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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Snopes raises more than $500K in one day, which it will use to meet basic operating expenses like staffers' salaries — In one day, Snopes received more than $500,000 worth of donations from nearly 20,000 people on GoFundMe in order to keep its doors open. — “Stunned and humbled by this.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
White House senior assistant press secretary Michael Short has resigned after Anthony Scaramucci threatened to “fire everybody” to stop leaks — Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, threatened on Tuesday to fire his entire staff in an effort to stem …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Sources: Anthony Scaramucci has begun undertaking an audit of the White House communications department in an attempt to root out unauthorized leaks
Sources: Anthony Scaramucci has begun undertaking an audit of the White House communications department in an attempt to root out unauthorized leaks
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic, a local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4M and hires former Sports Illustrated editor Paul Fichtenbaum as its chief content officer — “The Athletic's subscriber model allows us to focus entirely on high-quality written content. NO ads, NO auto-play videos, NO clickbait."
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Davey Alba / Wired:
Google files injunction in US district court against Canadian court order to globally alter search results, arguing that doing so in US violates First Amendment — IN JUNE, CANADA'S Supreme Court came down on Google—hard. It ruled that the tech giant must take down certain Google search results for pirated products.
Jonathan Randles / Wall Street Journal:
Advisers for Gawker Media bankruptcy estate explore sale of Gawker.com, terms of Univision sale restricts publishing on site until March 2018 — Gawker.com has been dormant for nearly a year; sale process in early stages — Advisers overseeing the Gawker Media LLC bankruptcy estate …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen adds Hulu and YouTube streaming services to its traditional TV ratings, the latest step to modernize measurements as digital consumption increases — Measurement firm modernizes metrics as digital consumption ramps up — Nielsen said it has begun counting viewership …
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Facebook Live now supports 4K streaming and Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Rift headsets for 360-degree video — You can also watch 4K streams in virtual reality — Today, Facebook announced quite a few updates to its 360-degree live video platform to make it more accessible to both creators and viewers.
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: Viacom has informed Scripps Network it is willing to purchase it in all-cash deal; a decision is expected within the next few days — (Reuters) - Viacom Inc has informed Scripps Networks Interactive it is willing to pay all cash to acquire the U.S. TV network operator, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How Danish news startup Føljeton evolved into a newsletter company with 5,500 paying subscribers — “The website and the apps are based on the rhythm and structure of the newsletter now.” — COPENHAGEN — Every weekday at noon, subscribers to the Danish news site Føljeton receive …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: despite a historic run, the mood at The New York Times is hollow due to impending buyouts and a major newsroom reorganization — Despite a historic run, unease is now gripping the paper as a large-scale reorganization (physical, personnel, and psychic) looms.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
More than 80% of the Atlantic's revenue comes from digital sources, a consulting business, and live events such as the annual Washington Ideas Forum — The Atlantic has gotten very good at flipping conventional wisdom upside down. — A decade ago, like most traditional publications …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook has acquired a content rights startup called Source3 to help fight video pirates — Facebook wants to make sure video creators can't get ripped off. — Facebook has acquired a startup to help it crack down on users who share pirated videos and other content without permission.
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