Mediagazer: A profile of Old Town Media, the new company from three ex-Politico executives which wants to build media platforms and help companies with projects (Ricardo Bilton/Nieman Lab)

8:50 AM ET, September 26, 2017

Top News:

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Twitter says it will update public policies to include newsworthiness of tweets after Trump threatens North Korea — Twitter didn't act to remove President Donald Trump's tweet threatening North Korea in part because it is newsworthy, the company said today.

Discussion: @policy, NPR, Biz Stone, BuzzFeed, CNBC, TechCrunch, GeekWire, Mashable, Business Insider, Recode, @chillmage, The Guardian, @tha_rami, Mediaite, CNNMoney, IJR, Engadget, Vanity Fair, Fortune, CBS New York, The Daily Caller, Forbes, The Week, New York's PIX11, Axios and Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »

Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:

Knight Foundation announces $2.5M in funding to support projects at seven organizations, new commission to tackle declining trust in media, with $2M in support — A lot more resources are going into addressing the problem of the American public's withering trust in media institutions.

Discussion: Knight Foundation and Editor & Publisher

Lauren Easton / Associated Press:
Associated Press announces $245K from Knight Foundation for fact-checking initiative, will hire journalists, integrate local fact checks, analyze consumer data

Discussion: @raju and Poynter

Keith Bradsher / New York Times:

China has broadly blocked WhatsApp, including basic text messages on the service, following its mid-July crackdown on WhatsApp video chats, multimedia messages — SHANGHAI — China has largely blocked the WhatsApp messaging app, the latest move by Beijing to step up surveillance ahead of a big Communist Party gathering next month.

Discussion: Fast Company, Fortune, BBC, Business Insider, MediaNama, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Hill, Android Police, The Verge and Mashable, more at Techmeme »

Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:

China says it has imposed maximum fines on Baidu, Tencent, and Weibo for not censoring banned content like porn and violence on their social media platforms — - Chinese internet watchdog said on Monday that it has imposed maximum fines on tech giants Baidu, Tencent and Sina Weibo for failing to adequately deal with online content

more at Techmeme »

Lorelei Marfil / WWD:

Fashion and street style photographers form an “unofficial union” to protest lack of pay from the commercial use of their pics by brands, influencers, bloggers — NO FREE PHOTOS: A bevy of photographers who cover fashion industry events as well as street style have formed an …

Discussion: thecut, New York Times, @photobrigade, @conniewang, @thefashionlaw, @tesscagle, @emiliapetrarca, The Fashion Law, Financial Times, Vogue.com.au, The Fashion Law and Quartz

Ezra Klein / Vox:

Lauren Williams is named editor-in-chief of Vox and Ezra Klein becomes editor-at-large, as the site announces plans to expand into TV in 2018 and daily podcast — Allison Rockey is our new executive editor. And we've got big plans. … I write with exciting news.

Discussion: @ezraklein, @lkherman, @melissabell, @johnjharwood, @annielowrey, @sarahkliff and @bankoff

Washington Post:

Sources: on Nov. 19, 9 days after Zuckerberg downplayed fake news' role in election, Obama appealed to him to take threat of political disinformation seriously — Nine days after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as “crazy” the idea that fake news on his company's social network played …

Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:

A profile of Old Town Media, the new company from three ex-Politico executives which wants to build media platforms and help companies with projects — The company is a little difficult to describe, but its mission is less so: to help a wide variety of news organizations develop new ideas …

Discussion: @janebsinger

Kaya Yurieff / CNNMoney:

Joe Biden and startup Ground Control launch daily audio show, Biden's Briefing, to share news articles, read by a voice actor and sourced from partner outlets — Amazon Echo is coming to Ford cars — Grab a cup of coffee. Joe Biden wants to discuss the news.

