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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Interview with Joe Hagan on his upcoming biography of Rolling Stone owner Jann Wenner: the book's origins, the process, Wenner's expectations, and more — “Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine" will be published on Oct. 24. — Sticky Fingers: Jean Wenner in 1977
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New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, Vulture, @sebastianbach, SPIN, @nytimes, Washington Post and @gabrielsherman
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Pew survey of 1,116 technologists and other experts: consensus that current environment is conducive to misinfo; 51% say things won't improve over next decade — It can be nice to hear from experts (even the so-called experts) how things are going to shake out.
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Pew Research Center, Adweek, Axios, @dkthomp, Engadget and @niemanlab, more at Techmeme »
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Facebook's news subscription tool is delayed on iOS over Apple's 30% App Store cut; the tool will rollout on Android phones over coming weeks — The problem: Apple's 30 percent tax. — Facebook's effort to help media companies sell subscriptions has hit a snag: Apple.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Verizon loses net 18K pay TV subscribers in third quarter, OTT service plans still tentative — The telecom giant, which earlier in the year closed its acquisition of Yahoo, provides updates on a planned online TV service and possible content deals. — Telecom giant Verizon on Thursday reported …
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Bloomberg, Verizon Fios & Custom TV, Forbes, CNBC, Reuters, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, CNET, Fox Business, ZDNet and USA Today, more at Techmeme »
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italian government partners with digital companies, including Facebook, for a pilot program to train high school students to recognize fake news online — ROME — After reading the horrors in Dante's “Inferno,” Italian students will soon turn to the dangers of the digital age.
Ashley Gold / Politico:
Senators Warner and Klobuchar to introduce bill, cosponsored by McCain, to increase online political ad transparency, bring rules to parity with TV and radio — Sen. John McCain has become the first Republican to sign on to a draft bill from Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Vogue, Vice to launch editorial collaboration Project Vs in early 2018; partnership continues trend of unlikely media alliances made to extend advertising reach — At first blush, Vogue and Vice would seem to go together as well as soda and mayonnaise. But in the world of advertising, their collaboration might prove quite tasty.
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@bmorrissey and Jezebel
Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
RT's American arm failed to register as a foreign agent by DOJ deadline of October 17, unclear whether civil or criminal proceedings will follow — The Russian television network RT is resisting the U.S. government's request that its American arm register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
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@hadas_gold and @hadas_gold
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Media shareholders vote more than 99% in favor of Sinclair merger, which awaits FCC and DOJ approval — Tribune Media shareholders “overwhelmingly” voted in favor of a sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) — Tribune Media shareholders on Thursday …
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Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times:
Voice Media says LA Weekly is being sold to Semanal Media, a new company formed for the deal with unknown owners — LA Weekly, owned by Voice Media Group, is being sold to a new company. (Los Angeles Times) — LA Weekly's owner, Voice Media Group, has agreed to sell the alternative weekly newspaper …
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LA Weekly, @ryangabrielson, @raju, LA Observed, @clarajeffery, @andyhermannla, @alexweprin, The Wrap and LAist
David Zax / Fast Company:
How niche bloggers profit from affiliate marketing fees and SEO consulting, and how a mattress company's lawsuit influenced reviews — One day in the spring of 2016 I mentioned to a friend that I needed a new mattress. Mine was a sunken hand-me-down that had become about as comfortable as concrete.
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@caseynewton, @tabathasouthey, @shiraovide, @mathewi and @harrymccracken
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
VidAngel, which filters offensive content from movies, files for Chapter 11 after suit from Disney, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, won't shut down — VidAngel, the company that offered its users “clean” versions of existing movies, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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