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4:25 PM ET, October 19, 2017

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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Interview with Joe Hagan on his upcoming biography of Rolling Stone owner Jann Wenner: the book's origins, the process, Wenner's expectations, and more  —  “Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine" will be published on Oct. 24.  —  Sticky Fingers: Jean Wenner in 1977
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Pew survey of 1,116 technologists and other experts: consensus that current environment is conducive to misinfo; 51% say things won't improve over next decade  —  It can be nice to hear from experts (even the so-called experts) how things are going to shake out.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Facebook's news subscription tool is delayed on iOS over Apple's 30% App Store cut; the tool will rollout on Android phones over coming weeks  —  The problem: Apple's 30 percent tax.  —  Facebook's effort to help media companies sell subscriptions has hit a snag: Apple.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Verizon loses net 18K pay TV subscribers in third quarter, OTT service plans still tentative  —  The telecom giant, which earlier in the year closed its acquisition of Yahoo, provides updates on a planned online TV service and possible content deals.  —  Telecom giant Verizon on Thursday reported …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italian government partners with digital companies, including Facebook, for a pilot program to train high school students to recognize fake news online  —  ROME — After reading the horrors in Dante's “Inferno,” Italian students will soon turn to the dangers of the digital age.
Discussion: Mashable, @maxboot and Fortune
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Vogue, Vice to launch editorial collaboration Project Vs in early 2018; partnership continues trend of unlikely media alliances made to extend advertising reach  —  At first blush, Vogue and Vice would seem to go together as well as soda and mayonnaise.  But in the world of advertising, their collaboration might prove quite tasty.
Discussion: @bmorrissey and Jezebel
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Media shareholders vote more than 99% in favor of Sinclair merger, which awaits FCC and DOJ approval  —  Tribune Media shareholders “overwhelmingly” voted in favor of a sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group.  (Scott Olson / Getty Images)  —  Tribune Media shareholders on Thursday …
Discussion: Deadline
David Zax / Fast Company:
How niche bloggers profit from affiliate marketing fees and SEO consulting, and how a mattress company's lawsuit influenced reviews  —  One day in the spring of 2016 I mentioned to a friend that I needed a new mattress.  Mine was a sunken hand-me-down that had become about as comfortable as concrete.
Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times:
Voice Media says LA Weekly is being sold to Semanal Media, a new company formed for the deal with unknown owners  —  LA Weekly, owned by Voice Media Group, is being sold to a new company.  (Los Angeles Times)  —  LA Weekly's owner, Voice Media Group, has agreed to sell the alternative weekly newspaper …
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
VidAngel, which filters offensive content from movies, files for Chapter 11 after suit from Disney, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, won't shut down  —  VidAngel, the company that offered its users “clean” versions of existing movies, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Discussion: Variety, Multichannel News and Forbes
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Reuters launches live video service with coverage of up to six concurrent events available to broadcasters and professional video publishers via Reuters Connect  —  Reuters launched Thursday a new live video service providing real-time coverage of up to six concurrent news events for use …
Discussion: The Drum and PR Newswire
Ross Benes / Digiday:
Advertisers' increased sensitivity to racist, fake and Trump news makes it harder for publishers to sell programmatic ads around political coverage  —  Viral stories about Donald Trump are great for comScore bragging rights, but they can be difficult for publishers to monetize.
Discussion: @mikegasbara and @jackmarshall
 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen announces it is providing Netflix viewer data to clients, based on audio recognition in 44K homes in US; Netflix disputes accuracy
The Daily Beast:
Trump campaign manager, digital director, and son retweeted Russian-linked @TEN_GOP Twitter account near election; Michael Flynn Jr. retweeted account 34 times
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Hearst agrees to acquire Rodale Inc., publisher of Men's Health and Runner's World; source says price was less than $225M
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Senators Warner and Klobuchar to introduce bill, cosponsored by McCain, to increase online political ad transparency, bring rules to parity with TV and radio
 

 
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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US prosecutors charge two founders of the Samourai Wallet crypto mixing service, saying it facilitated more than $100M in money laundering transactions

 
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