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4:30 PM ET, August 14, 2017

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Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
GoDaddy tells neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer it violated its ToS and to find a new domain provider, after it posted an obscene article about Charlottesville victim  —  White supremacist site the Daily Stormer needs to find another domain provider after getting the boot from GoDaddy.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Shonda Rhimes is leaving ABC for Netflix, says the streaming service will provide her with greater creative freedom than network television  —  Prolific producer will create new shows for streaming service, which faces growing competition from Amazon, Disney
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook is rolling out a “Trending News” section on mobile that includes its own link in the app's main navigation  —  Facebook is rolling out a “Trending News” section on mobile that includes its own link in the app's main navigation.  This follows the company's earlier announcement …
David Lieberman / Deadline:
Lionsgate renews its agreement with DVD kiosk company Redbox; despite consumer spend in rental kiosks dropping 19.3% YoY, Redbox is adding 1,500 to its fleet  —  Movie fans who like to rent discs from Redbox's $1.50-a-night kiosks will to be able to continue watching Lionsgate releases as soon …
Dani Deahl / The Verge:
Pandora names Sling TV founding CEO Roger Lynch as new CEO and president; Snap Inc. chairman Michael Lynton is also joining the Pandora board  —  Snap Inc. chairman Michael Lynton is also joining the Pandora board  —  Pandora has announced that Sling TV founding CEO Roger Lynch will join …
Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Lovefilm, its DVD rental service in the UK and Germany, on Oct 31, plans to offer Lovefilm's 50 employees other roles  —  Amazon is closing down Lovefilm, its DVD rental service in the U.K. and Germany, later this year.  —  The e-commerce giant said that while streaming …
Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen joins First Look Media as director of press freedom fund and as a national security correspondent for The Intercept  —  The New York Times veteran will help steer national security reporting and direct press freedom fund.
Discussion: The Intercept and @mlcalderone
Justin Ray / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview with Ryan Kelly of The Daily Progress, on how instinct took over as he photographed a car plowing into a Charlottesville crowd  —  Ryan Kelly went to downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12 for one last assignment before leaving his staff photographer job at The Daily Progress.
New York Times:
How Sinclair is ridding itself of regulatory burdens, including a cap on ownership for broadcast TV stations, with the aid of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai  —  WASHINGTON — The day before President Trump's inauguration, the top executive of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest owner …
 
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Tommy Christopher / IJR:
Reporter April Ryan criticizes Trump over decision to include her in an attack ad which denounced journalists as “enemies”, in wake of Charlottesville
Discussion: Mediaite and Business Insider
Courtney Vinopal / Washingtonian:
On the fifth anniversary of journalist Austin Tice's disappearance in Syria, his friends share their memories of him, as the fight for his release continues
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail launches a one-hour daily TV show, DailyMailTV, which will be filmed in New York and available on TV stations across the US
Discussion: TVNewser
Matthew Hussey / The Next Web:
How Wikitribune's platform came together in 72 hours to allow journalists, commentators, and readers to interact and collaborate on news stories
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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
A new European news site called NewsMavens gathers team of female editors to see how they will curate stories differently from the typical mass media narrative
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
NPR's solar eclipse coverage includes 22 videographers, kid reporters and local newsrooms