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Zuckerberg gives a full-throated defense of Facebook as a champion of free expression and defends Facebook policy to opt out of fact-checking political ads — In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech — not less …
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VICE:
Despite a memo from NYT's standards editor urging reporters to link and credit others' reporting, competitors and some NYT staff say a lack of links continues — Journalists at the New York Times and its own standards editor say that getting continually dragged by other journalists for not giving credit is embarrassing.
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James Thorne / GeekWire:
Maven, which licensed SI's brand and has bought TheStreet, Say Media, and Hubpages, has raised $20M and outlined its SI strategy and plans for political news — Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
The Information to launch a tech news app, Ticker, later this fall, costing $29/year and including summaries of the day's tech headlines and an event calendar — Since it was founded by journalist Jessica Lessin in 2013, The Information has stood out in the tech news landscape for its focus on an ad-free …
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@ahess247, @mccollumashley, @mccollumashley, @jessicalessin and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Guardian launches subscriber-only, ad-free app that lets users scroll horizontally through sections; the paper currently has 190K digital subscribers — The Guardian has released a daily app for paying subscribers, as part of its quest to reach 2 million financial supporters by 2022.
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Press Gazette, @chrismoranuk and @charliebeckett
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Sinclair and AT&T reach a carriage deal for DIRECTV, AT&T TV, and U-verse for Sinclair's local broadcast stations, regional sports networks, and more — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.
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David Cohen / Adweek:
Snapchat says it is testing dynamic ads that let brands automatically create ads in real time based on their own product catalogs — Several design templates are available for the format — Snapchat will conduct an open beta-test of dynamic ads that enable brands to automatically create ads …
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Digiday, MediaPost and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom's Pluto TV has quietly launched a conservative news channel, called the First, considered to be in beta with just two shows — The channel, called The First, is in beta mode and features two shows. — Viacom has quietly debuted a conservative news channel on Pluto TV, a digital platform it acquired for $340 million in March.
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The Streamable, @brianstelter and @brianstelter
Cherie Hu / Hot Pod News:
Playlists like Spotify's Your Daily Drive, which mix songs and microcasts, may popularize short-form podcasts that capture and retain attention in smaller bites — While digging through my Spotify profile this past weekend, I came across an intriguing discovery: Gimlet had been republishing five …
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@cheriehu42
Haimin Lee / The Keyword:
As Google Books turns 15, it boasts 40M+ books in 400+ languages and gets a redesign on desktop with new features like searching for excerpts within books — Books are the windows to new worlds. Through them, I've explored the wintery lands of Narnia and cast a spell at Hogwarts.
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Engadget, Android Police and 9to5Google
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times reached a tentative agreement with the guild that represents ~475 newsroom employees; the deal could provide immediate pay raises of 5%+ — The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday reached a tentative labor agreement with the guild that represents about 475 members of its newsroom …
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
UK publisher Reach launches Mantis, a tool that detects whether a story is brand safe and flags articles that have been blocked by keyword blacklists — The Daily Mirror's parent company Reach wants to drastically reduce how much ad inventory and revenue is blocked by lengthy keyword blacklists used …
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