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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As authoritarian tendencies rise in America, shutting down voices like Jemele Hill's is dangerous — I love words, but sometimes they just aren't up to the job. — Like the word “inappropriate,” which has been applied to certain tweets last week by Jemele Hill, the ESPN commentator …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Report for America's Charles Sennott on how the project will work, where first partnerships will likely be, training, coverage topics, and more — “This was once something that a whole generation of journalists got to do to start their careers. Sadly, we've seen it disappear.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
How an overheard lunch conversation led to The New York Times story about tensions between White House lawyers — WASHINGTON — I have always thought of overhearing conversations as an underappreciated journalistic tool. — When political donors, lobbyists and politicians gather at hotels …
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@acshilton, NPR, @kenvogel, @grahamdavida, Washington Post, @abeaujon, The Daily Caller, @alfredspellman, Washingtonian, The Awl, The Wrap, Business Insider and Mediaite
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google announces it is rolling out Natural Language API features tested with Hearst and Vice: classification of content and sentiment analysis of things — Google is launching new features within its free Cloud Natural Languages API (shared software technology) that will help newsrooms …
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The Keyword, Google Cloud Platform Blog, TechCrunch and VentureBeat
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
The Republican Governors Association has launched an online publication that looks like a legitimate news source, only added disclosure after query from AP — ATLANTA (AP) — Republican governors are getting into the “news” business. The Republican Governors Association has quietly launched …
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Lauren Duca / Teen Vogue:
Sean Spicer is an accessory to an ongoing attack on democracy; his appearance at the Emmys is the normalization of what authoritarianism looks like — It wasn't just a joke. — Thigh-High Politics is an Op-Ed column by Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca that breaks down the news …
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Slate, Mediaite, @wfkars, @laurenduca, @asarahlarson, @teenvogue, Variety, @laurenduca, Washington Post, New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Wrap, Mashable, CNNMoney and AOL
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Joe Lindsley mixes fact and fiction in his new self-published book about his time as Roger Ailes' protégé — Joe Lindsley was as close to the late Fox News chairman as anybody. Now, for the first time, he's giving his account of their dramatic split.
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Pablo Escobar's brother says he will “close” Netflix's Narcos if the company does not meet his demand for $1B for alleged IP violations — The former “chief of the hitmen” says the streaming network sent him “a long letter to threaten us” over his demand of $1 billion for IP violations …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple Music for Android updated with user profiles, voice command support, Beats 1 app shortcut, recently played widget — Apple is updating its Apple Music app for Android with new features that are also debuting on iOS 11 today. Social profiles are perhaps the biggest addition across Android …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Sex-trafficking bill SESTA, which many tech firms say is too broad and greatly increases liability for hosting user created content, gets Congressional hearing — The Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday took up a controversial online sex-trafficking bill, hearing testimony from victims' families who urged lawmakers to act.
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Techdirt, Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, Politico, HuffPost, @sarahjeong and Broadcasting & Cable, more at Techmeme »
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter launches Nuzzel-like Popular Articles feature, which shows articles shared by your network, located in Twitter's Explore tab on iOS and Android — Click a link inside Twitter's Popular Articles feature and the article will open in a browser inside the Twitter app.
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
YouTube discontinues paid channels initiative and makes $4.99 sponsorship model available to all YouTube Gaming creators and some others via main YouTube app — YouTube is getting rid of one of its first paid content models: The Google-owned video site announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing …
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