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7:55 AM ET, July 23, 2013

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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times  —  Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN?  —  That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment.  As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …
Tessa Cheek / The Colorado Independent:
The Story after the Story: Remembering Armando Montaño a Year Later  —  Mando in full form in DC on a trip to the Newseum, which he jokingly referred to as his future wedding location.  —  A YEAR AGO this week, I found myself in Shove Chapel on Colorado College's campus where …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Yahoo Loses Its Media Head, as Mickie Rosen Ankles From Company  —  According to sources, Yahoo's media head Mickie Rosen is leaving the Silicon Valley Internet giant.  —  Rosen, who reported to COO Henrique De Castro, is one of the highest-ranking execs to depart the company in recent months.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Al Jazeera America Names ABC News' Kate O'Brian President  —  Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director for international operations, has been named as an interim CEO of the forthcoming channel.  —  A month ahead of Al Jazeera America's planned launch, the forthcoming international news channel is finally lining up its top executives.
David Kravets / Wired:
Local Newscast Uses DMCA to Erase Air Crash Reporting Blunder  —  Local San Francisco television news station KTVU has embarked on a novel use of copyright law to cover up embarrassing footage.  It has been issuing takedown notices to YouTube for videos showing its anchor literally reading fake names …
Discussion: Poynter, TVSpy, CNET, @jayrosen_nyu and SFist
Lex Friedman / Macworld:
Apple: One billion iTunes podcast subscriptions and counting  —  Apple on Monday announced that the iTunes Store eclipsed 1 billion podcast subscriptions.  That's a whole lot of talking.  A special promotion appeared in the iTunes Podcasts directory to commemorate the big number.
Reuters:
Textbook publishers revamp ebooks to fight used market  —  (Reuters) - A booming market in recent years for selling and renting used college textbooks has saved students across the United States a ton of cash.  —  But it has put textbook publishers in a bind.  They don't make a cent unless students buy their books new.
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Mainstream Media [Hearts] Sponsored Tweets  —  Last week, the Associated Press sent out a promoted tweet on behalf of Edelman, a public relations firm, to its 2.2 million followers.  The tweet, which the AP labeled as “sponsored tweet,” links, coincidentally enough, to a report by a PR firm on the ethics of sponsored content.
Robert Andrews / Beet.TV:
Dublin's ‘Storyful’ Monetizing News Clips for Citizen Video Journalists  —  Having built a business verifying newsworthy amateur video for YouTube and several professional news organizations, Storyful now wants to have uploaders profit from their work as well as properly control their rights.
Thanks:@storyful
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Washington Post to launch new tech blog  —  Timothy B. Lee will lead the blog, which is to be called The Switch.  Brian Fung and Andrea Peterson will join as reporters.  The blog appears to be modeled a bit on Wonkbook, which Lee joined recently.  Tech reporters Hayley Tsukayama, Cecilia Kang and Craig Timberg will also contribute.
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Dominic Mohan severs staff ties with Rupert Murdoch  —  Former Sun editor is no longer on the payroll and could be in line for severance package of more than £2m  —  Dominic Mohan, who was recently moved from his role as editor of the Sun, has left the staff of News Corporation …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Monday Q&A: Mother Jones' Steve Katz on that 47% video and turning attention into donations  —  Nonprofit news outlets rely on their readers to support their work — preferably not just in likes or retweets, but also in dollars.  If you follow the path laid out by Mother Jones …
 
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Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for ~$30B; Alphabet was close to a $23B deal for Wiz last summer before talks ended

Qianer Liu / The Information:
Sources: Google plans to partner with Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek to design and produce its next-gen TPUs, set for 2026, but will still work with Broadcom

Zhiye Liu / Tom's Hardware:
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, G2 Gen 2, and G1 Gen 2 for gaming handhelds, saying the G3 Gen 3 offers a CPU 30% faster than the previous generation

 
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