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1. After Google and Facebook Scarf Down Most of the Local Ad Pie, There’s Still $12 Billion Left (Rick Edmonds / Poynter)
2. Facebook Will Let Publishers Convert Instant Articles to Google AMP and Apple News Formats (Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab)
3. Instagram Direct Messages Now Support Web Links and Different Photo Orientations (Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch)
4. What’s America Really Watching in the Morning? Local News. (James Warren / Poynter)
5. With its Special Projects Desk, Univision is Keeping Gawker’s Spirit Alive at Gizmodo Media Group (Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab)
6. The Washington Post Gets Its Own Reddit Page (Garett Sloane / Ad Age)
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