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12:10 PM ET, August 9, 2013

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
No layoffs at Patch today  —  AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told Patch editors Friday there would be no “impacts,” or layoffs announced today.  The “impacts” will arrive on a rolling basis over the next week, he said.  —  Armstrong said in an earnings call earlier this week that AOL would sell …
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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Armstrong Confirms “Hundreds” Of Layoffs At Patch, 400 Sites Shuttered Or Partnered Off, And A New CEO  —  We reported yesterday that AOL's hyper-local news service would lose hundreds of employees today, and now we have confirmation from a well-placed Patcher privy to the call …
Reuters:
Murdoch Shakes Up News Corp.'s Australian Operation  —  CANBERRA — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. appointed a new chief executive for its Australian operation Friday, a move that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd linked to mounting attacks on his government by Mr. Murdoch's local newspapers during a divisive election campaign.
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Neil Chenoweth / Australian Financial Review:
Murdoch's News Corp empire turns on itself
Discussion: Guardian, The Conversation and Guardian
Margaret Simons / Guardian:
Kim Williams departure a victory for Murdoch's Australian editors
Discussion: Guardian
The New Republic:
Newspapers Should Be More Like Amazon  —  By Julius Genachowski and Steven Waldman What Jeff Bezos can teach The Washington Post What's intriguing about Jeff Bezos, who purchased The Washington Post this week, is not that he's a digital guy or that he has a lot of money—though both certainly help …
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Tumblr Had $16.6 Million Left When Yahoo Bought It  —  In the wake of Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, there was some chatter about how much runway David Karp would have had if he hadn't sold the company.  —  Now we know, sort of: Tumblr, which had raised $125 million since 2007, had $16.6 million in cash left when Yahoo bought it.
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Associated Press:
Tumblr Founder to Get $81M to Remain at Yahoo
Discussion: Softpedia News
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Consumer watchdog says Apple did ‘considerable harm’ with ebook pricing, supports DOJ ruling  —  Eddy Cue, the Apple exec accused of orchestrating the price fixing (right), leaves court.  —  The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) said in papers filed in federal court that Apple caused considerable …
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Laura Hazard Owen / GigaOM:
In ebook case, Apple wants a stay, and DOJ argues publishers are conspiring again
Brian Beutler / Salon:
Glenn Greenwald offered Brazilian protection from U.S.  —  Greenwald tells Salon he intends to visit the U.S. soon — but says the risk of prosecution against him is real  —  A Brazilian official has taken the unusual step of publicly announcing that the Brazilian government …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Amid Criticism, Support for Media's ‘Watchdog’ Role Stands Out  —  Overview  —  Public evaluations of news organizations' performance on key measures such as accuracy, fairness and independence remain mired near all-time lows.  But there is a bright spot among these otherwise gloomy ratings …
Christy Choi / South China Morning Post:
Wikimedians should fix ‘broken journalism’, Jimmy Wales tells Hong Kong conference  —  Journalism is broken and Wikimedians should think about how to fix it, said Jimmy Wales at the opening of the 9th annual Wikimania conference in Hong Kong on Friday.  —  Harnessing the power of public discussion …
Timothy B. Lee / The Switch:
Slashdot founder Rob Malda on why there won't be another Hacker News  —  When I was a computer science student in college, everyone I knew read Slashdot.  Founded in 1997, the site was dedicated to “News for nerds.  Stuff that matters.”  It featured about a dozen short, user-submitted stories about the technology news of the day.
Discussion: Business Insider, @webgard and Guardian
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
More than half of Britons access news online  —  Figures show 55% of adults use internet to read or download content from papers, broadcasters and online-only websites  —  Read the full ONS report  —  More than half of UK adults are accessing news content online, another milestone …
Discussion: ons.gov.uk and The Next Web
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Studio Fight Against IsoHunt Gets Trial Date  —  Hollywood studios have established the copyright liability of a popular torrent indexer.  Now comes the push for damages.  —  On Nov. 5, Hollywood's biggest studios will attempt to win hundreds of millions of dollars in damages against IsoHunt …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Rupert Murdoch keeps succession plan a secret  —  Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declined to say who might succeed him as chief of 21st Century Fox.  Pictured: Murdoch arrives at the Allen & Co. annual conference on July 12, 2013, in Sun Valley, Idaho.  (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / July 12, 2013)
Discussion: Variety
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
NBC-GlobalPost an intriguing media partnership … An alliance with news website GlobalPost means more foreign coverage for NBC.  —  CONNECT  —  It could be the classic trade that helps both teams.  And years ago, it would have been unthinkable.  —  News organizations joining forces was considered anathema.
Discussion: eMedia Vitals
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Wired Pushes Further Into Native Advertising With New Unit  —  Brands want advertising that looks and feels like actual editorial content, and publishers are uniquely positioned to help.  But how do they do that without selling out?  —  Increasingly, by creating standalone units.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Warner Cable Taking Bigger Hit Than CBS in PR War Over Blackout: Survey  —  Cable operator's consumer-perception score drops lower into negative territory while the Eye has neutral rating, according to YouGov  —  Consumers have increasingly negative views of both Time Warner Cable …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Fox's Chase Carey calls a la carte programming ‘a fantasy’  —  21st Century Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey underscored the value of sports programming and downplayed calls to end the bundling of television channels.  During Fox's Investor Day presentations Thursday …
Discussion: Reuters
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