Discussion: The Verge, Fast Company, CNET, Mashable, Engadget, Variety, Engadget and IJR

Brian McCollum / Detroit Free Press:

In what's being described as a first-of-its-kind deal, Eminem's music catalog will go public, with investors and fans able to buy shares in it — Want to buy a piece of “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and “The Real Slim Shady”? — In a potentially pioneering venture, shares in Eminem's entire hit catalog …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Financial Times, Billboard, PR Newswire, CNBC, Financial Times, Business Insider and Variety

Gene Maddaus / Variety:

Three contributors to Ain't It Cool News, the film, television, and comic book news site, step down over sexual assault allegations against its founder — Eric Vespe, known as “Quint” on Ain't It Cool News, announced Monday that he is stepping down from the site amid a sexual assault controversy.

Discussion: The A.V. Club, IndieWire and The Wrap

New York Times:

How magazine publishers are diversifying from print to invest in events, podcasts, video, and brand partnerships — One evening in mid-September, a gaggle of writers and bon vivant editors gathered by the outdoor fireplace and ivy-covered trellis of a West Village tavern.

Discussion: Talking New Media, @rafat, @jimrutenberg, @deniselaw_ and @nytimes

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Who's Hiring in Media?

Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — WaPo

EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — Bloomberg

Breaking News Reporter, NY — Guardian US

Harrisburg Reporter, PA — PCBC

Senior Editor - Styles, NY — NYT

Part-time Editor, Remote — Techmeme

Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — Newsweek

Assistant Digital Editor, MA — Boston Globe

Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — NPR

South Reporter, GA/Remote — ProPublica

Private Capital Reporter, London — FT

Staff Writer, MI — Watershed Voice

Articles Editor, CA — SF Standard

Pharma Reporter, Remote US — Endpoints

Metro Reporter, TN — Daily Memphian

Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — EdSource

Politics Reporter, Brussels — Politico

Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — Cap Times

Social Strategy Editor, NY — WSJ

Business Reporter, TX — Fort Worth Report

Senior Narrative Editor, CA — Cloud Chamber

News Correspondent, MS — Magnolia Tribune

Accountability Reporter, NC — Charlotte Observer

Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — The 74

Housing Reporter, OK — The Frontier

Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — Outlier

Writer/Editor, Remote — Mediaite

Political Reporter, TX — Courier Newsroom

Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — Keene Sentinel

Education Lab Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Staff Writer, MA/Remote — Tech Advisor

State Worker Reporter, CA — Sacramento Bee

Executive Editor, NM — Searchlight

Reporter, NC — NC Newsline

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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Anuj Srivas / The Wire:
Sources: Hindustan Times EIC Bobby Ghosh's exit was preceded by government objections to coverage, Ghosh's social media views and lack of Indian citizenship

Discussion: @ghoshamitav, @pbhushan1, India Legal and NewsBytes App

Talking New Media:
Former TheAtlantic.com editor JJ Gould to succeed Eric Bates as New Republic editor; Bates to continue as editor-at-large

Discussion: MediaPost

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
During the debut of her new morning show, Megyn Kelly Today, Megyn Kelly told viewers she was “kind of done with politics for now”

Discussion: Deadline, Media Matters for America and Mother Jones

Wall Street Journal:
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Brent Lang / Variety:
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Discussion: Engadget and Hollywood Reporter

Earlier Picks:

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Free Speech Project debuts with funding from Knight Foundation to track incidents challenging speech in US, amid rise in state laws curbing speech and dissent

Discussion: @penamerican, @marjoriemliu and @nppalawyer

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Nielsen sues to block comScore from offering new audience measurement service, alleging it will use Nielsen's data in violation of an agreement between them

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
How newsrooms in New Orleans and Clear Health Costs crowdsourced medical bills to reveal healthcare cost differences and shady billing practices by providers

Davis Winborne / Columbia Missourian:
The brutal treatment of journalists by St. Louis police was a direct attack on constitutionally protected work

Discussion: @tomzellerjr, @mattgertz and @wesleylowery

Spenser Mestel / Longreads:
Inside the history of the Freedom of Information Act, funding and volume problems that lead to request backlogs, and bureaucratic maze of requests and appeals

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:
Alphabet closes above a $2T market cap for the first time, reaching a valuation of $2.15T after rising 10% on April 26, its biggest one-day jump since July 2015

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

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