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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, The Hill, Forbes, New York Magazine, Net Worked, @derekwillis, @mlcalderone, @bafeldman, @zeynep and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
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, Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, NPR, Fast Company, New York Times, Jezebel, @onesarahjones, BUSTLE, The Wrap, Consumerist, @jeremywest, Publishers Weekly and The A.V. Club
Ben Knight / Deutsche Welle:
Germany orders leftist website Linksunten, a subdomain of Indymedia, shut down for sowing hate, treating site as an “association”, not a news outlet — Germany has banned and raided an independent news website popular with left-wing readers. Officials found linksunten.indymedia.org's …
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New York Times, New York Magazine, @ggreenwald, @dangillmor and Hit & Run
Alexis Okeowo / New Yorker:
A remembrance of Kim Wall, who as a female journalist often working alone, was more vulnerable to violence — The Swedish journalist Kim Wall was a rush of positive energy, a force so alive that it always felt good simply to be around her. And so, when she disappeared a little more than two weeks ago …
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@katelinthicum, @katelinthicum and Quartz
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Newspapers drop paywalls and TV networks add hours for news as Hurricane Harvey soaks Texas — Hurricane Harvey: Gas prices will spike as refineries shut down — News organizations are making plans to cover Hurricane Harvey not just for the coming hours or days, but for weeks.
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ABC News, Columbia Journalism Review, @chronmc, @roncharles, @jeffkleinman, @brianstelter, @megkinnardap, @callercrow, @curtishouck, @dianneg, @evanasmith, @mccanner and @amanbatheja
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 …
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@mikeisaac, @nichcarlson, @sarahcuda and @alexeheath, more at Techmeme »
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
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@taylorbuley
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.
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@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.
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@justinjm1, @sulliview and @alexburnsnyt
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
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."
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@raju, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @schoofsfeed 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.
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