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4:05 PM ET, September 13, 2017

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Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
Profile of Jemele Hill and her partner, Michael Smith, the co-hosts of ESPN's SC6, as Hill faces blowback for tweeting that Trump is a white supremacist  —  The new cohost of ‘SportsCenter’ and her partner, Michael Smith, have been blamed for the network's perceived liberal bias.
Tanya Dua / Business Insider:
eMarketer has lowered its TV ad spend forecast for 2017 because consumers are cord-cutting at a higher rate than previously expected  —  - People are abandoning cable TV faster than previously thought, and that's having a negative effect on TV ad spending.  — According to eMarketer's …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
eMarketer: in 2017, a total of 22.2M U.S. adults will have cut the cord on a cable, satellite or telco TV service, up 33% YoY from 16.7M in 2016  —  Research firm eMarketer cuts TV ad-spending forecast on accelerating pay-TV declines  —  Winter is here for cable and satellite TV operators.
Discussion: Forbes
Max Willens / Digiday:
Apple News is experimenting with a featured video section, comprised of editor-picked content, that runs multiple times a week  —  Apple News is still in its infancy as a news platform, but it's already testing its own modest pivot to video.  —  Apple has tried out a featured video section inside …
Discussion: TechCrunch and Forbes
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
In an interview, Bill O'Reilly discusses the sexual harassment allegations made against him, a potential return to TV, Roger Ailes' death, and more  —  The former king of cable news enters THR's no-spin zone to discuss his exit amid harassment claims, the president's Charlottesville remarks …
Ed Caesar / Esquire:
Profile of Evening Standard EIC George Osborne, an ex-Conservative MP with little journalistic experience who's using the paper to attack political adversaries  —  No one saw it coming: in March, to the shock of his friends, the horror of his enemies and the dismay of many observers …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
How Russia is using Sputnik and RT in its information war against the West: spreading politically sensitive misinformation, challenging Western ideology, more  —  How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century — and why it may be impossible to stop.
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
The NYT is combining the Wirecutter and its sister pub, Sweethome, under the Wirecutter brand and is redesigning the site; Wirecutter's sales are up 50% YoY  —  Sales up 50% from year earlier as staff, categories expand  —  Review site and Times journalists to collaborate more often
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Time Editor-in-Chief Nancy Gibbs, the magazine's first female top editor, announces she is stepping down after four years as EIC, will stay on until year end  —  Amid yet another period of corporate tumult, the newsmagazine's first female managing editor has decided to move on.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sling TV is now giving away digital antennas to those who prepay for its service  —  Dish's streaming service for cord cutters, Sling TV, is now offering consumers without access to local broadcasts channels the ability to add an over-the-air (OTA) antenna to their existing setup - in some cases, for free.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook releases guidelines on ad content, prohibits monetization of violence, porn, drugs, hate, debated social issues, and other content types  —  Facebook wants content creators to earn money, but not at the expense of the family friendly social network it's built, or the integrity of its advertising clients.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
New York Times White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush sign deal with Random House for book about Trump  —  The New York Times' masters of West Wing insider detail just made a book deal with Random House.  But they want it to be more than the book version of the reality show.
Discussion: @joepompeo, Slate, The Wrap and Mashable
 
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Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
In a strongly-worded letter, the UK government criticized Fox News, saying its lack of internal compliance procedures was a serious failure
Discussion: The Guardian
Max Holland / Politico:
Analysis of Mark Felt, aka Deep Throat, whose leaks to media were motivated by ambition to become FBI director, not to protect American democracy
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Chinese news aggregator Toutiao to block Sina Weibo services from its platform after months of disagreements on content ownership
 

 
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