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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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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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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, @ggreenwald, @dangillmor, Hit & Run and New York Magazine
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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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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@lizzlaw_, @katelinthicum and @katelinthicum
New Statesman:
The Saudi-led coalition controlling access to Yemen has choked media access, making it almost impossible to report on the conflict — The conflict is not getting anything like the media attention it deserves. — This article has been co-authored by Ahmed Baider, a fixer based in Yemen's capital Sana'a …
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@thewolfreports and Committee to Protect …
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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@nichcarlson, @mikeisaac, @sarahcuda and @alexeheath, more at Techmeme »
Tyler Fisher / Politico:
How partisan Twitter users saw and shared different narratives of Charlottesville — How partisan Twitter users saw and shared different narratives of Charlottesville and the aftermath. — After violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, media coverage differed on what aspect of the event to cover.
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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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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
Candido Rios Vazquez, enrolled in a government program to protect journalists, becomes at least the ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year — A Mexican journalist who was enrolled in a government protection program after chronicling corruption has been gunned down …
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Associated Press, Yahoo, National Press Club and Associated Press
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.
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
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