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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
After fierce criticism, the Newseum apologizes, removes “You Are Very Fake News” t-shirts from store, will continue to sell items with presidential slogans — If you're looking to stock up on the famous red hats that bear Donald Trump's favorite slogan, look no further than the Newseum's gift shop.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal judge orders intelligence agencies to answer BuzzFeed questions about the Steele dossier, rules BuzzFeed seeks already publicly discussed information — A federal judge on Friday ordered intelligence agencies to formally respond to a BuzzFeed subpoena seeking details about their awareness …
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Concepción de León / New York Times:
“BookTubers”, or YouTube creators who focus on reading and books, are building audiences, connecting with publishers, and reaching younger audiences — When Christine Riccio was a teenager growing up in New Jersey, she and her sister would upload videos to YouTube of the two of them being silly …
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Kerry Flynn / Digiday:
comScore says it will launch Campaign Ratings to measure unduplicated audiences across platforms and devices like TV, OTT, and mobile, in beta in September — ComScore announced on July 31 a new product to measure actual viewers — not the number of screens — across multiple platforms like linear TV, OTT and mobile.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
NYT adds a section to its iOS app, Your Feed, letting users choose from 24 channels and providing tweet-length exclusive content piped in from a Slack channel — In user research, The New York Times found that “following” topics and specific journalists was a top request. So it built “Your Feed.”
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Christopher Blair, who blurs the lines between fake news and satire on sites that had been heavily reliant on Facebook, feuds with Snopes as his reach dwindles — It looks like a Snopes fact check. It reads like a Snopes fact check. And on first glance, it looks like one of the outlandish …
Alex Yablon / The Trace:
In court filing, NRA says it may be forced to close NRATV since it's been unable to get media liability insurance due to pressure from Cuomo on insurance firms — The National Rifle Association typically portrays itself as an indomitable force. But an ongoing court case has the gun group taking inventory of its wounds.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
A look at Bleacher Report-owned House of Highlights, a sports page on Instagram with 10M+ followers, as it tries to recreate its success on YouTube and Twitter — House of Highlights has steadily grown a strong community around young NBA fans to the tune of 10 million Instagram followers …
Jordan Valinsky / CNNMoney:
Good Media Group confirms it laid off more than 30 people from Upworthy/Good, citing “an increasingly challenging media environment” — Media layoffs pile up — Viral news website Upworthy has laid off a significant chunk of its staff. — More than 30 people …
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Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Matthew Lee, an independent reporter who has covered the UN for 10+ years, on his expulsion from the UN and his continued reporting sans credentials — Last March, Matthew Lee, an independent reporter, trained his phone's camera on the 36th floor of the United Nations Secretariat Building.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Nielsen study: US adults now average almost six hours per day consuming video via live and time-shifted TV, apps or mobile sites, game consoles, and more — If you've been wondering why every major media platform has been doubling down on its video efforts in recent months, Nielsen's new report has the answer.
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Hearst Chief Content Officer Joanna Coles to leave by the end of next week amid executive tensions — Joanna Coles, the chief content officer for publishing giant Hearst, is leaving the company, The Post has learned. — Coles gave Hearst President and CEO Steve Swartz her resignation …
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