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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
NPR Names Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Interim CEO — Paul G. Haaga, Jr. will be the President & CEO of National Public Radio in an interim capacity, the organization announced today. Mr. Haaga will fill the post left by Gary Knell, who announced last month that he was leaving to head up the National Geographic Society.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR to offer employee buyouts — In an effort to stave off a budding financial crisis, NPR will offer buyouts to its employees, with a goal of reducing its staff by about 10 percent, one of the largest reductions in the organization's history, it said Friday.
Journalism.co.uk:
Sun on Sunday gets a ‘refresh’ and new editor — Sun editors also announce a ‘multimillion pound investment’ in The Sun, which six weeks ago launched a £2-a-week paywall — Read more — Other top stories — Also on Journalism.co.uk...
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Gavriel Hollander / Press Gazette:
Mirror is ‘dying’ says former columnist Tony Parsons following move to The Sun
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Sun readers strongly support Page 3 topless models, says News UK boss
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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Why TV will play a big role in Twitter's IPO — We don't know much about Twitter's planned IPO, thanks to the company's decision to file its papers with the SEC confidentially. But we do know is that the timing is perfect. — The fall TV season is just about to begin.
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AllThingsD:
Does Twitter Have a Growth Problem?
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Matt Buchanan / The New Yorker Blog:
The Twitter of Tomorrow
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Exclusive: John McCain Will Attack Vladimir Putin in the Pages of Pravda — In a first-of-its kind arrangement, the editors of Russian newspaper Pravda have tentatively agreed to publish a column by Sen. John McCain that will attack the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Joshua Keating / Slate:
Has McCain Read Pravda Lately? — My former FP colleague John Hudson has stirred up a bit of mischief today. After Sen. John McCain joked that he would “love to have a commentary in Pravda” to respond to Vladimir Putin's op-ed in the New York Times, Dmitry Sudakov, the English editor of Pravda …
Dave Winer:
The govt should stay out of journalism — The US government is hoping to legislate who is and isn't a journalist. This is serious stuff. They aren't deciding who can and can't get a Pulitzer Prize, instead they're deciding who goes to jail for publishing leaks “without authorization.”
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Blogs rail over bill defining media
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Aereo Argues Courts Should Ignore Rival FilmOn X's Legal Setbacks — FilmOn X, which offers digital streams of broadcast signals, lost in court again on Thursday, with more signs that a string of legal defeats may affect not just its business but that of its rival, Aereo.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Plagiarism Today, CNET and The Wrap
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Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Aereo claims DC injunction doesn't affect it
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Bauer Media stops publishing magazine accused of being pro-Nazi — Bauer Media is to cease publication of the controversial magazine, Der Landser, which has been accused of honouring pro-Nazi troops who fought in the second world war. — The Hamburg-based company made the announcement …
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Tina Brown to Write Memoir — Tina Brown, the veteran editor who announced on Wednesday that she is departing The Daily Beast and magazine journalism, has struck a deal to write a memoir, she said in an interview on Thursday. — The book, titled “Media Beast,” will chronicle her career in magazines …
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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Harper's Will Never Be Free — Harper's Magazine will never give in to the free-content Internet craze. — The October issue opens with a three page letter (Harper's is not known for brevity) from president and publisher John R. MacArthur reaffirming the venerable magazine's stance against the new-in-1999 model of online journalism.
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Belo Investors to Vote Against Gannett — Investor opposition to the terms of Gannett Co.'s $1.5 billion takeover offer for TV station-owner Belo Corp. is intensifying, two weeks before Belo shareholders are due to vote—putting a spotlight on the question of whether Belo should have put itself up for a broader auction.
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MoneyBeat, Gannett Blog and @keachhagey
Dan Catt / Slate:
10 Good Reasons BuzzFeed Is Going to Pay My Invoice for Copyright Theft — A listicle from a disgruntled photographer. … Two weeks ago BuzzFeed posted a highly successful listicle “18 Everyday Products You've Been Using Wrong.” It went viral, and you can see why.
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