Mediagazer: New York Times and union reach ‘conceptual agreement’ on 5-year contract (Jim Romenesko)

11:50 PM ET, October 28, 2012

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Julie Moos / Poynter:

New York Times suspends paywall for Hurricane Sandy — New York Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy confirmed by email that the news organization is suspending its paywall starting this afternoon, so that readers can get information about Hurricane Sandy. — “The gateway has been removed from the entire site and all apps.

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Jim Romenesko:

New York Times and union reach ‘conceptual agreement’ on 5-year contract — Newspaper Guild of New York president Bill O'Meara sends this email:

Media Decoder:

Times Reaches Tentative Deal With Newspaper Guild — The New York Times said Sunday night that it had reached a tentative agreement with the Newspaper Guild, setting the stage for a new labor contract after more than 18 months of negotiations. — In a message to the staff, the executive editor …

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John Jannarone / Wall Street Journal:

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

An Opinion to Consider Before You Vote — WHEN Jill Abramson, the executive editor, answered questions from readers this month on the Times Web site, she gave an unequivocal answer to a question about Times editorials. — “As executive editor, I have no involvement with editorials,” she said.

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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
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Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:

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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:

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Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:

Arrest of '70s Rock Star Widens Sexual Abuse Case Tied to BBC — LONDON — The sexual abuse scandal surrounding the late television host Jimmy Savile widened Sunday after the British police arrested a former pop star in connection with the case. — Metropolitan Police arrested Paul Gadd …

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Ron Rosenbaum / Arts & Culture:

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Knowledge@Wharton:

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Rebecca J. Rosen / The Atlantic Online:

Surmounting the Insurmountable: Wikipedia Is Nearing Completion, in a Sense — And that's something of a challenge for the collaborative encyclopedia going forward — For about the last five years, Wikipedia has had trouble getting and keeping new volunteer editors.

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