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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Atlantic reinstates its paywall, starting at $49.99 per year for digital access only; users will be able to access five free articles per month — More than a decade after it dropped its paywall, The Atlantic has joined the growing group of magazine publishers with a meter …
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The Atlantic, @jemelehill, @impcapital, @dgardner, @calebslinkard, @shanedingman, @andyswan, @bw_jones and MediaPost
Jane Manchun Wong:
Medium's app code shows the company is working on an Instapaper-like reader app function that would let users save articles from the web to a reading list — When Medium was first launched, it stood out among other blogging platforms for its minimalist design.
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@wongmjane, TechCrunch, @wongmjane, @wongmjane, The Verge, @caseynewton, @chrismessina and @wongmjane, more at Techmeme »
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
The YouTube-FTC deal on child privacy violations includes conditions that could depress revenue and views for creators, like removing comments and notifications — A community is fearful that major shifts are coming — On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission fined YouTube $170 million …
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@loudmouthjulia, @baltmatrix, @kreekcraft and @loudmouthjulia, more at Techmeme »
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Google will pay a $136M fine to the FTC and $34M to the New York Attorney General to settle claims that it violated child privacy laws on YouTube
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR names veteran broadcast and cable TV executive John Lansing as its new CEO, to replace Jarl Mohn, starting in mid-October — NPR has a new CEO. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn.
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@davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik and @davidfolkenflik
Melissa Bierly / Parse.ly:
Parse.ly says it has upgraded its Apple News integration to support real-time analytics; no personal info from Apple News readers, like IP addresses, is shared — When we asked our customers why they publish in Apple News, there was a clear consensus: Apple News features quality journalism …
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@amontalenti, @amontalenti and @amontalenti
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Dennis Publishing, which acquired Kiplinger Washington Editors in February, has bought social media brand Car Throttle, with clients including Mercedes-Benz — Dennis Publishing has gone after younger car buyers with the purchase of social publisher Car Throttle.
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
YouTube launches a fashion vertical, aggregating the platform's fashion content into one place, as it seeks to expand in the industry — The video platform woos the style set. Will it work? — It's not a “collabo.” It's a “collab.” And it's pronounced “/kəˌlab.”
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Matt Sheets / The Keyword:
Google introduces personalized movie and TV show recommendations in mobile search using a swipe left/right interface like in dating apps — When you're settling in for a movie night, or figuring out which shows you might want to binge before they return this fall, it's not always easy to choose from all the options out there.
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Fortune, Engadget, Fast Company, TechCrunch, @teogeorgiou, Search Engine Land, The Verge, VentureBeat, 9to5Google and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple launches a public beta of Apple Music on the web, available to all subscribers worldwide — Apple Music is coming to the web. Apple today is launching a public beta of its popular music streaming service on the web, which will be available to all Apple Music subscribers worldwide.
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The Verge, VentureBeat, Android Police, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
In a testimony to House committee staffers, 8chan owner Jim Watkins says 8chan “has no intent of deleting constitutionally protected hate speech” — The private deposition lasted around four hours — Jim Watkins, the owner of 8chan, gave testimony to Congress on Thursday …
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNN's climate town hall moderators conveyed the urgency of the crisis, though some questions made the sacrifices needed seem more dire than the crisis itself — Ahead of CNN's climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates …
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@mlcalderone, HEATED, Mediaite, @jon_allsop, @poniewozik, @emorwee, @moelleithee and Mother Jones
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
As a Fox News host, Jeanine Pirro is not allowed to appear on Newsmax, Bill O'Reilly's podcast, and Sinclair to promote her new book — The opinion host says she's blocked from appearing on Newsmax and Bill O'Reilly's podcast to promote her new book. Add a Sinclair TV show to the list.
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@greta, @ehananoki and Newsmax
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Time names Susanna Schrobsdorff both executive editor and senior VP, partnerships, creating overlap between ad-marketing and editorial — Marc and Lynne Benioff, the billionaire husband and wife team who bought Time magazine, are spending money on digital talent — but also appear …
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@lmoses
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Reach, which owns the Mirror, Express and Star, and 150+ regional titles, is testing micropayments on one regional website, using payments platform Axate — The UK's largest regional publisher has begun its first paywall experiment on a regional newspaper, saying giving away …
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