Mediagazer: Former BBC DG's email outlines deputy's ‘maximum payment’ to trust (John Plunkett/Guardian)

8:50 AM ET, July 11, 2013

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David Streitfeld / New York Times:

E-Book Ruling Gives Amazon an Advantage — Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, loves disrupting markets. In that regard, he must be having a delightful summer. The book business, once so mired in the past it seemed part of the antiques trade, is up for grabs.

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Jacob Gershman / Law Blog:
For Apple, a Tough Legal Road Grows Longer

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Reuters:
Judge says Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books

Brian Lowry / Variety:

Tribune Spinoff Sounds Death Knell for TV-Print Synergy — Tribune's grand plans surrounding Times Mirror merger never materialized — You can't hurry love. And you can't force synergy. — Tribune's long-awaited decision to spin off its newspaper holdings and bet squarely …

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New York Times:
To Cut Taxes, Tribune Is to Split Into Broadcasting and Publishing Units

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Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
Charles Koch: Tribune Newspaper Bid Is 'Not On The Front Burner, But It's Possible'

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Bloomberg:

Eisner Predicts Hulu to Lose Next-Day TV Rights Post-Sale — The buyers of Hulu LLC will lose next-day rights to television shows that the service now enjoys under its current owners, Michael Eisner, former chairman of Walt Disney Co., said in an interview.

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

Former BBC DG's email outlines deputy's ‘maximum payment’ to trust — Message from Mark Thompson's office reveals further details of Mark Byford's controversial £949,000 redundancy payoff — An email sent by former BBC director general Mark Thompson's office to the BBC Trust …

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Top Executives Grilled, Criticized About Severance Payments

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Harry McCracken / TIME:

PCWorld Exits Print, and the Era of Computer Magazines Ends — The last of the big general-interest PC magazines is no longer a magazine. — By Harry McCracken @harrymccrackenJuly 11, 2013 — The news isn't shocking. In fact, it's sort of a shock it didn't happen several years ago.

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Telegraph:

Ahmed Assem: the Egyptian photographer who chronicled his own death — The grainy film captures the soldier as he shoots from his vantage point on top of the yellow stone building. — He fires more than once and then, suddenly, turns the rifle and points toward the camera lens.

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Jan Schaffer / Nieman Journalism Lab:

In St. Louis, two news organizations are navigating the tricky path to a merger — If all goes as hoped, in coming months St. Louis Public Radio (SLPR) and the St. Louis Beacon will formally merge their two newsrooms. It will be the first time a public radio station with a staff of journalists …

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Arif Durrani / Media Week:

Guardian set to report annual losses of around £35m — Guardian News and Media is set to report pre-tax losses in the region of £35 million for its year to 1 April 2013 next week, around a 20% drop from losses in 2012. — Last year, Guardian News & Media …

Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:

New York Times and Telegraph launch Kindle Fire apps — NYT looks to expand Android market while the Telegraph adds new features as the platform is integrated into existing subscription models The New York Times app includes free access to all sections until the end of July.

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

BuzzFeed removes story that parodies the site's lists — Joe Veix posted his listicle “The 10 DUMBEST BuzzFeed Lists You're EMBARRASSED To Say You CLICKED” Tuesday, and the site took it down quickly, he says. BuzzFeed readers can create their own articles on the site after registering.

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Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:

Blip Hires Former Tumblr and Gawker Editor Chris Mohney to Oversee Programming — Blip has hired former Tumblr executive Chris Mohney as its vice president of programming, the digital video network said Wednesday. Blip created this position for Mohney, who will oversee all editorial content for the company's site.

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David Dishneau / Associated Press:

Harvard professor says leaks changed WikiLeaks' image — FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private's leak of classified information to WikiLeaks changed how the public, the government and traditional news media perceived the anti-secrecy organization — from a legitimate journalistic enterprise …

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Ian Simpson / Reuters:
Defense rests in court-martial of soldier accused of WikiLeaks disclosures

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Otto Sjöberg / INMA:

How fast is the mobile revolution changing the world? Ask the Smartphone Generation — To be relevant for millennials, a.k.a. the Smartphone Generation, news organisations have to stay on top of not just the latest device, but also privacy issues, Big Data, technology education, and more.

Eliza Kern / GigaOM:

To win over media, Instagram to provide embeds for photo, video — Just a few weeks after adding video to its service, Instagram has announced Wednesday that it plans to allow users to embed their photos and videos across the web. It's a long-requested feature that will come as good news to a lot of users …

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Sam Thielman / Adweek:

Zucker's Changes at CNN Are Already Bearing Fruit — The good ship CNN is riding a little higher on the waves. After months of plummeting ratings and a high-profile game of C-suite musical chairs, the original cable news network is catching up to its competitors in the core demo and showing significant year-over-year gains.

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