Mediagazer: Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist and organizer Aaron Black who disrupted GOP primary campaign events, was involved in Project Veritas DNC sting (Hadas Gold/Politico)

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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 …

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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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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:

The Financial Times removed words from stories to convince readers to whitelist its site. 47% agreed — Hope isn't lost for media organizations trying to get readers to stop blocking their ads. Maybe all they have to do is ask. — In July, The Financial Times ran a 30-day experiment …

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