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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
In sweeping masthead shakeup, media veteran Ross Levinsohn named publisher and CEO of the LA Times, as Jim Kirk of the Chicago Sun-Times becomes interim editor — In a dramatic shakeup at the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago-based parent company has installed new leadership and plans to invest …
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
CNN announces it will launch The Update, a daily Snapchat news show at 6PM ET, one month after NBC debuted its twice-daily news program — The Update debuts a month after NBC News rolled out its own twice-daily program — Just one month ago, there weren't any daily news shows on Snapchat.
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John Herrman / New York Times:
After wave of neo-Nazi bans, tech firms' censorship policies were shown again to be arbitrary, not derived from moral awakening or newfound sense of civic duty — White supremacist marchers had not yet lit their torches when the deletions began. The “Unite the Right” Facebook page …
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Sruthi Gottipati / The Guardian:
Kim Wall's disappearance is a reminder that the safety of female journalists is not an issue restricted to developing countries — Kim Wall has reported on stories around the world. But she was to disappear in a country known for gender parity: Denmark — met Kim last year.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BBC World Service to launch 12 new language services as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s, with the first launching today in West Africa — The BBC World Service has today launched the first of 12 new language services as part of its biggest expansion since the 1940s, backed by £289m in Government funding.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Spotify's plan to skip a traditional IPO and list directly on NYSE draws scrutiny from the SEC, as NYSE's direct listing rule-change is still pending — Direct-listing plan is said to draw scrutiny from regulators — New York Stock Exchange rule-change proposal still pending
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Gaby Del Valle / The Outline:
Behind the collapse of Fresco News, a news startup backed by Ashton Kutcher, which laid off all 40 employees in June — When the money runs out — On June 21, three dozen of Fresco News's 40 employees gathered in the company's cramped Manhattan office for a visit from a special guest: one of Fresco's investors, Ashton Kutcher.
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Yuyu Chen / Digiday:
Sources: the current rise in political tensions is leading brands to avoid advertising on mainstream news sites, with some avoiding Fox News in particular — Political tensions have reached a point where some brands are perceiving mainstream news outlets as too controversial, leading media buyers to pull ads from those sites.
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Mediaite and @steverubel
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A draft of the New York Times editorial that triggered a lawsuit from Sarah Palin didn't include language blaming her PAC for “political incitement” — A draft of the New York Times editorial that triggered a lawsuit from Sarah Palin didn't include language blaming …
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Michael J. Socolow / Washington Post:
A reflection on Gawker and its journalism, like its coverage of Trump long before his presidential campaign, a year to the day since it was forced to close — Gawker wasn't perfect. But in the age of Trump, it's hard not to miss its voice. (Henri Grivot/AP) — One year ago today, Gawker shut down.
James Warren / Poynter:
Samsung's Bixby launches in more than 200 countries including the UK, Canada, Australia, and South Africa, is currently available in US English and Korean — Amy Lambrecht, publisher of The American Prospect, faces a tough challenge every day: How can she make her magazine stand …
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@benmullin
Andrew Feinberg / Politico:
A former White House correspondent for Sputnik News Service reflects on five strained months at the Russian-owned propaganda network — I thought they'd let me be a real journalist at Sputnik news. I was wrong. — “What would you do if we asked you to write something that wasn't true?”
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