Mediagazer: Thomson Reuters Announces Andrew Rashbass to Join in New Role Leading News and Media Business (Thomson Reuters)

8:20 AM ET, May 29, 2013

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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 …

Thomson Reuters:

Thomson Reuters Announces Andrew Rashbass to Join in New Role Leading News and Media Business — Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that Andrew Rashbass, currently group chief executive of The Economist Group …

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

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Chris Frates / National Journal:

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Ali Velshi / Quartz:

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RT:

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Elias Biryabarema / Reuters:

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Reuters:

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Ryan Graff / Knight Lab:

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Expect Facebook To Turbocharge ‘Notes’ Into A True Tumblr Competitor — Facebook used to have a blogging feature called Notes. It still does, but it got buried by the Timeline redesign and widely forgotten. Facebook needs to overhaul Notes, and signs say a refresh may already be in the works.

Bill Mickey / Folio:

Study: One-Quarter of Tablet Owners Prefer Digital Magazines Over Print — As device sales grow, that metric could balloon to 65 percent by 2020. — Digital publishing consultancy Mequoda Group released results of a recent survey that examined the usage and content consumption of tablet owners.

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