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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, @wongmjane, @wongmjane, TechCrunch, @caseynewton, @chrismessina, @wongmjane and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Alison Flood / The Guardian:
Amazon blames a “technical error” for shipping ~800 embargoed copies of Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale a week early, angering indie booksellers — Strict measures meant to keep all details of The Testaments confidential until publication have fallen through for some US readers
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New York Times, @jpetroroy, Bookseller News, Publishers Weekly, CNET, Melville House Books, Hollywood Reporter, bookforum.com and Engadget
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Heather Murphy / New York Times:
Amazon blames a technical error for shipping embargoed copies of Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale a week early, angering independent booksellers
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CNN, @murderbooks, @constancegrady, Gizmodo, Literary Hub, New York Post, Vox, The Week, Literary Hub, Vanity Fair and Boing Boing
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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@raju, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik and @davidfolkenflik
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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CNBC:
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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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.
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
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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Hollywood Reporter, YouTube Blog, Engadget, @katierosman, @evanrosskatz, Tubefilter, @kerrymflynn, TechCrunch, 9to5Google and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Billboard parent company Valence Media to acquire Nielsen's music industry data, software, and analytics business at a price in the eight-figure range — - Deal is slated to close later this year, at eight-figure price — After rough stretch, Nielsen businesses have been up for sale
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@lucas_shaw
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, Cult of Mac, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Android Police 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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Reuters, Mother Jones, Fortune, The Hill, NBC News, The Daily Beast, Digital Trends, Ars Technica and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom donates its $15,000 Pulitzer Prize award for coverage of a synagogue shooting to the Tree of Life congregation — Staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were surprised to learn April 15 that, along with the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, came a monetary award of $15,000.
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