Top News:
Nick Denton / Medium:
Nick Denton confirms Gawker Media has settled with Hulk Hogan; three true stories will be removed, and staffers with equity can recoup salary or bonuses — After four years of litigation funded by a billionaire with a grudge going back even further, a settlement has been reached. The saga is over.
Discussion:
New York Times, CNBC, LawNewz, CNNMoney, Bloomberg, New York Post, Observer, Techdirt, Forbes, @rmac18, NetNewsCheck Latest, Guardian, @joemfbrown, Newser, @velocciraptor, Ad Age, New York Magazine, The Wrap, Adweek, Business Insider, @rmac18, The Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Fortune, @juliakmarsh, @freedomofpress, FishbowlNY, Deadline, Cageside Seats, Engadget, @jrthewriter, CNET, Daily Mail, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Editor & Publisher, The Verge, @justinjm1, @asherlangton, @geneweingarten, @polly, @poynter, @anthony, @wkamaubell, @anthony, @tomkludt, @brianstelter, Mashable, @edmundlee, @derektmead, @pkafka, @steverousseau, @brianstelter, @davidbix, @petersterne, @jordansarge, @paxdickinson, @jank0, Boing Boing and The Week
RELATED:
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
NYT reports Q3 print ad revenue down 19%, but digital ad revenue up 21% to $44M, 116K digital-only subs added, bringing total to 1.3M, revenue down 1% to $364M — The New York Times Company reported a steep decline in print advertising revenue for the third quarter on Wednesday, adding to the newspaper industry's woes.
RELATED:
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook's mobile ad business brought in $5.7B in Q3 2016, representing 84% of all the company's ad revenue — Facebook beat Q3 earnings estimates Wednesday. — Facebook delivered for Wall Street again — and its mobile ad business is driving the bus. — The social giant beat earnings …
Discussion:
Facebook, Recode, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, IAB, @joshsternberg, @kurtwagner8, @mathewi, @dangillmor and Fortune
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Source: CNN has completed investigation into Brazile leak; Jeff Zucker says CNN will not work with TV One again, the network they partnered with for town hall — CNN president Jeff Zucker on Wednesday said the network had completed an investigation after it was revealed interim Democratic …
Discussion:
Politico, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, @jtlol, @jammiewf, @redsteeze and @oliverdarcy
RELATED:
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Online news offers so many choices, it allows readers to confirm their biases and filter out news they don't like; fact-checking has proven ineffective — Next week, if all goes well, someone will win the presidency. What happens after that is anyone's guess. Will the losing side believe the results?
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Wall Street Journal to debut overhauled, slimmed down version of print paper on November 14 and will cut staff from newsroom, including roughly 20 from one team — The Wall Street Journal will debut an overhauled and slimmed-down version of its print product on Nov. 14 in an effort …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, Forbes, AdExchanger, Fortune, Business Insider, @joepompeo, @joepompeo, @nahmias, Talking Biz News and @laurenweberwsj
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
A look at how The Verge generates revenue, the technology it's built for creating and distributing ads, Hymnal and Concert, and its plans for the future — Platforms, united — The Verge turns five on November 1st, and we're in the process of refreshing our entire brand for the next five years.
Discussion:
@rajeshmahapatra, @mattervc, @ylichterman, @noahchestnut, @krogsgard, @melissabell, @sbnlukethomas, @reckless, Nieman Lab, @markguim, @fcollective, @waxpancake and @lexjuneja
Shelley Hepworth / Columbia Journalism Review:
300 newsrooms have signed up to Electionland, a project tracking and reporting on problems that prevent people from voting, including Univision and USA Today — On election nights past, ProPublica staffers were more likely to be found at home watching the results roll in on TV or online than in the newsroom.
CNBC:
Sources: Apple is uninterested in buying Time Warner but the regulatory approval process for AT&T's bid could last months and things could change — Apple not interested in buying TWX at present: Sources — CNBC's David Faber reports the latest on Time Warner and addresses rumors …
Discussion:
Variety, AppleInsider, Fast Company, MacRumors and AppAdvice.com Latest
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Business Insider's US site and Inc hacked by hacking group OurMine early Wed morning; BI employee may have used same password across multiple sites — Business Insider was hacked on Wednesday morning. — Attackers identifying themselves as OurMine posted and edited some stories on the US version of the website.
Discussion:
Mediaite, @kevin_raposo and @danraywood
Ben Fox Rubin / CNET:
Amazon unveils Rapids, a reading app for kids which tells stories through the medium of text messages between characters, priced at $2.99 a month — The app, available for $2.99 a month, includes hundreds of short stories for kids, told through text messages. — Enlarge Image
Discussion:
Fast Company, TechCrunch, Amazon.com, SocialTimes, New York Magazine, Publishers Weekly and @karensaba
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Profile of AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, a Republican voter opposed to Trump and a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBT rights — In private meetings, the Boy Scout who backs Black Lives Matter puts Time Warner execs at ease as he notes he's no fan of Donald Trump.
Discussion:
@janicemin and @thrmattbelloni
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Time Warner Q3 earnings beats estimates with revenue of $7.17B; sales at Turner, including CNN, TNT, and TBS, rise 8.8% YoY to $2.61B, HBO sales up 4.3% — Media giant being acquired by AT&T raises full-year forecast — Time Warner Inc., the owner of the Warner Bros. studio …
Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Batman News, Broadcasting & Cable, Seeking Alpha, TheStreet.com and Deadline