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Facebook hires Liz Spayd, former New York Times public editor, as a consultant to help with its “transparency” efforts — She has also worked at the Washington Post and Columbia Journalism Review as a top editor. — Facebook has recently hired former New York Times public editor Liz Spayd …
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Gizmodo, @derekwillis, @zeynep, @mlcalderone, @bafeldman and Business Insider
Alison Flood / The Guardian:
The New York Times pulls young adult novel Handbook for Mortals from bestseller list after reports of fake sales — Lani Sarem's Handbook for Mortals was taken off the No 1 spot after fellow YA authors, sceptical of ‘a book that no one has heard of’, uncovered a pattern of strategic preorders
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Pajiba, Fast Company, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Vulture, Jezebel, New York Times, BUSTLE, Consumerist, Publishers Weekly and The A.V. Club
IAB:
IAB forecasts podcast ad revenues will hit $220M in 2017, up from $119M in 2016, says ~25% of US population over 12 listens to podcasts monthly — Comprehensive Buyer's Guide Designed to Help Brand Marketers Navigate the Fast-Growing Podcast Media Landscape
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
YouTube's policy changes to crack down on extremist content go into effect this week with new restrictions on viewing, sharing, and monetizing videos — Selected videos will lose ads, comments and have new warnings — Policy changes announced in June to go into effect Thursday
Alex Heath / Business Insider:
After long ignoring many influencers, Snapchat is starting to verify and proactively engage more internet celebrities — - Snapchat is starting to warm up to the group of internet celebrities and so-called influencers that it has long ignored. — The app is starting to verify …
Discussion:
@nichcarlson, @mikeisaac, @sarahcuda and @alexeheath, more at Techmeme »
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Interview with Chuck Reece, editor in chief of The Bitter Southerner, on the digital magazine's response to Charlottesville, including using readers as writers — When a car rammed into a crowd of protesters at a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday, Chuck Reece knew he had to do something.
Discussion:
@dadavies01, @chuckreece, @micahcash, @_natalieescobar, @itsren and @dpfunke
Jack Shafer / Politico:
WSJ editor Gerard Baker's soft coverage of Trump's Phoenix rally should not be described as shilling for the president — The embattled WSJ editor doesn't fear his newsroom's wrath. As long as the paper's Trump coverage keeps his boss happy, he's invincible.
Discussion:
@justinjm1, @sulliview and @alexburnsnyt
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
A review of IBT Australia's website finds that it is produced by writers in the Philippines, and its office is occupied by those who say they don't work for IBT — “They're stuck in 'How do we produce the most content at the lowest cost per click', hence you end up with things like this."
Discussion:
@schoofsfeed, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @raju and @craigsilverman
Lizzie Plaugic / The Verge:
The popular photo blog Humans of New York is becoming a 30-minute TV show on Facebook — The 30-minute series will live in the redesigned Watch tab — Humans of New York, the popular photo blog dedicated to documenting intimate moments with people from around the world, is becoming a 30-minute TV show.
Discussion:
Forbes, The New York Observer and Engadget
Byron Kaye / Reuters:
Australia's antitrust regulator clears a consortium led by Lachlan Murdoch to buy TV broadcaster Ten Network, saying the move will not harm competition — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator cleared on Thursday a consortium led by News Corp (NWSA.O) Co-Chairman Lachlan Murdoch …
Discussion:
@reuters
Dave Brooks / Billboard:
Sources: Amazon is struggling to make inroads in US event ticketing industry due to incumbents like Ticketmaster, exclusive deals with venues, more — With little leverage besides its huge customer base, the online retail behemoth is finding that disrupting the U.S. ticketing market won't be as easy as throwing its weight around.
Nushin Rashidian / Columbia Journalism Review:
Tow Center releases an interactive timeline listing platform developments at Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, Snapchat, Apple, and Amazon — We have entered an era in which just about every move social media and tech companies make has ramifications for journalism.
Discussion:
Journalism.co.uk
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to introduce a 4K-capable Apple TV and updated TV app that can highlight live TV in September, is in talks with studios about 4K movies — Company plans to announce new Apple TV model in September — New model will play 4K HDR content from movie studios, apps
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Variety, New York Magazine, Fast Company, FierceCable, BuzzFeed, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Forbes, SlashGear, Business Insider, BGR, MacRumors, The Verge and AppAdvice.com
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