Mediagazer: 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 (Jonathan Randles/Bloomberg)

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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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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:

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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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

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.

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Poynter and Columbia Journalism Review

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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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 …

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 …, TVNewsCheck, @conorsen, @will_bunch, @benmullin and @benmullin

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

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Spotify is paying hundreds of millions for audiobooks annually; US audiobook users average five more hours on the app in the 60 days after starting a book — - Without Spotify, the audiobook industry in the U.S. grew 14% in unit sales between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023, according to Bookstat.

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Jessica Rogen / St. Louis Public Radio:

Lee Enterprises' St. Louis Post-Dispatch plans to outsource printing to Gannett in Columbia, MO, in January; late sports info will not be in its print edition — Come January, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will not be printed in the St. Louis area for the first time in its 146-year history.

Discussion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, @hollyedgell and St. Louis Business Journal

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

Source: CBS News chief Wendy McMahon has directed the network to consider an editorial review of fairness and objectivity, after the Dokoupil/Coates interview — Wendy McMahon has directed the news network to consider an editorial review to address fairness, objectivity concerns

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