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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
SEC: Roku files for up to $100M IPO; Roku had $399M revenue in fiscal 2016, up 25% from 2015 — Streaming device company Roku filed for a public offering on Friday, looking to raise up to $100 million. — The stock will list on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ROKU.”
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Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
Reporter details pressure from Google and bosses to take down 2011 Forbes post criticizing Google practices with Plus and search; Google says info was under NDA — The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How publishers' extreme reliance on various Google services gives Google effective monopoly power, stifles criticism, and sometimes results in unexpected losses — An unintended effect of Google's heavy-handed attempt to silence Barry Lynn and his Open Markets program at New America …
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Ian Burrell / The Drum:
NewsWhip research shows Associated Press content generates almost 35M engagements/month on Facebook, beating any single publisher — New research reveals that the bedrock of journalism on Facebook is far more stable than one might have thought of a news environment stigmatised by rampant clickbait and fake stories.
Jordan Cohen / The New York Times Company:
The New York Times appoints Janet Elder to build an operation allowing it to to seek philanthropic funding for more ambitious projects — Janet Elder, one of The Times's most esteemed newsroom leaders, will build an operation that will allow The Times to seek philanthropic funding for ambitious journalism.
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Reuters:
North Korean court sentences two South Korean journalists and their publishers to death for their reviews of book, “North Korea Confidential” — SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean court sentenced two South Korean journalists and their publishers to death for “seriously insulting the dignity” …
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Breitbart has hired Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, candidate for governor, and vice chair of Trump's election commission, as a columnist — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is now a regular columnist on the far-right news site run by President Donald Trump's former chief strategist.
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Memo: The BBC's flagship news show, Today, is preparing to include online news sources and coverage by foreign media in its daily print newspaper review — Welcome to 2017. — The BBC's flagship news show is preparing to replace its review of the day's printed newspapers with a round …
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Syd Silverman, who owned Variety for 30 years until a sale in 1987, has died at 85 — Syd Silverman, who for three decades was the owner of Variety, the show-business bible that transmogrified slanguage with neologisms like deejay, sitcom and kidvid as it covered an industry in transition …
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Source: Julia Hahn, former Breitbart writer and top aid to Steve Bannon, will remain in White House as special assistant to the president and deputy strategist — WASHINGTON — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon may have left the building, but one of his top aides, Julia Hahn, remains in the West Wing.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
After independent technical review and more reporting, The Nation posts long editor's note on article that denied DNC was hacked, linking to dissenting views — After an extensive review, the Nation has issued an editor's note concerning an Aug. 9 article that raised questions regarding …
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Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent Music plans to sell about 3% stake at $10B valuation to strategic partners like labels to secure music rights in China ahead of an IPO — Chinese music giant said seeking funds at $10 billion value — Partnering with labels may help secure content deals
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