In the loop: this week's key industry news

We bring you a selection of the stories which have caught our eye this week.

·         Facebook traffic to media sites plummets

·         How publishers are creating native advertising

·         Snapchat is moving into search

·         LinkedIn’s head of ad ops on native content

·         The battle of Facebook and Adblock Plus

·         Gawker Media’s sale: the end of an era

·         News micropayments service Blendle reaches 1m users

·         How newsrooms are speeding up their digital transformations

·         How the Sun plans to monetise its fantasy football site

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