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Megan Greenwell / Deadspin:
On her last day, Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell describes the tragedy of digital media, where execs know less about making money than do ignored employees — There is a version of the story of this company in which idealistic journalists, unconcerned with profit, are posed against ruthless business-doers …
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Lewis Raven Wallace / Nieman Reports:
A look at challenges trans reporters face when out on the job and how their increased newsroom presence is improving the quality and quantity of trans coverage — Trans reporters want more accurate and more sensitive coverage of trans issues and an end to false equivalency
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@landontjones and @lewispants
Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Disney+ to allow unlimited offline viewing on any number of devices, 4 simultaneous streams, and up to 7 profiles, will have a unique UI for kids, and more — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — Today was a big day for Disney at the D23 Expo.
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TechCrunch, /Film and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Sites like Newsbuzzr leech media outlet content for ad revenue by copying and reposting articles after running them through an automated synonym generator — Scammers have cooked up a truly strange scheme to leech traffic from journalists. — Something odd caught my eye on Twitter the other day.
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@ryanjreilly, @martinsfp, @ca_bobby77, @justgregthings and Boing Boing
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair CEO says he's interested in four AT&T-owned regional sports networks, as his company closes on a deal to buy 21 regional sports networks from Disney — CEO Chris Ripley said properties Sinclair is interested in include four AT&T-owned regional sports outlets
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The Wrap, The Big Lead, sbgi.net, @wsj, New York Post, Awful Announcing and Deadline
Matthew Ball / New York Times:
The goal of most streaming services is to lock audiences into their ecosystem and sell their more profitable products: shoes, cruises, wireless subscribers — As media monoliths bundle their offerings, consumers will once again have to pay for a bunch of shows they don't want.
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@newanddigital, @morroweric, @sameepa, @alecstapp, @c_garthwaite, @dkthomp, @ballmatthew and @edmundlee
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
A graphic look at a columnist's web activity during a typical workday shows how websites track users; news sites used the most tracking resources — Earlier this year, an editor working on The Times's Privacy Project asked me whether I'd be interested in having all my digital activity tracked …
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@susanthesquark, @fmanjoo, @profcarroll and @nadiehbremer
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Profile of Kentucky's Adair County Community Voice newspaper, whose owner, Sharon Burton, doesn't shy away from covering the impact of the opioid epidemic — The lead stories in the Adair County (Kentucky) Community Voice newspaper's website so far this week include a notice that locals …
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@poynter, @atompkins, @poynter and @ruralj
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix says it is testing “Collections” on iOS that are curated by experts on the company's creative teams based on factors like genre, tone, and story line — Netflix is testing a new way to help users find TV shows and movies they'll want to watch with the launch of a …
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Variety, IndieWire, The Verge, The Next Web and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
It is time for April Ryan and CNN to comment about Ryan's bodyguard manhandling a reporter, or they will relinquish their standing as First Amendment champions — Ever since she joined CNN in 2017, April Ryan has distinguished herself as a vociferous and resilient advocate for press freedom.
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Breitbart, @jonathanvswan, @tomgara, @daviduberti, theGrio, Washington Times, Fox News, Mediaite, New Jersey Online and NB Blog
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK journalist says a US border agent accused him of belonging to “fake news media” and asked if he worked for CNN or MSNBC when he presented his journalist visa — A film journalist on assignment to report on the latest Star Wars movie has said he was accused of being part of the …
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The Wrap, /Film, Washington Post, @jamescdyer and @jamescdyer
Ayanti Bera / Reuters:
Seven top US publishers sue Audible, aiming to block the planned rollout of Captions, the new feature that shows text on screen as a book is narrated — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Audible was sued by some of the top U.S. publishers for copyright infringement on Friday …
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Engadget, The Verge, Publishers Weekly, GeekWire and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
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