Mediagazer: Some news... The first hires for the new Gawker have been announced: — @CarsonGriffith will be editorial director— @sufferings will be senior editor— @mekosoff and @annabreslaw will be staff writers (Oliver Darcy/@oliverdarcy)

Paul Farhi / @farhip:

New York Media announces that David Haskell will succeed Adam Moss as editor-in-chief of New York Media; Haskell has been editor for business and strategy — Inbox: @NewYorkMag vet David Haskell to succeed Adam Moss as editor. Announcement: pic.twitter.com/urG2eBhejB

Discussion: Vanity Fair, @grynbaum, @jpressler and Publishing Executive

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Editors and writers, including Graydon Carter and former NYT Exec Editor Max Frankel, discuss Adam Moss, following the news that he's stepping down from NY Mag — Writers and editors talk about Adam Moss, the editor of New York magazine, who announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down after leading the publication for 15 years.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, @jerrysaltz and @jswatz

Rachel Yang / Variety:

Roku says it is removing two Infowars channels on its platform after criticism from users and a rebuke from some Sandy Hook families — Roku has taken the Infowars channel off its platform after the streaming device faced criticism for carrying the controversial program hosted by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Jessica Davies / Digiday:

NYT SVP for global advertising says the publisher has not seen ad revenues drop after blocking all open-exchange ad buying on its European pages after GDPR — When the General Data Protection Regulation arrived last year, The New York Times didn't take any chances.

Discussion: @robpegoraro, @antoniogm, @tcross81, @blakereid, @ehsanakhgari, @lam_barrett, @johnnyryan, @astepanovich, @tuacker, @maxschrems, @tjl, @mikarv, @dhh, @privacymatters and @jason_kint

Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:

Some news... The first hires for the new Gawker have been announced: — @CarsonGriffith will be editorial director— @sufferings will be senior editor— @mekosoff and @annabreslaw will be staff writers

Discussion: Splinter, @sarahsahim, @kathrynfiona, @polly, @djbentley, @emmaspecter and @jeremymbarr

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Sinclair launches Stirr, its ad-supported streaming service combining local news from its TV stations with entertainment channels, at Stirr.com or via apps — Sinclair Broadcast Group is diving into the increasingly crowded streaming platform arena with the launch today of Stirr …

Discussion: MediaPost, Ad Age, Multichannel News, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable

Jon Levine / The Wrap:

Mic.com has begun quietly publishing again, with articles from two new writers, just weeks after laying off its entire staff and selling itself to Bustle — Relaunch is an “appalling but not surprising move,” NewsGuild of New York tells TheWrap — Mic.com has begun quietly publishing again …

Discussion: @alannabennett, @nyguild, @libbycwatson, @hamiltonnolan, @megancarpentier, @levinejonathan and @heykmenz

Jason Guerrasio / Business Insider:

Netflix was tipped off that Hulu would surprise-release its Fyre Festival documentary first but wasn't concerned — The director of Netflix's Fyre Festival documentary, Chris Smith, told Business Insider that he was tipped off that Hulu was going to release its Fyre doc ahead of his movie's release.

Discussion: The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Decider, @stephmbuck, @lily_buttons, @tomgara, @ahhensel, @scott_tobias, The Wrap, The Playlist, Business Insider, Gothamist, PAPER, The A.V. Club, TV Tattle and EW.com

Washington Post:

Fake editions of the Washington Post that claimed Trump was leaving office were handed out Wednesday morning around Washington DC — Fake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Trump was leaving office were handed out Wednesday morning at multiple locations in Washington, D.C.

Discussion: Mediaite, NPR, @markberman, @carloslozadawp, @ryanjreilly, @markberman and @brianstelter

Edmund Lee / New York Times:

NewsGuard, a ratings service for news that helps filter misinformation, signs Microsoft as its first client; Microsoft will install it on its mobile browser — On the internet, conspiracy theories, propaganda and plain old inaccuracies can stump even the most thoughtful readers, spreading faster than you can say “fake news.”

Julia Alexander / The Verge:

YouTube updates its policies, says it prohibits harmful and dangerous challenges and pranks following stunts like the Bird Box and Tide Pod challenges — YouTube to creators: don't — YouTube has a new message for creators looking to participate in dangerous or potentially harmful stunts …

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, Polygon and Decider, more at Techmeme »

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Nielsen: US homes receiving over-the-air broadcast channels without a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription increased 48% to 16M over the past 8 years — The number of U.S. households without a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription that instead receive broadcast stations using …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, Engadget and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

Will Oremus / Slate:

Condé Nast's Wired trimmed some editorial positions last Thursday from an apparent editorial staff of about 70; sources says five jobs were cut — Is this a sign of more to come at Condé Nast? — On Thursday, Wired magazine called an all-hands meeting on the day its newsroom moved …

Discussion: @lydiabelanger

Associated Press:

Iranian state broadcaster Press TV says its American-born news anchor Marzieh Hashemi was arrested on Sunday after arriving in the US — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The English-language arm of Iran's state television broadcaster is reporting that its prominent American-born news anchor was arrested after flying into the United States.

Discussion: The Guardian and PressTV