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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Apple removes all major VPN apps from the App Store in China; the apps allowed users to bypass China's internet censorship — The Chinese government's crackdown on the internet continues with the news that Apple has removed all major VPN apps, which help internet users overcome …
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Robert Booth / The Guardian:
Irish Sunday Times removes column by Kevin Myers that suggested two BBC presenters earn more because they are Jewish, says Myers will not write for them again — Kevin Myers, in Irish edition, suggested Vanessa Feltz and Claudia Winkleman earned more because they were Jewish
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
eMarketer: Roku will have 38.9M MAUs in 2017, up 19% YoY, compared to 36.9M for Chromecast, 35.8M for Amazon Fire TV, and 21.3M for Apple TV — Roku may be the most-used connected TV device this year, edging out Chromecast, Fire TV and Apple TV, according to a new 2017 forecast from eMarketerreleased this morning.
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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Source: Charter Communications rebuffs SoftBank's proposal for merger with Sprint — Charter Communications Inc. isn't interested in a merger with Masayoshi Son's Sprint Corp. following a published report that the Japanese billionaire was seeking such a deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Sources: Sprint has proposed a merger with Charter Communications; proposal calls for new publicly traded entity that would be controlled by SoftBank — Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son seeks to create media and communications giant controlled by SoftBank, sources say
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Katherine Goldstein / Nieman Reports:
To attract and retain millennial journalists, newsrooms must better meet the needs of parents with young kids and create better work-life balance for everyone — If news organizations want to attract and retain millennial journalists, newsrooms must better meet the needs of parents with young children …
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Otherworld, an experimental service in Manchester funded by Google's Digital News Initiative, uses beacons to deliver silent alerts, including from local news — The experiment uses beacon technology to send people news and push notifications about what is happening in the area near them
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Current and former SoundCloud employees describe the factors leading to its decline, including its attempt to compete head-on with music streaming giants — SoundCloud was once a platform beloved by listeners and creators, whose leaders hoped to revolutionize the music industry.
Meg Dalton / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside PRX's Podcast Garage, a community recording studio and educational hub for audio storytelling, located in Boston — Reverend Jeffrey Brown is used to the pulpit. But these days, he's trading it for a microphone in a cozy recording studio in Allston, Massachusetts.
Heidi N. Moore / Washington Post:
Scaramucci's media tactics reflect the aggressive, personal approach often used by financial firms on reporters — When Anthony Scaramucci took over as White House communications director, prompting the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer, the initial reaction from Washington journalists was warily optimistic.
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Sources: Anthony Scaramucci has told associates he plans to dramatically pare back his interactions with journalists following his comments to The New Yorker
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Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of CNN's Chris Cillizza, who is relentlessly popular with mainstream audiences but disdained by many reporters for his simplistic political takes — Chris Cillizza might be the only person in America who can have goofy fun talking about Trumpcare, Russian election interference, and the emoluments clause.
Alex French / New York Times:
How The Lego Movie spawned a trend toward non-narrative movies aimed at existing fan bases, like The Emoji Movie and a potential Fruit Ninja movie — Hollywood is aggressively adapting material that doesn't have a narrative or even any characters. But not all intellectual property is created equal.
John Leland / New York Times:
Profile of gossip columnist Liz Smith, now 94, whose faded power reflects the waning of tabloids — She was the most powerful gossip columnist in the 1980s. A tabloid celebrity herself, she could turn anyone into a star overnight. Until she couldn't. — Liz Smith, who is 94 and recovering …
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