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George Slefo / Ad Age:
Google says it will preinstall an ad filter in Chrome starting early 2018 aimed at ads deemed “annoying” by the Coalition for Better Ads — Google's Chrome browser will soon come with preinstalled technology that will block the most annoying ads currently marring the web experience, the company confirmed on Thursday.
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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google will give publishers at least 6 months to prepare for a Chrome-based ad filter coming next year, offering a self-service tool for analyzing ads — Internet giant describes tool as a ‘filter’ for ads that are bothersome to web users — Google has told publishers it will give …
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the Econsultancy blog, MSPoweruser, The Verge, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Axios, @reneritchie, @film_girl, Recode, Business Insider, TechCrunch and @mathewi
Michael Barthel / Pew Research Center:
Despite some subscriber surges, a Pew analysis shows that total weekday circulation for US daily papers fell 8% in 2016, the 28th consecutive year of declines — Following last year's presidential election, some major U.S. newspapers reported a sharp jump in digital subscriptions, giving a boost to their overall circulation totals.
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Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, @pewjournalism, LJ INFOdocket, Poynter and Washington Post
Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:
Facebook shareholders call on the company to publish a report examining its guidelines around fake news — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced sharp criticism Thursday during the company's annual shareholders meeting about how the company operates, deals with violence and handles fake news.
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Nieman Lab, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Observer and New York Times
Kelly McBride / Poynter:
The New York Times erred by ending its public editor position because the job adds credibility in the face of wide efforts to discredit the media — No, New York Times! Not the public editor! Why, with trust in news organizations at an all-time low, would you cut the one position dedicated …
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Politico, iMediaEthics and Media Matters for America
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Federal appeals court temporarily stays FCC TV ownership rule change that would have eased the Sinclair Broadcast and Tribune Media merger — A federal appeals court put on hold the FCC's plans to restore a key media ownership rule that allowed major station groups to expand through mergers and acquisitions.
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Radio & Television …, Deadline and Broadcasting & Cable
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Plex launches Live TV and DVR for all Plex Pass subscribers, supports all free-to-air broadcast channels — Plex is doubling down on its support for capturing over-the-air signals from digital antennas this morning, with the announcement that it will now not only let users record TV programs, it will also allow them to watch live TV.
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Plex, Gizmodo, BetaNews, Ars Technica UK, MacRumors, VentureBeat, The Verge and Pocket-lint
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The Wall Street Journal is shutting down its standalone What's News app on June 30 with plans to revamp its main news app — The Journal is the latest news organization to build a mobile-first secondary app as a user-interface playground — and then return focus to the core app.
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@s_m_i, @annett_tim, @s_m_i and @jbenton
Chris Welch / The Verge:
YouTube updates “ad friendly” guidelines, takes a stronger stance on hateful and demeaning content, and inappropriate use of family entertainment characters — More guidance for video creators and three new types of ad-unfriendly content — YouTube is taking new steps today …
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YouTube Creator Blog, ZDNet, C21Media, TechCrunch, MediaNama, @mangaminx, @mscarsonelle, Engadget, Tubefilter and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The Intercept is launching a three-tiered paid membership program with perks like invites to events, access to behind-the-scenes reports, and tote bags — “We'd be happy to see a healthy portion of our budget paid for by the membership program.” — Just because a newsroom is backed …
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Journalism.co.uk, @niemanlab, @jbenton and @adamcommentism
Richard Horgan / Adweek:
Lifehacker makes new hires and launches parenting site Offspring, the second vertical launched in 2017 by Gizmodo Media Group — The first big content stamp applied by new EIC Melissa Kirsch — A couple of weeks before the Memorial Day weekend holiday, Lifehacker editor in chief Melissa Kirsch sent out the following email to staff.
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@jmrivera02 and Offspring
Max Willens / Digiday:
Refinery29 gets a 63% click-to-open rate on its biggest newsletter, Refinery29 Everywhere, higher than the average rate of 15% for media newsletters — Refinery29 knows how to stand out in its readers' inboxes. Its biggest newsletter, Refinery29 Everywhere, boasts a click-to-open rate of 63 percent …
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@digiday and @meena_thiru
New York Times:
White House waiver that lets Bannon communicate with Breitbart News may skirt ethics rules; “there is no such thing as a retroactive waiver,” ethics chief says — The Trump administration may have skirted federal ethics rules by retroactively granting a blanket exemption …
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Politico, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, @sunfoundation, @ericliptonnyt, @levinecarrie, @nytpolitics, The Week, AP News, The Wrap and Sunlight Foundation
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump ethics waiver allows Steve Bannon to interact with Breitbart despite prior ties to the news outlet
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New York Times, Washington Post, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Mediaite, @ericliptonnyt, @slpng_giants, @mateagold, @noahbookbinder, @amlwhere and @sunfoundation
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