Mediagazer: The ax falls at The Oregonian (Ryan Chittum/Columbia Journalism Review)

4:00 PM ET, June 21, 2013

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Paton: ‘Bad CEOs and worse editors’ are trying to ‘kill our future’ — Speaking at the Global News Editors conference in Paris, Digital First Media CEO John Paton said Friday that “editors resisting change are aided and abetted by lousy CEOs and news executives.”

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Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Rolling Stone Publisher Fired: Matt Mastrangelo was there 3 years — Jann Wenner has dismissed the publisher of his flagship Rolling Stone, Matt Mastrangelo. Mastrangelo had been in the position for three years (12 years in all at Wenner Media), and first-quarter ad pages were up 17 percent year-over-year to 190.

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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

The ax falls at The Oregonian — Not that long ago, The Oregonian was one of the better news organizations in the country. — In 2008, Editor & Publisher named Sandy Rowe and Peter Bhatia its Editors of the Year and reported that The Oregonian had 315 full-time journalists in its newsroom the year before.

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Nick Statt / ReadWrite:

How Instagram Remade Photography (And Could Do The Same For Video) — On a stage at Facebook headquarters Thursday, Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom didn't say much about photos—except to note that its 130 million users have taken 16 billion of them. Now, as Systrom pushes the photo-sharing service …

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Christopher Mims / Quartz:
It's no accident Facebook made Instagram's new videos exactly as long as a television commercial

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Wired:

Introducing Aaron's Law, a Desperately Needed Reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — The Internet is up for grabs. — Foreign countries want to control it. Military regimes use it to spy, to oppress, and to attack public and private institutions. ‘Big Content’ sought to censor it and dismantle its architecture.

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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:

Here Is the Archive of the Famous Liberal Media ‘Journolist’ — Way back in 2009, the hottest media story was the exposure of the existence of “Journolist,” a private listserv of several hundred mostly liberal journalists, talking to each other about crap. This was perceived as a big scandal!

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Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:

Yahoo's Mayer shines spotlight on video — Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo, answers questions during the Reuters Global Technology Summit in the Thomson Reuters offices in San Francisco, California, June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach — As Marissa Mayer approaches …

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Harrison Weber / The Next Web:

AOL is launching a Google Reader replacement: ‘All your favorite websites, in one place’ — As the end of Google Reader nears, AOL is planning to announce its own alternative to the service: “AOL Reader.” — As you can see on the current landing page for the service, which is public …

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Douglas Frantz, Washington Post National Security Editor, Takes Leave To Consider Government Job — NEW YORK — Douglas Frantz, the national security editor for the Washington Post, is considering taking a job with the State Department and is currently on leave from the paper, according to newsroom sources.

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Howard Sherman / Monkey See:

AP Kills Off-Broadway, Opera, Dance Reviews: Will It Hurt The Arts? … Ever so quietly this week, the national arts scene became a bit more fragmented, a bit more stratified and a lot more invisible. The Associated Press has just spiked regular coverage of opera, dance and off-Broadway theater.

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Los Angeles Times:

FBI says journalist Michael Hastings was not under investigation — LAPD also says no foul play appears to have been involved in the one-vehicle crash that killed Hastings. The reporter was known for an article leading to Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation.

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Nicholas Vinocur / Reuters:

France to seek ban on Amazon bundled discounts, free delivery — (Reuters) - France's Socialist government aims to introduce a law preventing online retailer Amazon from offering both discounts and free delivery for books in France, the culture minister said, arguing this amounts to unfair competition.

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Mary Ann Milbourn / Orange County Register:

Register owner starts naming rights unit — Freedom Communications Inc., owner of the Orange County Register, has launched a new venture that focuses on selling corporate sponsorships for naming or presentation rights to companies and organizations. — The company has signed three contracts …

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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

For HBO and Apple, a long process to partner on TV — HBO built the Apple TV app in-house for the first time ever — To some, Apple TV seems like a laggard. — The web TV box that Apple has referred to for years as a “hobby” is only now offering access to shows and events from HBO and ESPN — long after Roku and Xbox.

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