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2:00 PM ET, July 12, 2013

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Jill Abramson announces big leadership changes at ‘New York Times’  —  The New York Times building. wallyg via flickr  —  New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson announced a slew of changes in newsroom leadership this afternoon.  —  The goal of the shakeup, according to Abramson …
Discussion: New York Times
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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
NYT to launch “immersive digital magazine” and new food news product, led by Sam Sifton  —  The New York Times is rolling out a number of new digital initiatives, including a tablet magazine and a new dining news product.  —  In a letter to the newsroom Friday, New York Times executive …
Business Wire:
21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company to Maintain Ownership Positions in Hulu  —  NEW YORK & BURBANK, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company today jointly announced that they will maintain their respective ownership positions …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu Sale Called Off  —  Disney, NBCU and 21st Century Fox will invest $750 million in TV site  —  Hulu is no longer for sale — and its current owners claim their strategies for the Internet TV site are fully in sync.  —  On Friday, 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Co. jointly announced …
Discussion: The Wrap
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Journalists quit Trinidad newspaper in press freedom crisis  —  A major crisis has broken out at the Trinidad Guardian, the leading newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago.  Three of the paper's senior journalists have resigned in protest at alleged editorial interference by its owners.
Christopher Massie / Columbia Journalism Review:
Roll Call goes native  —  With Boeing-backed defense blog, Beltway outlet makes a foray into sponsored content  —  For the past year, Roll Call, a newspaper and website that focuses on Capitol Hill politics, has been in a state of flux.  Last July, CQ Roll Call, the publication's parent company, laid off 30 employees.
Discussion: FishbowlDC
USA Today:
Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia  —  MOSCOW — Edward Snowden, the alleged National Security Agency leaker, said Friday at a meeting with human rights groups that he is asking for temporary asylum in Russia while he attempts to win permanent political asylum in a Latin American country.
New York Times:
20th Century Fox Enlists Help in Bringing Its Properties to the Stage  —  LOS ANGELES — One of the last Hollywood studios without a Broadway division, 20th Century Fox, is diving into the live theater business by teaming with Kevin McCollum, a producer of hits like “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Motown.”
Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Holder delivers leak guideline report to Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder delivered recommendations to President Obama on Friday on how the Justice Department should overhaul its guidelines for conducting investigations of leaks to reporters.
Discussion: Reuters, New York Times and Politico
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
In the world of embargoes, they release no news before its time  —  It's said that the news never stops.  But often, its timing can be stage-managed.  —  Much of the news, particularly in Washington, is produced under an important, if obscure, agreement known as an embargo.
Discussion: Poynter
Elodie Mazein / Agence France Presse:
Twitter hands over data in French anti-Semitism case  —  PARIS, France — Twitter handed over data to French authorities on Friday to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic and racist tweets after a months-long legal battle launched by Jewish and anti-racism groups.
Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint:
Wuaki.tv comes to the UK, Netflix and Lovefilm competitor launches with £2.99 a month subscription offer  —  New competition to streaming giants Netflix and Lovefilm has arrived in the UK in the form of Wuaki.tv, a new hybrid Movie and TV show on demand service that offers …
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
The Forecast From Weather.com: A Flood Of New Content  —  It may be a cliche that people revert to talking about the weather when they've run out of things to discuss.  But Weather.com is betting heavily that there's a lot more to the conversation.  —  With a site that boasts 56.4 million …
Discussion: AdExchanger and eMedia Vitals
Jennifer Dorroh / Mediashift:
How EcoLab Wants to Reinvent Environmental Journalism  —  South America is home to the world's largest rainforest, its greatest river, and some of its most challenging environmental problems, from pollution to deforestation.  —  Yet environmental issues are often overlooked by the region's media …
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
How Acceptable Was Anonymous Speculation About Snowden's Laptops?  —  It's the story that just won't quit: The tale of Edward J. Snowden and his leak of classified information about the United States government's secret surveillance of citizens.  —  Rife with skirmishes and subplots …
 
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Andrew Goldman is leaving ‘Talk’ post at ‘New York Times Magazine’
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Ira Teinowitz / The Wrap:
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Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Arun Rath named host of NPR's newly LA-based weekend show
Discussion: @davidfolkenflik
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of Tribune's detour
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