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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newsweek confirms it is eyeing sale — Newsweek CEO Baba Shetty and editor-in-chief Tina Brown have just sent the following memo to staff, confirming earlier reports that parent-company IAC is exploring a sale of the now online-only magazine: … Developing.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
IAC Seeking Buyers for Newsweek (EXCLUSIVE) — Newsweek appears to be on the block — again. — According to sources who have been briefed, IAC is sending out inquiries to prospective buyers who may be interested in purchasing the 80-year-old title, which ended weekly publication …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Barry Diller Is Shopping Newsweek. Here's Why. [Updated] — Most rational business people wouldn't go out of their way to deprecate the value of an asset a few weeks before they try to sell it. As he has made abundantly clear throughout his career, however, Barry Diller is not most people.
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RT:
Larry King joins RT with brand new politics show — Award-winning interviewer Larry King will host a mold-breaking political talk show on RT from next month, speaking to both leading establishment figures, and those who are not afraid to go against the grain.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
AP CEO Says DOJ Seized Records For ‘Thousands And Thousands’ Of Phone Calls: Staffer — NEW YORK — Associated Press president and chief executive Gary Pruitt told staff at a Wednesday town hall meeting that the phone records obtained by the government included “thousands and thousands” …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Eric Holder To Meet With Washington Bureau Chiefs Amid Leak Investigation Criticism
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Attorney general signed off on Fox phone records subpoena
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Thomson Reuters hires Economist Group chief to head news agency arm — Andrew Rashbass to leave publisher after 15 years, having led digital transformation from print to digital business — Andrew Rashbass, the chief executive of the Economist Group, is to join Thomson Reuters …
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Matthew Cooper / NationalJournal.com:
Why a Media Shield Law Isn't Enough to Save Journalists — The only way journalists will be protected is if prosecutors stop being so quick to go after them. — I'm all for a shield law to protect journalists and their sources from government prosecutors. I hope Congress passes one.
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Peter Sterne / The New York Observer:
Shield Law More Like a Cheap Umbrella
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Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Apple's Tim Cook Has a “Grand Vision” for Television — And Still Won't Talk About It — No surprises here — at our 11th D: All Things Digital technology conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook is still staying mum on the company's plans for a proper TV set. — However!
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Dara Kerr / CNET:
Apple CEO: We rejected DOJ settlement in e-book suit
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Twitter's Dick Costolo: We're a complement to news orgs, not a replacement — Also at D11, Twitter's Dick Costolo talked about the state of the company and platform. That included a bit about the news business. This is from All Things D's Mike Isaac's live paraphrasing of Costolo's on-stage conversation with Kara Swisher:
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PR Newswire:
Marco Arment Sells “The Magazine” to Its Editor, Glenn Fleishman — Instapaper founder and Tumblr's first employee sells popular electronic magazine — SEATTLE and HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The Magazine, a popular electronic magazine …
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Dow Jones turns to tech for future face-off with Bloomberg — Dow Jones is betting on tech investments to wield together a sprawling swarm of products — including the Wall Street Journal as well as research and data products — and compete with Bloomberg. — When News Corp strikes …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Roku Raises a $60 Million Round, Led by Fidelity, to Fight for the Living Room — Tim Cook said Apple TV is still a side project. But bringing digital entertainment to your TV is all Roku does, and they're raising more money to do it. — Roku has raised a massive $60 million round …
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Meeker says print advertising is down, but should publishers still be terrified? — Print media captures 6 percent of consumers' time but 23 percent of ad spending in 2012, venture capitalist Mary Meeker said in her much-anticipated 2013 Internet Trends report:
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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS' Marty Franks Retiring — Sept. 30 will be end date following quarter century at company — Martin Franks, executive VP of planning, policy and government affairs for CBS, is retiring effective Sept. 30. — Franks has been instrumental in CBS' retrans negotiations and has been a top exec …
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