Mediagazer: Unsolicited advice for New Republic owner Chris Hughes (Jack Shafer)

9:55 AM ET, January 30, 2013

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Jack Shafer:

Unsolicited advice for New Republic owner Chris Hughes — For more than a century, rich guys who think they're smarter than the rich guys who came before them have been buying money-losing publications under the impression that by spending more money than their deep-pocketed predecessors, they'll turn the red ink black.

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
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Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:

This Is Jeff Zucker's CNN Overhaul — As news arrives today that some of its most familiar (and familiarly loud) faces are on the way out and some new (and potentially household-name) anchors may be on the way in, the future of CNN is starting to take shape under its powerful new boss, Jeff Zucker.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:

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BBC:

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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Murdoch faces more uncertainty over Times and Sunday Times appointments — Independent directors will not meet again until March to discuss Rupert Murdoch's choice for editor roles — The independent directors who refused to endorse Rupert Murdoch's choices as editors of the Times …

Nancy Hass / GQ:

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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Tribune taps former FCC official Edward Lazarus as general counsel — Tribune Co. has named Edward Lazarus, a former ranking Federal Communications Commission official and one-time federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, as its executive vice president and general counsel.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

‘New York Post’ getting a web overhaul from the team that brought you the new ‘New Republic’ — The New York Post's website will soon be getting a much-needed makeover. — Design firm Hard Candy Shell is working on a sweeping overhaul of nypost.com that's expected to debut sometime in the coming months …

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