative news site Breitbart during the primaries to cover …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
A.G. Sulzberger on his new role as the NYT's deputy publisher, the conclusion of the 20/20 report, and job cuts coming to the newsroom in 2017 — Talk about having your work cut out for you. — In a few days, Arthur Gregg Sulzberger will start as deputy publisher for The New York Times …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
HBO CEO Richard Plepler says “Vice News Tonight” has been watched by hundreds of thousands of viewers in its first two weeks and is performing well on digital — HBO's new daily news program “Vice News Tonight” has been watched by “hundreds of thousands” of viewers within the first two weeks …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings open to AT&T Time Warner merger if net neutrality is upheld — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings signaled that his company wasn't outright opposing the AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner at the Wall Street Journal's WSJ.D Live conference in Laguna Beach, California Monday night.
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Woman at center of Rolling Stone story, “Jackie” says she cannot recall details about assault due to PTSD, didn't know her account was to be main focus of story — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The woman who claimed she was brutally gang raped in a story by Rolling Stone magazine …
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Facebook launches online courses for journalists on Facebook Live, 360-degree video, getting verified, privacy options, and more — The new site will include courses on Facebook Live, 360-degree video, and useful features for journalists such as getting verified and privacy options
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Nieman Lab, Facebook Media, @juhavantzelfde, @andrewmanganvo, @sidneyfussell and Fortune
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
About.com launches third standalone vertical, Lifewire, a tech information and advice site; site debuts with 16K pieces of evergreen content by 40 authors — About.com is launching its third standalone brand in the form of Lifewire, a tech information and advice site.
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FishbowlNY and Adweek
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Impress becomes UK's first state-approved press regulator after application for Royal Charter recognition is granted — Impress today became the UK's first state-approved press regulator after its application for Royal Charter recognition was granted. — After a full day of discussion around whether …
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