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6:40 PM ET, November 1, 2018

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Recode to be folded into Vox.com starting early next year with no expected layoffs; current EIC Dan Frommer will be replaced by Jason del Rey in the interim — Facing declining traffic to its website, Recode will relaunch as a section of Vox early next year

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Josh Stearns / DemocracyFund:

NewsMatch launches its annual fundraiser for news nonprofits, matching small donations and adding support including $1M from the Facebook Journalism Project — Something remarkable starts today. Across the country 155 newsrooms are banding together for a year-end campaign to stand up for journalism that strengthens democracy.

Discussion: NewsMatch, WisconsinWatch.org, @lenifaye, PRWeb, @knightfdn and @dangillmor

Alex Weprin / MediaPost:

Roku beefs up live news on its Roku Channel, with ad-supported content from Verizon's Oath, including Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and HuffPost — Roku is beefing up its live news offerings on its Roku Channel, ahead of the midterm elections. The company is adding live …

Discussion: Variety, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Adweek and FierceVideo

Makena Kelly / The Verge:

No federal rules regulate Facebook political ads; efforts like Honest Ads Act stalled after Facebook launched its own rules and Sen. McConnell questioned bill — Both Congress and the Federal Election Commission have ideas, but they're moving too slowly — In recent days …

Discussion: CNN, @sunfoundation, The Next Web, @digiphile, VentureBeat, @digiphile, @digiphile and @jessefelder

Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica:
Investigation finds that 12 Facebook campaigns masked sponsorship of political issue ads, exposing a gap in enforcement of Facebook's disclosure policy

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The Marshall Project:

Bill Keller to step down in 2019 as editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, will move to the board of directors after a replacement is appointed — Bill Keller today told his colleagues he will step down next year as Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project, the nonprofit criminal justice newsroom …

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Politico:

Sources: Jeff Zucker doesn't want CNN hiring ex administration officials complicit in spreading falsehoods after criticism for hiring officials who signed NDAs — Network president Jeff Zucker has told people that he's not interested in hiring former officials he perceives as complicit in spreading falsehoods.

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Susette Brooks / Report For America:

Report for America sets a goal of placing 10 reporters in California in 2019 and 20 in 2020, supported by grants from the Annenberg and McClatchy foundations — The Crucial Effort Supported By Grants from the Annenberg Foundation and McClatchy Foundation and a Collaboration with the USC Annenberg School …

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Axios:

In interview, Trump says that calling the press the enemy of the people is his “only form of fighting back” — President Trump, in an interview with Axios that will premiere Sunday on HBO, says railing against his enemies in the media helped him win — and that his supporters …

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Politico:
As Trump throws out multiple unlikely claims ahead of midterm elections, many news outlets have repeated his false statements in headlines and tweets

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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:

NYT Q3: revenue of $417M, up 8% YoY, digital revenue of $450M+ in 2018, 3M digital subscribers out of 4M+ total; subscription revenues make up ~66% of total — More than three million paid digital-only subscribers. More than four million total. — The New York Times Company announced …

Discussion: Nieman Lab, The Wrap, @nisalahe, @nickriccardi, @niemanlab, @jbenton, @cliffordlevy, Bill Ritter, @nyteileen and CNN

Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sources: Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, is asking all employees to sign contracts with confidentiality, non-disparagement, and arbitration clauses — Insider Inc., the parent company of Business Insider, has asked all of its employees to sign a new contract saying they can never speak ill of the news outlet.

Discussion: Talking Biz News, @kadhimshubber, @markdistef, @public_justice and @mattdpearce

Financial Times:

Sources: Apple held preliminary talks with radio broadcaster iHeartMedia about an equity stake or a marketing partnership to boost its music streaming service — Apple is turning to traditional broadcasting to boost its streaming service, exploring a tie-up with iHeartMedia …

Discussion: CNBC, VentureBeat, RAIN News, Investor's Business Daily, Music Business Worldwide, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, Fast Company, 9to5Mac and Mashable, more at Techmeme »

Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

Lachlan Murdoch, likely CEO of New Fox, says he doesn't make editorial decisions and won't apologize for Fox News: ""I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all" — “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all,” Murdoch said of the channel, adding that it was not his role to steer the coverage of Fox's media companies.

Discussion: Variety, TVNewser, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, @jeremymbarr, @jeremymbarr and @erikwemple

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