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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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MediaShift, The Rural Blog and Poynter


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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The Wrap, @robinbyrd3, @timobrien, @poniewozik, @sulliview, @lpolgreen, @jayrosen_nyu, The Daily Caller and SI.com


Twitter removed 300K accounts in first half of '17 for promoting terrorism, a 20% decline from previous six months with 75% suspended before posting first tweet — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for the …
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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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@kenvogel, NPR, Washington Post, @abeaujon, @acshilton, The Daily Caller, @grahamdavida, @alfredspellman, The Awl, Washingtonian, The Wrap and Business Insider


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


USA Today loses two business and tech veterans, Roger Yu and Jon Swartz, amid Gannett layoffs — USA Today's business and tech news staff is losing two reporters as part of the Gannett company-wide layoffs. — Those being cut are: — Roger Yu, who writes about economics and business policy for USA Today.
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@rwklose, @joshsternberg, @rocswingle, @seanlahman, @heoj, @maxwelltani, @mediaverse, Ashvegas and Phoenix Business Journal


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 …


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.


Steven Spielberg, chairman of DreamWorks parent Amblin Partners, will assume CEO role as Michael Wright steps down — Michael Wright, Amblin Partners' top executive, is stepping down from his role as CEO, the company said Tuesday. — “I have always enjoyed working with Michael …
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The Wrap, Business Wire, Deadline and Variety


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 and Engadget, more at Techmeme »


Fox says it will stream entertainment programming on Twitter to promote new fall shows, with one comedy, Ghosted, debuting on Twitter before it starts on TV — Fox's new comedy series “Ghosted” will debut on Twitter days before its scheduled linear premiere — part of a new partnership between …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline and The Slanted


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, Variety, @sarahjeong, Politico, Broadcasting & Cable, HuffPost and Broadcasting & Cable, more at Techmeme »