Mediagazer: CBC journalist Edward Ou was denied entry to the US and had his mobile phones briefly confiscated, as he travelled to cover the Dakota Access Pipeline protest (Andrea Peterson/Washington Post)

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Jason Del Rey / Recode:

Jim VandeHei says his yet-to-launch media startup Axios may charge $10K+ for some subscriptions eventually, but will launch ad-supported and free to readers — Advertising to start, then big-money subscriptions. — We still don't know a lot about Axios, the yet-to-launch media startup founded …

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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:

Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen of Politico reveal details about their new startup, Axios, including its mission statement: “Media is broken—and too often a scam.” — For starters, their new company will be called Axios, which means worthy in Greek.

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Chris Welch / The Verge:

Netflix enables downloading of shows and movies to watch offline on iOS and Android for all streaming plans; selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals — For now, the selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals — You can finally take Netflix with you onto a plane or the subway.

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman apologizes for editing user comments and says the company is working to combat abuse by taking action against “toxic users” — Reddit will start issuing warnings, timeouts and permanent bans to its most abusive trolls, but will also limit …

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Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo:

Some Reddit moderators say they're losing hope in the site's future amid harassment of some users and moderators, inflated vote count on posts, and more — For the past 11 years, an eternity in internet time, Reddit has touted itself—repeatedly, and loudly—as the place to have “authentic conversations” online.

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Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:

CBC journalist Edward Ou was denied entry to the US and had his mobile phones briefly confiscated, as he travelled to cover the Dakota Access Pipeline protest — Award-winning Canadian photojournalist Edward Ou has had plenty of scary border experiences while reporting from the Middle East for the past decade.

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Scott Shane / New York Times:

Profile of Steve Bannon, incoming White House chief strategist, who some call racist and nativist, while others see an opportunist using the alt-right for power — When Julia Jones arrived at her office in Santa Monica at 8 a.m. — by Hollywood screenwriter standards, the crack of dawn …

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Avery Hartmans / Business Insider:

Report: ad tech company AppNexus has filed confidentially for an IPO, expected around Q2 2017, valuing the company between $1.5B and $2B — AppNexus' long-awaited IPO is about to happen. — The ad tech company has filed paperwork confidentially for an initial public offering …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Drum, AdExchanger, @scottmaustin and Ad Age

Selina Wang / Bloomberg:

GoPro appears to abandon its plans to become a media company by shutting down entertainment division, cutting 200+ jobs, as part of restructuring — Action-camera maker sees charges of as much as $33 million — Tony Bates will depart his position as president by year end

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BuzzFeed:

Majority of BuzzFeed UK's 80-member staff sign cards seeking unionization under National Union of Journalists; CEO Peretti asks for more discussion — CEO Jonah Peretti responded: “We'd like an opportunity to talk directly with you before you make any irreversible decisions.”

Discussion: @darrenwaters, @davidmackau, @barryap1, @libbycwatson, @peterwalker99 and @jtemperton

Liz Spayd / New York Times:

Jessica Lessin's recent op-ed for the NYT, in which she defended Facebook, should have included more detail about her ties to the social network — Ever since the election, there's been endless finger-pointing at Facebook by those who blame it for letting malicious “fake news” onto its social platform.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, FishbowlNY, Gizmodo, @kylepope, @dangillmor, @mathewi, @ggreenwald, Fast Company and New York Times

Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

Spiegel Online's case against Adblock owner Eyeo GmbH, the sixth case Eyeo has faced alleging ad-blocking violated German law, is dismissed — Eyeo GmbH has beaten back German court cases seeking to shut down its business. — In the US, blocking online advertisements might land you in a heated debate.

Robert Andrews / The Drum:
Q&A with Christian Dommers, head of business development at AdBlock Plus, on programmatic, publishers, and acceptable ads

Discussion: @thedrum

Will Oremus / Slate:

Twitter says it will suspend Trump's account if he violates their policies; Facebook says it won't, giving consideration to “the value of political discourse” — One says it wouldn't, and one says it would. — Could the president of the United States ever get suspended or banned from a major social network?

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, SFist, @guardamerican and CNBC

New York Times:
Journalists generally say they can't ignore Trump's tweets and will apply the same news judgment they would use for any statement by a powerful leader

Discussion: Washington Post, @summerbrennan, Gothamist, @achloryn, @wpjenna, @moorehn, @moorehn, @ddiamond and @kimmaicutler

Colin Deppen / PennLive:

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review printed its final edition Wednesday, becoming an online-only publication after laying off 106 — The Sept. 28 edition of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The newspaper's parent company announced earlier this year that the Pittsburgh edition would go fully digital after Nov. 30.

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