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4:45 AM ET, August 29, 2018

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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Amazon hires former ESPN executive Marie Donoghue to oversee sports for Prime Video  —  Amazon.com has hired Marie Donoghue, a former ESPN executive, to oversee sports for Prime Video, according to people familiar with the situation.  The hire of Ms. Donoghue …
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Washington Post:
Trump's economic adviser Kudlow says White House is “taking a look” at whether Google results should be regulated, amid concerns about alleged conservative bias  —  The Trump administration is “taking a look” at whether Google and its search engine should be regulated by the government …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
Trump accuses Google of rigging its search results to suppress positive news about him and says the situation “will be addressed”  —  The president said that Google had “rigged” its search results to suppress positive coverage  —  The perceived leftwing bias of big tech companies …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Quartz launches a twice-weekly cryptocurrency newsletter Quartz Private Key at $15 per month or $150 annually  —  Newsletter will cost $15 per month, or $150 annually  —  Quartz is the latest media company attempting to cash in on the growing enthusiasm for cryptocurrency.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Progress News Network to launch a daily, 2.5 minute Facebook exclusive newscast aimed at 35+ year-olds on September 4; revenue focus to begin after the midterms  —  A group of media professionals is launching Progress News Network (PNN), a daily 2.5 minute newscast slated to reach 35-40+ year-olds …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: HuffPost owner Oath has been pitching advertisers on a service that analyzes its 200M+ Yahoo Mail inboxes; source says practice began 10+ years ago  —  Web giant analyzes more than 200 million inboxes for clues about what products people might buy—a practice much of Silicon Valley has declared off-limits
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
18 newsrooms, including Scalawag Magazine and The Daily Tar Heel, receive $100K+ in grants from the Community Listening and Engagement Fund  —  This is the second round of grants from the Community Listening and Engagement Fund.  —  In April, 34 news organizations received grants to help them better listen to their communities.
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
CNN is facing backlash after it was revealed Lanny Davis was a source for its Trump Tower story on July 26, the substance of which he has since backtracked on  —  Attorney Lanny Davis says he was an anonymous source in a July CNN story that reported his client, Michael Cohen …
 
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David Beard / Poynter:
USA Today triples its investigative reporting staff from eight to 24, hiring CIR EIC Amy Pyle to help run the expanded operation
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
InfoWars, Gateway Pundit, Mike Cernovich, and Daily Caller reporter Ian Miles Cheong wrongly identified a Reddit user as the Jacksonville shooter
Joe Concha / The Hill:
San Diego State University study: 2% of teens regularly read a newspaper, while one-third polled said they had not read a book for pleasure in the last year
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Associated Press signs deal with blockchain startup Civil, licensing its content to Civil newsrooms and collaborating on blockchain tech for news
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Sonoma West, composed of four newspapers in Sonoma County, CA, launches a direct public offering, likely a first for a local paper, with a goal of raising $400K
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3
 
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