Mediagazer: Google will allow users to post stories, videos, and photos on Google Earth within the next 2-3 years, the project's Director Rebecca Moore said on Tuesday (Natalia Scalzaretto/Reuters)

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

HuffPost launches a 7-week, 23-city bus tour through Middle America to “learn what it means to be American today,” which sources say could cost $1M — Seeking a new direction, the site launches a 23-city bus tour to ‘listen to America.’ — Having made its name as a home …

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CBS News:

CBS News and BBC News announce global editorial and newsgathering partnership, sharing video, editorial content, and other resources — CBS News and BBC News announced a new editorial and newsgathering relationship Thursday that will significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities of both organizations.

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Sean Captain / Fast Company:

Q&A with Evan Greer of the nonprofit Fight for the Future, who organized Wednesday's “Net Neutrality Day of Action” — Evan Greer is leading a coalition of the world's biggest internet companies to mobilize users to fight the Trump administration's rollback of rules.

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Kristen Hare / Poynter:

Dana Canedy is the first woman and person of color to serve as the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes — The Pulitzer Prizes announced Wednesday that journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Dana Canedy will be the next administrator of the annual journalism competition.

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Senior NYT editor Dana Canedy appointed administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, succeeding Mike Pride

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Newsday:

Newsday could not find 109 sources in 77 stories by police reporter Kevin Deutsch after a review of 600 stories, is attaching editor's note to stories online — Newsday undertook an extensive, four-month review of reporting by Kevin Deutsch, who covered law enforcement from April 2012 to September 2016.

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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:

WSJ announces a newsroom reorganization, with Deputy EIC Matt Murray promoted to exec editor; EIC Baker says it's not a “job cutting exercise” — Efforts center on digital, mobile initiatives; Editor in Chief Gerard Baker says newsroom's head count to remain ‘roughly stable’

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Emily Peck / HuffPost: WSJ parent Dow Jones announces a target of 40% women in executive ranks, pay adjustments and mentoring for 25 women, and hiring of diversity specialist

Mitchell Armentrout / Chicago Sun Times:

Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reader to be sold to an investment group that includes a coalition of local unions and former alderman Edwin Eisendrath — An investor group led by former Chicago Ald. Edwin Eisendrath and the Chicago Federation of Labor is poised to purchase the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:

PR reps at news outlets like CNN and BuzzFeed explain how they deal with and respond to Trump's attacks on social media — “We respond to correct the record,” explains a CNN spokesman about the need to push back against the president's attacks. — When Donald Trump lobs a Twitter attack …

Discussion: AOL and New York Times

Khari Johnson / VentureBeat:

Facebook to gradually expand worldwide beta of display ads in Messenger's Home screen, which follow an auction-based model — Facebook Messenger will start to extend its home screen ads beta worldwide in the weeks ahead, Messenger head of product Stan Chudnovsky announced today.

Discussion: AdExchanger, BetaNews, Messenger Platform, Marketing Week, Forbes, Fortune, The Verge and Business Insider

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Sources: morale at SoundCloud sinks after layoffs, with those fired wondering why there was no warning; the firm says it's “fully funded into Q4” — A tense scene unfolded yesterday as user-generated, music-streaming service SoundCloud held an all-hands meeting to explain …

Discussion: FACT Magazine, @benguerrette and @jysexton, more at Techmeme »

Washington Post:

Sources: to defend Donald Trump Jr., GOP operatives are going to try and discredit the reporters covering the story, using conservative media to attack them — The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr …

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Digital publisher Thrillist names Ocean MacAdams, formerly head of GoPro's entertainment division, as its president, replacing co-founder Adam Rich — The one-time MTV executive will oversee video production efforts at the male-skewing online publisher. — Thrillist has tapped …

Discussion: @natjarv and @bmorrissey

Natalia Scalzaretto / Reuters:

Google will allow users to post stories, videos, and photos on Google Earth within the next 2-3 years, the project's Director Rebecca Moore said on Tuesday — 2 MIN READ — RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) wants users to post millions of stories, video and photos …

Discussion: The Next Web and VentureBeat

Betsy Reed / The Intercept:

First Look Media's press freedom fund is helping finance legal defense of Reality Winner, who's being prosecuted for allegedly leaking to its site The Intercept — The Intercept's parent company, First Look Media, has taken steps to provide independent support for the legal defense of Reality Winner …

Discussion: @jesselynradack, @thomas_drake1, @lifewinning and Common Dreams

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post: It's heartening that The Intercept is admitting mistakes, retraining staff, and financially supporting Reality Winner, who is charged under the Espionage Act

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