Mediagazer: 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 (Ezra Klein/Vox)

12:20 PM ET, September 26, 2017

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Mike Shields / Business Insider:

Facebook signs multiyear deal with NFL to distribute game highlights, other content; NFL Films will produce content packages for Facebook Watch — Facebook has inked a multiyear deal with the National Football League to deliver game highlights across the globe.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and TechCrunch

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Plex adds personalized, ad-supported streaming news service to its media player software, with over 190+ publishing partners including Sky News and FT — Media player software maker Plex is today making good on its acquisition of streaming news startup Watchup from earlier this year …

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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:

A look at the fake news scandal that rocked the small town of Twin Falls in Idaho, in 2016, and led to the Chobani controversy fuelled by Alex Jones, others — At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls — one the Idaho city still hasn't recovered from.

Carrie Wittmer / Business Insider:

After death of location scout, Narcos star Pedro Pascal says the Netflix show can't continue until the cast and crew are safe — On September 11, Carlos Munoz Portal, 37, was found dead in his car with multiple gunshot wounds on a dirt road within a community just outside Mexico City.

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

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

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, Engadget, CNET, Mashable, IJR, Variety and Engadget

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Vimeo is acquiring live video streaming platform Livestream and launching its own live streaming service, Vimeo Live — After abandoning its plans to launch a subscription video-on-demand business earlier this year, IAC-owned streaming video site Vimeo announced today that it's acquiring …

Discussion: Variety and The Verge, 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

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