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The Daily Beast:
Sources: Lifezette has become an uncomfortable place for women to work, with CEO Peter Anthony often making sexually suggestive comments about female staffers — LifeZette, the politics and culture website founded by prominent ally of President Donald Trump and longtime talk radio host Laura Ingraham, is in trouble.
Discussion:
The Wrap, @justinjm1, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, @brianbeutler, @clarajeffery, @mattgertz, @noahshachtman, @noahshachtman, @marlownyc, @lachlan, @noahshachtman, @nycjim, @joshtpm, @evepeyser, @clare_oc and @joshsternberg
Jazmine Hughes / New York Times:
Profile of Elaine Welteroth, EIC of Teen Vogue, which is monetizing its progressiveness with a coming TV integration, a reader convention, a line of merchandise — The editor in chief has taken on a seemingly impossible task: reinventing the glossy magazine for a hyperempathetic generation.
Discussion:
@nicoleblades, @susandominus, @ellieshechet, @jakesilverstein, @hezelanna, @dstfelix, @taffyakner and Jezebel
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How The Houston Chronicle's ~200 journalists are covering Harvey, reporting from home, jogging to work, wading through water, filing from a stranded car, more — Albert Gonzalez tugged a pallet piled with newspapers through a maze of donated clothes, pillows and blankets on Tuesday.
Discussion:
@poynter, @ben_brasch, @johnastoehr, @reporterlknake, @dsilverman, @lydiadepillis, @lizentman, @votreami, @andy_ed_brown, @kristenhare and @benmullin
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney is prepping budget cuts of 10% in Disney/ABC Television Group, including job reductions of up to 300, at ABC News, local TV stations, more — As many as 300 jobs could be cut in aim to reach 10% reduction in costs — Walt Disney Co. is preparing significant budget cuts …
Discussion:
The New York Observer, CNBC, TVNewser, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Fortune, The Wrap, C21Media, @joshsternberg, TVWeek.com, Deadline, Broadcasting & Cable and @jbflint
Jacksonville Journal Courier / Journal Courier:
Hearst acquires The Journal-Courier, the oldest continuously published paper in Illinois, and its sister publication, The Telegraph of Alton, from Civitas Media — Hearst, a leading media and information company, has acquired the Journal-Courier and its sister publication, The Telegraph of Alton, from Civitas Media.
Discussion:
The Telegraph, The Edwardsville Intelligencer and @mediablotter
Casey Newton / The Verge:
How YouTube started using Google Brain's AI to improve video recommendations in 2015, which now drive 70% of videos' watch time — Google Brain gave YouTube new life — Sometime late last year, as I was playing a video game named Dishonored 2, I did a routine YouTube search about how to beat a tricky section of the game.
Discussion:
Beyond Search, more at Techmeme »
Caroline Scott / Journalism.co.uk:
How Vox used crowdsourcing to help plan its new six-part Borders documentary series, coming this fall, with audience suggesting locations, activities, more — Vox reporter Johnny Harris has created and maintained a dialogue with his audience as he travels around the world
Discussion:
@carolinescott91 and @storybench
Al Jazeera English:
Al Jazeera English disables comments on its website, finds social media to be the preferred platform for online debate — Today, we disabled the ability to comment on stories on aljazeera.com. It's a decision that we've given much thought to, and one that we feel ultimately best serves our audience.
Discussion:
Press Gazette and Al Jazeera English
Mike DeNardo / CBS Philly:
Philly.com to limit free stories to 10/month starting 9/5; print subscribers can get digital access for $0.25-$0.30/week, with digital-only subs at $3/week — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Starting next week, there will be a limit to the free stories you can read on Philly.com.
Discussion:
@glenngabe, @ckrewson and @bydanielvictor
Shane Bauer / Mother Jones:
News outlets erred in Berkeley protest coverage by focusing on scattered violence, ignoring bigger story that Bay Area has become targeted by far-right groups — The violence I saw was only part of the story. — Over the weekend, thousands of people hit the streets of San Francisco and Berkeley …
Discussion:
Washington Post, @shane_bauer, @jtlol, @schradie, @shane_bauer, Vox and Forbes
Mark Brown / The Guardian:
BBC Radio 3 outlines plans to broadcast more “slow radio”, including chanting of Benedictine monks, voices of people with dementia, more — Station to feature sounds of a walker's boots and chanting of Benedictine monks as 'an antidote to today's frenzied world'
Discussion:
BBC
Nick Cumming-Bruce / New York Times:
UN human rights chief rebukes Trump's repeated verbal attacks on some media outlets and journalists, says the claims could amount to incitement — GENEVA — The United Nations human rights chief said on Wednesday that President Trump's repeated denunciations of some media outlets as …
Discussion:
Reuters, @whca, @phelimkine, @glennkesslerwp, Mediaite and Washington Post
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Facebook-funded shows begin rolling out this week on Watch, as publishers including Business Insider, Tastemade, Refinery29, and Nat Geo debut original content — Facebook's latest attempt to take on YouTube begins in earnest this week as various publishers begin to roll out Facebook-funded shows on the platform.
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