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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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Michael Short, a White House senior assistant press secretary, 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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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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New York Times, TVNewser, New York Magazine, @chrisgeidner, Splinter, @twa2jenny, @philiprucker, @drudge_report, @ashleyrparker, The Week and AOL


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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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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Bloomberg, Axios, Awful Announcing and MediaShift

Gabriel Sherman is leaving New York magazine to join Vanity Fair, where he will be a special correspondent — EXCLUSIVE — GABRIEL SHERMAN TO JOIN VANITY FAIR: The tireless chronicler of Fox News and Roger Ailes is leaving his longtime home New York magazine to join Graydon Carter's domain at Condé Nast.


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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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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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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Late-breaking news creates chaos in cable's prime-time as networks scramble to book guests and cover stories — https://apnews.com/f6bee9db0dcf41b8941c fa2f8977a8c6 — Link copied! — NEW YORK (AP) — Print outlets like The New York Times and Washington Post have developed …

Immigration bond company Libre by Nexus sues BuzzFeed for $5M over a story it says is “full of false and defamatory statements” — WASHINGTON (CN) — An immigration bond company sued BuzzFeed for $5 million over a cover story it says was “full of false and defamatory statements …
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@patrickmichels, National Law Journal and Talking Biz News


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.


Digital analytics marketing firm SimilarWeb raises $47M led by Viola Growth, sources say at a valuation nearing $800M — Companies are increasingly dependent on digital platforms for their business growth, and that is giving a boost to analytics firms that are helping them make better sense of that digital landscape.
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