FaceBook hires former NBC News Anchor Campbell Brown to improve relations with news outlets

(recode): FaceBook has hired Campbell Brown, a former anchor for both CNN and NBC, to a newly created Head of News Partnerships position in the hope that Brown can serve as a liaison between the social giant and the myriad of publishers that use it for distribution. The role means Brown will work with publishers on best practices […]

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NBC’s ‘Breaking News’ app and social media feeds going dark

NBC has announced that it is pulling the plug on its Breaking News app and social media accounts on December 31st. The company’s co-founder and General Manager Cory Bergman said in a statement: “We’re true believers of news that isn’t designed for clicks, but a service that helps people and companies make smarter, safer decisions. […]

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MacNN.com to Shut Down on July 1st

“Cast your mind back to the spring of 1995. Apple was making Macs — the last of the Performas, among other models — and the Clone Wars were already underway, all while MacNN was starting out as a serious journal covering Mac technology. Nothing has changed since then, and yet everything has changed: Apple is now a […]

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