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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
How the investigative journalism sites Bellingcat and The Insider used tips and online search techniques to identify a Salisbury novichok poisoning suspect — Old-school journalism and intuition are behind success of Bellingcat and The Insider sites — The odds of finding …
Discussion:
bellingcat, BBC, @markchisnell, NPR, @sophiemcneill, @jmichaelwaller, Coffee House, @peterjukes, @jamiejbartlett and France 24
Donnelle Eller / Des Moines Register:
Trump's allegation of Chinese election interference via “propaganda ads” refers to a clearly labeled China Daily ad supplement, akin to ones run in NYT and WaPo — Twice Wednesday, President Donald Trump pointed to a Chinese government-backed advertising insert in the Des Moines Register …
Discussion:
@realdonaldtrump, NextShark, Financial Times, @davidmdrucker, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Fortune and The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: federal prosecutors have opened a probe into ad buying and have begun issuing subpoenas, examining practices including rebates from media outlets — Investigation examines whether advertising agencies received rebates from media outlets — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In a rare solo news conference, Trump made clear he is never more engaged than when he is sparring with the news media that he loves to say he hates — Sometime after he doubted the character of George Washington ("Didn't he have a couple things in his past?"), urged a wire-service reporter …
Wallace Matthews / New York Times:
After 45 years of broadcasting matches, HBO is dropping live boxing events in 2019 following a decline in viewership — After 45 years, more than 1,000 fights and some of the most lucrative and controversial matches of all time, HBO is throwing in the towel on professional boxing.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Awful Announcing, Business Insider, The Big Lead, Deadspin, Fightful and TV Tattle
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
The Oklahoman announces it has been sold to GateHouse Media and immediately lays off 37 staffers, with an estimate of 15 staffers from the newsroom — The Oklahoman Media Company, the state's biggest, announced today that it was being sold to GateHouse Media — and laid off 37 staffers.
Discussion:
@tcb, @adijoseph, @cathjsweeney, @bigahickey, @dabeard, KFOR-TV and Daily Oklahoman
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Facebook introduces In-Stream Reserve for companies to advertise on premium video and ThruPlay, which charges for ads only if they are viewed for 15+ seconds — - Facebook is adding more ways for brands to be selective about what videos and shows they advertise on, similar to programs Google offers for YouTube.
Discussion:
Facebook, Adweek, The Wrap and Business Insider
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Business Insider to allow advertisers to buy its inventory programmatically across all of its European editions starting October — Business Insider is allowing advertisers to buy its inventory programmatically across all its European editions. — The Axel Springer-owned publisher …
Alexander Fanta / European Journalism Observatory:
Study: Google's Digital News Initiative has given €115M to European journalism projects over the past three years with the majority going to legacy institutions — Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Google - many tech companies are involved in journalism. A major force, however, is Google's News Initiative.
Discussion:
@martinsfp and Netzpolitik.org
AAP:
Justin Milne, chairman of Australian broadcaster ABC, resigns after reports he demanded journalists be fired because the government didn't like their stories — ABC chairman Justin Milne has resigned after reports he demanded journalists be sacked because the government didn't like their stories.
Discussion:
BBC, The Conversation, Mumbrella, ABC, The Guardian, @bevanshields, NPR, @janeenorman, Variety, @bkjabour, @stephanieando, Scroll.in, @brettmasonnews, @unionsaustralia, @jekearsley, @strom_m, @theage, The Guardian, @emilybell, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Max Willens / Digiday:
The New York Post plans a paid membership program with extra services or experiences targeted at readers of its sports and gossip coverage for H1 2019 — If you've ever wanted to go to a Yankees game with your favorite New York Post columnist, next year might be your chance.
Thanks:@steverubel
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Julian Assange steps down as editor of WikiLeaks but retains publisher title, appoints Icelandic journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson to replace him as EIC — Julian Assange has stepped aside as editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, with the group saying his departure was “due to the extraordinary circumstances” …
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