Mediagazer: Sources: Will Lewis has a mandate from Jeff Bezos to grow The Washington Post, including via acquisitions, and has explored deals with Punchbowl News and others (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)

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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:

Filings: Ryan Lizza denied ex-fianceé Olivia Nuzzi's accusations against him and accused her of “catastrophically reckless behavior” in her affair with RFK Jr. — Political journalist Ryan Lizza has accused his ex-fianceé, the acclaimed magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi …

David Pierce / The Verge:

Q&A with Kevin Rose on Digg, what Reddit got right, the rise of news feeds, why there is no universal internet homepage like Techmeme is for tech, and more — a couple of years, there was nothing on the internet so simultaneously thrilling and terrifying as having your website hit the front page of Digg.

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David Pierce / The Verge:

Amazon unveils the $280 Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, its first color e-reader with a Paperwhite-like design and color E Ink display, shipping October 30 — For years, Kindle users have asked Amazon to make a color version of its e-reader. … The Colorsoft costs $279.99 and starts shipping on October 30th.

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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Vox Media's Eater launches its first mobile app, which will showcase recommendations and monetize exclusively via ads at the beginning, available on iOS — The new product will focus on providing users nearby restaurant recommendations — The Vox Media publisher Eater launched …

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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:

A judge sentences former elected official Robert Telles to at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in 2022 — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing …

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CNN:

Harris' campaign is spending heavily to promote news aggregator pages on Facebook that link to news stories from major media outlets that reflect well on Harris — As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris feverishly chase undecided voters in the final stretch of the presidential campaign …

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

Sources: Will Lewis has a mandate from Jeff Bezos to grow The Washington Post, including via acquisitions, and has explored deals with Punchbowl News and others — Will Lewis has said he has a mandate from the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, to grow the business, including through acquisitions.

Discussion: Washington …, @conorsen, @will_bunch, @benmullin, @benmullin and TVNewsCheck

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Regional UK news publisher Iliffe Media rolls out metered paywalls across its network, moving from an in-house system to the Piano platform — Regional news publisher Iliffe Media has rolled out a metered paywall strategy across its network. — Iliffe had already implemented metered paywalls …

Emma Roth / The Verge:

The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023 — The US Federal Trade Commission is taking action against subscriptions that are difficult to get rid of.

Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:

US court filing: Diamond Sports seeks permission to re-brand its Bally Sports local channels to FanDuel under a naming rights deal with the betting giant — - Diamond is seeking approval for new FanDuel branding deal — Financial terms of the naming rights deal weren't disclosed

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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:

Press Forward awards $20M to 205 small local newsrooms across the US over two years and doubles the available funds and number of grantees due to high interest — In response to the volume and quality of applications, Press Forward doubled the funding and number of grantees for this open call.

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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:

Kansas City's news nonprofit The Beacon is shutting down its Wichita newsroom, three years after its launch with support from the Wichita Foundation — “We've realized that we can't do it all, and have made the decision to no longer have a staffed newsroom in Wichita.”

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, @sarahscire and The Beacon