Mediagazer: 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 (Benjamin Mullin/Poynter)

6:15 PM ET, October 25, 2016

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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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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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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

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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:

AT&T's new streaming TV service, DirecTV Now, will debut in November with 100+ channels for $35/month, includes unlimited mobile data for TV viewing — AT&T just dropped a bombshell by announcing that its streaming TV streaming package, DirecTV Now, will include more than 100 channels for only $35 a month.

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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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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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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

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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TechCrunch:

Pandora reports Q3 revenue of $351.9M, up 13% YoY, vs $366M expected; active listeners were 77.9M at end of Q3, down from 78.1M YoY; stock down 8%+ after hours — Oct 25, 2016, 1:21 pmOct 25, 2016, 1:40 pm — In what has become a very competitive landscape for digital music, early pioneer Pandora is trying to remain a leader.

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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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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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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:

The Financial Times has 286K followers on Instagram, up from 40K a year ago, is adding thousands more each day — The Financial Times has found an unlikely outlet for its charts and graphics: Instagram. — A year ago, it had 40,000 followers to its Instagram account.

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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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:

Woman at center of Rolling Stone story, “Jackie”, says she can't 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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