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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Report: events from media orgs that promote person to person exchange are successful at building empathy for minorities and uniting voters across the spectrum — When's the last time you actually talked with someone who was different from you, rather than talked about them?
Data & Society:
Report outlines techniques used by media manipulators that hide sources of false information to promote media uptake, such as evidence collages and leak forgery — Online media manipulators often use specific techniques to hide the source of the false and problematic information they circulate.
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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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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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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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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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