"Snapchat has collected another new publisher: Vertical Networks, a U.K.-based media company run by Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of 21st Century Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch."

Podcast apps make it easy for consumers to skip ads through 15-second skip buttons. It’s another challenge facing companies in the burgeoning medium.

"Since 2004, Cieply has been covering Hollywood for the New York Times from the L.A. bureau. He joined as the paper’s movie editor before eventually moving to a full-time job reporting and writing about the movie business."

While most people use Snapchat to exchange selfies or pictures of food and other minutiae of their daily life, a journalist in India has found a more serious and meaningful application of the popular social tool.

"The fact is that as a journalist you have the rarest of skill sets. Most people cannot write. They can’t distil information down to the most important facts the way we can. They can’t craft an article or a package that’s tailored to an audience — and certainly not with the speed we can."

Gawker founder says listening to readers isn't just good on principle, but good for business.

"It is selling high-polish display ads for a CPM, or cost per thousand impressions, above $60 range, as well as content marketing services and sponsorships of editorial products, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the brand's finances."

"We’re expanding our effort to include more stories from people who experience the benefits and challenges of border life every day, as well as other Texans with direct interest and experience in border or immigration issues."

"'I think they are unfounded just based on what I've read,' said Trump. 'Totally unfounded, based on what I read.'"

"In a platform era, CNN recognizes the need for a team devoted to off-site distribution. As its new vp of digital programming, Mitra Kalita will head up a team of 18 to program for mobile and social as well as the homepage and alerts."

"Boris Johnson’s award-winning limerick about the Turkish president referred to Erdogan as a wanker who performed a sex act with a goat. A previous version of this article included the prompt for the poetry contest, which included a different sex act, also with a goat."

“'Megyn is being selfish,'" a Fox News insider told The Daily Beast on condition of anonymity because this person was not authorized by the network to speak about the subject, on or off the record. 'It’s pretty shocking actually.'"

"In an attempt to make the FOIA appeals process easier and help reporters and others understand how and why their requests are being denied, MuckRock is on Thursday launching a project to catalog and explain the exceptions both the federal and state governments are using to deny requests."

"In a highly unusual campaign dispute, Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from his former political consultant Sam Nunberg, arguing Nunberg violated the nondisclosure agreement nearly every Trump employee is required to sign."

"Instant Articles will be denoted in Messenger by a lightning bolt icon at the top right corner of links that are shared in the app. Facebook says Instant Articles load up to 10 times faster than the traditional mobile web."