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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Putin tells Trump that he, too, has the “problem” of “fake news” in Russia; CPJ says 26 journalists have been murdered in Russia since Putin became president — US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling — Play Video
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Report: multiple publishers have been unimpressed with revenue from Apple News+; one said revenue has been one twentieth of what Apple said it would be — Apple News+ seems to be floundering just months after its launch, according to new details from participating magazine publishers shared by Business Insider.
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Business Insider, @lmoses, @arctictony, @seldo and @rafat, more at Techmeme »
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
NBC's second Democratic candidate debate attracted 18.1M viewers, topping 2015's Clinton-Sanders debate by 2.6M and attracting 9M streaming viewers — UPDATE, 12:01 PM: Looks like the viewership estimations for the second Democratic debate were as conservative as frontrunner Joe Biden.
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Washington Post, CNN, CNN, Fortune, @sulliview, @will_bunch, @bgrueskin, The Wrap, TVWeek.com, Mediaite, The Week and Talking Points Memo
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J. Breen Mitchell / WFMJ-TV:
Days after its 150th birthday, The Vindicator in Youngstown, Ohio, announces it will stop production; sources say the paper's final issue will be in mid-August — After more than a century, The Vindicator will permanently cease production. — According to sources, the paper's final issue will be published in mid-August.
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Plain Dealer, @farhip, @reptimryan, @jbenton, @senrobportman, @joevardon, @randyludlow, @kfile, @franklarose, @jbenton, @emmajwh, @blinfisherabj, @brianstelter, @nicholsuprising, @lexibelc, @will_bunch, The Wrap and fox8.com
Cristina Tardáguila / Poynter:
Why US fact-checkers don't collaborate as one organization: Trump could target a single group, multiple fact-checkers can validate each other's work, more — It's been a week since U.S. President Donald Trump officially launched his reelection campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida, and heated up the path toward 2020.
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Pew Research Center and American Press Institute
Washington Post:
WaPo's Arc introduces Broadcast, a mobile app that allows journalists to launch live video streams on multiple sites and social media platforms simultaneously — Arc Publishing today introduced Broadcast, a first-of-its-kind mobile app that allows journalists to stream high-quality live video …
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@rogoway, @jasonshevrin, @kuenglucy, MediaPost and @sprakash007
Max Willens / Digiday:
Quartz lays off seven business-side employees; 10% of the company staff has either left voluntarily or been laid off in the past year — When Quartz launched in 2012, branded content and custom advertising were its bread and butter. Today, hoping to transform itself into a membership-focused media company …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Many of the NOLA Advocate's merged newsroom staffers come from the Times-Picayune; Advocate was offering 25-40% less pay in some cases, says columnist — The New Orleans Advocate will absorb The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com on Sunday — At midnight Sunday, the switch will be flipped …
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@ehunzinger, @poynter and @dcbigjohn
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube's use of demonetization as a form of punishment is not the same as moderation and does not work on major creators who have other sources of revenue — Steven Crowder's case is a perfect example — When YouTube wanted to punish political pundit Steven Crowder amid widespread outcry …
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@riningear, @mistermegative, @loudmouthjulia, @gaywonk and @simonowens, more at Techmeme »
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
How NYT is testing personalization in its iOS app, with a new tab called For You; further testing is planned before an Android or browser version rolls out — The Times knows its editors' judgment of what's important is one of its critical selling points. But in order to surface …
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: podcast network Wondery had $10M revenue in 2018 and has raised $10M in latest round at a valuation of $100M+, a five-fold increase since March 2018 — New investment values largest independent podcast network at over $100 million — Wondery Inc. has raised $10 million …
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Nieman Lab:
WSJ's Project Habit analyzed behavior driving retention, like newsletter signups and loyalty to a beat, and optimized reader onboarding to instill these habits — The Journal went on a quest to identify the user actions — an app download, an article share, repeat reading …
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