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Joe Ricketts closes DNAinfo and Gothamist, a week after staff votes to join union; move cuts 115 journalists, including at SFist, LAist, DCist, and Chicagoist — A week ago, reporters and editors in the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and Gothamist, two of New York City's leading digital purveyors …
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Glenn Dixon / Washington Post:
A look at the last days of Tronc's Baltimore City Paper and the importance of alt-weeklies, with irreverent, relentlessly local journalism and an underdog role — In July, in a corner of the Baltimore Sun building, one floor above the Sun newsroom, about a dozen staffers of the smaller …
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Alt-weekly Baltimore Beat to debut Nov. 15 in print and online, two weeks after Baltimore City Paper ended, with same owners as Washington and Los Angeles Blade — The Baltimore Beat launches November 15, two weeks after the Baltimore City Paper's demise. — Baltimore will have a new alt …
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@washingtonian and Baltimore Brew
Chloe Melas / CNNMoney:
Former House of Cards production assistant says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him; other current and former workers call Spacey's behavior “predatory” — Spacey apologizes for alleged sex assault against a minor — Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflix's “House of Cards” …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
CNN plans to launch tiered subscriptions as early as Q2 of 2018, debuts e-commerce site, and weighs expanding CNN Go app outside the US for a fee — The as-yet-unpriced plans are part of effort to reach $1 billion in digital revenue by 2022 — Two years ago, an employee in CNN's digital news group …
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CNN, Variety, Digiday, Mashable and Y Combinator
CNNMoney:
Lawyers for CEO of Russia's XBT, who is suing BuzzFeed for posting the Trump dossier, argue BuzzFeed can't protect sources because it's not a news organization — Lawyers for a Russian tech executive are asking a federal judge to force BuzzFeed to reveal its source for an unverified dossier …
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@benmullin
Dan Gartland / SI.com:
New ESPN social media policy requires breaking news to first be reported on ESPN and OK from superiors for political posts; urges only sports-related politics — ESPN employees aren't allowed to break news on social media or take partisan positions. — In response to recent controversies …
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen's new Netflix ratings show 15.8M US viewers for first episode of Stranger Things in 3 days, not including mobile; 361K binged full season in 24 hours — The leader in TV measurement cites significant binging in its new SVOD data on the Netflix hit.
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Deadline, The Wrap, Adweek, Variety, The A.V. Club, Polygon, The Ringer and USA Today
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sensor Tower data shows Pandora dethroned Netflix as top grossing non-game app on US App Store and Google Play in Q3 2017 with $80M revenue, up 142% YoY — In the face of fierce competition from Spotify and Apple Music, Pandora has been growing its in-app subscription revenues, according to new data from Sensor Tower.
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Sensor Tower Blog and Barron's Online
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Bloomberg:
Memo: Breitbart benefactor Robert Mercer to sell his stake in Breitbart News to daughters and disavows Milo Yiannopoulos as he steps down as RenTech co-CEO — Renaissance Technologies' Robert Mercer plans to step down as co-chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, according to a letter he sent to investors in the firm's funds.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A look at Fox News' smear of CNN's Jake Tapper, and how it was defended as fair game because of Fox dominance in ratings — The tweet from the main Fox News account seized upon the feverish overlaps among the mainstream media, religion and terrorism: — Too bad it was a crock.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out multiple profiles for YouTube Kids, with app tailored to children's ages if parents provide birthdate, adds parental controls — YouTube Kids, the kid-friendly, more filtered version of YouTube first introduced in 2015, is getting a notable upgrade.
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YouTube Blog, Engadget, Adweek, The Verge and Android Central, more at Techmeme »
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