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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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@megreenwell, NB Blog, @mangiotto, @david_j_roth, @hels, @laura_hudson, @caseyjohnston, @clairekiechel, @pareene, @patreasury, @jamilsmith, @amandafarough, @pbump, @lyzl, @karenkho, @rxgau, @samitsarkar, @caitlin__kelly, @adamweinstein, @cd_hooks, @vectorpoem, @rhettjonez, @ryanlcooper, @codinghorror, @attackerman, @stephentotilo, @andrewhusband, @tasharobinson, @lakshmigandhi, @katerinareports, @alexckaufman, @judyberman, @jack_hamilton, @joshkrugerphl, @themadstone, @katiedrumm, @lkatzenberg, @moryan, @chronotope, @petersterne, @clarajeffery, @papapishu, @_zeets, @iainthomson, @mattdpearce, @sarah_sprague, @molly__o, @chronotope, @nbj914, @madeleine_rae, @nickcapozzoli, @shaneferro, @mylestanzer, @kylebuis, @aleksnotalex, @patrickklepek, @ricsanchez, @noelmu, @yc, @petersterne, Deadspin and Mediaite
Antonia Hitchens / Wired:
Profile of Carla Engelbrecht, the director of product innovation at Netflix, whose experiments with interactive kids programs were a precursor to Bandersnatch — EARLIER THIS YEAR, Carla Engelbrecht flew to Phoenix, sat on the couch in a stranger's living room, and observed the stranger watching …
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@wired
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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@profcarroll, @susanthesquark, @nadiehbremer and @fmanjoo, more at Techmeme »
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
With the revival of Sarah Palin's defamation suit against the NYT, a look at the legal arguments, including proving “reckless disregard”, her team will make — Sarah Palin has launched countless bogus attacks against what she calls the “lamestream media.”
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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9to5Mac, /Film, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Mike Janssen / Current:
PBS and PBS Kids to launch on YouTube TV in November; sources: some local PBS stations may have to pay $250 or $1,500 a month for local live streaming — PBS is exploring ways to help stations defray the potentially high costs of transmitting their live broadcast signals via YouTube TV …
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9to5Google and The Streamable
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
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
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
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
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