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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
IAC Said to Be Considering Daily Beast Sale After Brown's Exit — IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) Chairman Barry Diller is considering selling the Daily Beast following the departure of Tina Brown, who helped start the news website in 2008, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
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Michael Wolff / Guardian:
No longer the talk of the town, Tina Brown bids farewell to Diller's Beast — Not even an operator of her legendary chutzpah could beat digital's destruction of her lifeblood: smart celebrity magazines — This may be the last time I ever write about Tina Brown. — Brown once dominated the New York media world.
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@carr2n, @moorehn and Erik Wemple
Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: IAC And Daily Beast Editor Tina Brown To Part Ways
Exclusive: IAC And Daily Beast Editor Tina Brown To Part Ways
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Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Rieder: The lost magic of Tina Brown
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
The Story Behind the Putin Op-Ed Article in The Times — A Times reader, Lawrence DeVine, has a few questions about The Times's publication of an Op-Ed article in Thursday's paper by Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia. He asks: “Did he call up the editorial page editor and say …
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
Vladimir Putin Calls Out American Exceptionalism In Intense NYT Op-Ed
Vladimir Putin Calls Out American Exceptionalism In Intense NYT Op-Ed
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Shield law broadens definition of ‘journalist’ — A new media shield law expected to pass committee on Thursday broadens the definition of “journalist” to include, among other things, any individual deemed appropriate by a federal judge. — The new amendment is a step forward for independent …
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The Huffington Post, Kirk LaPointe's …, @attackerman, @spj_tweets, @niemanlab, @mlcalderone and @mathewi
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
BuzzFeed puts in new polices for “community” posts: an uneasy attempt at control — Political and activist groups are using BuzzFeed's self-publishing tools to promote controversial messages. On Wednesday, the site put out new policies and guidelines to govern “community” submissions.
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@buzzfeedben, BuzzFeed, eMedia Vitals and The Atlantic Online
Nick Turner / Bloomberg:
Newsweek's New Owners Name Reuters's Impoco as Editor-in-Chief — IBT Media, the online-news company that acquired Newsweek from IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) last month, named Thomson Reuters Corp.'s Jim Impoco as the magazine's editor-in-chief. — Impoco joins Newsweek after spending four years …
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Guardian:
Mirror investigated over criminal liability for alleged phone hacking — Publisher of Daily and Sunday Mirror says Met is investigating if it is ‘criminally liable’ for alleged hacking by previous employees — The publisher of the Sunday Mirror has said it is under investigation …
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The Huffington Post, Telegraph, Hollywood Reporter, @huffpostmedia and Press Gazette
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Jim Romenesko:
MSN reportedly eliminates freelance budget, begins layoffs — [UPDATED] MSN.com says its freelance budget ‘has gone away entirely’ — MSN.com has said farewell to its daily bloggers, columnists and features writers. Its freelance budget “is at $0 for the remainder of the fiscal year.”
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@romenesko
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Janet I. Tu / Seattle Times blogs:
MSN cutting number of contractors, increasing full-time employees
MSN cutting number of contractors, increasing full-time employees
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Hollywood Reporter and FishbowlNY
Geoffrey King / Mediashift:
Why the NSA Hack Compromises Al Jazeera Sources, U.S. Credibility — The German magazine Der Spiegel reported last week that the U.S. National Security Agency hacked into the internal communication system of Al Jazeera. If the report is accurate, the targeted hacking of a news organization represents …
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@jcstearns, New York Times and NYT Bits
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
ABC executive: second screen apps can be a distraction — Second-screen apps used to be all the rage with TV executives just a few years ago, but Disney's Digital EVP Albert Cheng's network is moving away from the idea to complement shows with second screen experiences.
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@lucas_shaw and @awallenstein
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch's second grilling by parliamentary committee postponed — News Corp lawyers and attorney general advise that questions might prejudice criminal cases — Plans to bring Rupert Murdoch before the culture, media and sport committee for a second grilling about the activities …
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Hollywood Reporter, Deadline.com and The Huffington Post
Andrea Morabito / Broadcasting & Cable:
Carson Daly Joins ‘Today’ Show as Host of Digital Studio — Transition plans for ‘Last Call’ to be announced — Carson Daly is adding to his list of jobs at NBC, with the network announcing on Thursday that he would join NBC News' Today show as host of the Orange Room …
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TODAY.com, Gawker, Variety, USA Today, Associated Press and Hollywood Reporter
Dawn C. Chmielewski / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix, Amazon drive up price for Hollywood content, conferees told — The effects of Netflix and Amazon are felt throughout the market, Shawn Strickland, chief executive of Redbox Instant by Verizon, said at the Broadcasting & Cable's NextTV Summit. (Netflix)
Matt Mason / The Official BitTorrent Blog:
BitTorrent to test “Direct to fan” distribution bundles for publishers starting Sep 24 — Coming Sept 24: BitTorrent Bundle for Publishers Closed Alpha — In May, we started up an Alpha project for the creative community called BitTorrent Bundle.
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Stephanie Yang / TechCrunch:
Mobile News App Circa Launches Its Web Platform For Browsing And Following Stories — Circa, a startup that offers quick and mobile news consumption, is expanding its services to the web by launching its online platform for following and sharing news. While the website does't …
Martin Evans / Telegraph:
Cameras to be allowed in English courts for the first time — Cameras are set to be allowed to broadcast from inside court rooms for the first time, after the House of Commons granted approval. — From next month filming will be allowed at criminal and civil hearings in the Court of Appeal during legal argument and judgments.
Marc Graser / Variety:
AMC Exec: ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Mad Men’ Prove Multiplatform Deals Boost Ratings — VOD and digital platforms help make original drama series viable — AMC isn't looking for quick hits with its original series after watching shows like “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” take their time to blossom in the ratings.
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The Wrap, The Verge and Home Media Magazine
John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC's James Purnell warns of risk to independence from spending watchdog — Strategy chief expresses concern over possible threat to BBC if National Audit Office receives unfettered access to corporation — The BBC's strategy chief, James Purnell, has warned that the corporation's independence …
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
How DishWorld became Dish's online TV testbed — Thought Intel and Sony were the first ones to try their hands at an internet-based TV subscription service? Think again: Dish has been offering subscription packages of live TV streams, without the need for any satellite dish, for years.