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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013 — The biz ain't what it used to be, but then again, for most people, it never really was. — Man, I feel everyone on how scary it is to be in journalism. When I made the transition from a would-be fiction career paired with writing research reports …
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Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:
Time Warner Ends Talks With Meredith and Will Spin Off Time Inc. Into Separate Company — Updated Weeks of negotiations between Time Warner and Meredith Corporation came to an end Wednesday when the two companies could not agree to a deal to join their magazines into a separate company.
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Jason Del Rey / AdAge:
Time Warner to Spin Off Time Inc.; CEO Laura Lang to Exit — Talks of Proposed Merger With Meredith End — Soon, CEO Jeff Bewkes will have his wish: Time Warner won't be a magazine company anymore. — A month after several media outlets reported that Time Warner was in discussions …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Al Gore Sued Over Current TV Sale to Al Jazeera (Exclusive) — A $5 million lawsuit claims Gore was “adamant” about not selling his network to oil-rich Qataris but had a “change of heart,” then stiffed the man who came up with the idea for the deal. — Current TV's $500 million sale …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch seeks to reassure bailed Sun journalists — News Corp chairman meets some of 24 journalists on bail in relation to allegations of payments to police and public officials — Rupert Murdoch has met with some of the 24 Sun journalists who are still on bail after being arrested …
Jonathan Skillings / CNET:
Nook Media signs up for more Hollywood content — The Barnes & Noble unit unveils new content licensing partnerships with major studios and content providers including Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, National Geographic, and Little Pim. — The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ — The Nook is stocking up on video.
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Unauthorised TV live streaming is copyright breach, rules European court — Judgment means that websites showing live television in the UK, such TVCatchup, must now get rights clearance from broadcasters — Websites that retransmit live TV over the internet without permission from broadcasters …
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Associated Press:
Silvio Berlusconi convicted over publication of wiretapped conversations — Former Italian prime minister is sentenced to one year in jail by Milan court — A court in Milan has convicted Silvio Berlusconi for the illegal publication of transcripts of wiretapped conversations in a newspaper owned by his media empire.
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Zev Chafets / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive Excerpt: Roger Ailes Off Camera — Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful—and controversial—characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can't get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.
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Daniel Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Disney teams with Sensio for on-demand distribution of 3-D films — Walt Disney Studios has agreed to a content license agreement with Sensio Technologies Inc. for the distribution of 3-D films via a new video-on-demand television service, the companies announced Monday.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Managing Editor John Temple Leaving — John Temple, who joined Washington Post last year as managing editor, is leaving the paper, according to a staff memo obtained by The Huffington Post. — The move may come as a surprise given that Temple — a former editor and publisher …
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