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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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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.
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Thuy Ong / The Verge:
Amazon Alexa is now available on Amazon Music app for iOS and Android; WSJ reports Alexa has overtaken mobile as top way Amazon Music customers listen to music — ‘Alexa, play music for lifting weights’ — Voice assistant Alexa is now available in the Amazon Music app on both iOS and Android.
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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.
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Heidi N. Moore / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mic's disastrous pivot to video could save online journalism by serving as a cautionary tale to other sites wanting to cut writing staff and pursue video — Mic's website audience is tanking by millions of readers a month—and if it continues, it just may save online journalism.
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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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Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Reporters should eschew euphemisms like “racially charged” when describing Trump's behavior, language, and label it what it is: racism — New England Patriots players kneeling on sidelines with arms linked during National Anthem at Gillette Stadium on September 24.
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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.
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
The Hollywood Reporter's parent company, Eldridge Industries, takes a controlling stake in events firm Film Expo Group, which runs trade shows for film industry — The trade show company, headed by Robert and Andrew Sunshine, is also adding Theo Kingma to its management team.
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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