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4:30 PM ET, November 1, 2013

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Washington Post, Guild reach tentative agreement — Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild News Co-Chair Fredrick Kunkle says in a Facebook post that The Washington Post and its union members “have reached tentative agreement on a new contract.” All Guild members will get a raise under the proposed agreement.

John Kell / Wall Street Journal: Washington Post 3rd-Quarter Net Down 68% on Prior-Year Gains

Washington Post Company:
The Washington Post Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Discussion: Motley Fool and Talking New Media

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Andy Coulson was warned that buying palace phone book was illegal, jury told — Phone-hacking trial hears that News of the World reporter told editor ‘criminal charges’ could result from payment to police — Andy Coulson was warned in an email from a reporter on the News of the World that he could face …

Discussion: Press Gazette and BBC

Dominic Casciani / BBC:

Phone-hacking trial: Andy Coulson told editor ‘do his phone’ — Mr Goodman and Mr Coulson face two counts in relation to paying for royal directories. Prosecution will elaborate after a break. #hacking — Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC … Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC

Discussion: Press Association, Hacked Off, BBC, Reuters, Guardian, @bbcnews and Guardian

Dylan Byers / Politico:

President Obama, off the record — President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular. He's not a schmoozer. He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either. — But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …

Discussion: National Review, Hit & Run, @thomas_drake1, @kirstenpowers10 and @jgreendc

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Machinima, the YouTube Giant Looking for New Money, Is Also Looking for a New CEO — Machinima, the giant YouTube network that caters to gamers, is looking for a new chief executive — at the same time it is trying to close a big funding round. — Allen DeBevoise, the company's co-founder …

Discussion: Variety, VideoInk and Tubefilter

Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

Globe and Mail Erroneously Claims Ex-NSA Chief Michael Hayden Killed at LAX — In yet another in a long list of major breaking news errors committed by major news outlets, Canada's Globe and Mail falsely reported that ex-NSA chief Michael Hayden was killed in Friday's shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport.

Discussion: Poynter, Associated Press, Mediaite, FishbowlNY and Gawker

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Johnston Press to launch 'people's paper', with 75% of content from public — Regional publisher denies ‘Bourne Experiment’ is about cutting costs, and hopes it proves new model for small weekly papers — Regional publisher Johnston Press is to attempt a radical reinvention of one of its titles …

Discussion: @ashleyhi and @charliebeckett

Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

The NYT's paywall overtakes digital ads — Meantime, the Globe's drag on the Times, quantified — It was only a little more than two years ago that the conventional wisdom said The New York Times shouldn't—or couldn't—charge online. — You don't hear that anymore with the massive success …

Discussion: Capital New York and Bloomberg

Erik Sass / MediaPost:

Digital Subs Power Circ Gains For Some Newspapers — After years of relentless losses, newspapers are finally enjoying circulation growth due to digital subscriptions — at least in some cases. The overall picture remains decidedly mixed, with circs continuing to fall at many local …

Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Struggling industry throttles newspaper metrics

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, @newsosaur, BtoB Magazine, The Wrap and Media & Entertainment

Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:

Kindle First lets Prime members read one upcoming Amazon-published ebook in advance each month, for free — Amazon announced a new perk for Prime members on Friday: A program called “Kindle First” will let them read one upcoming Amazon Publishing ebook, from a choice of four …

Discussion: GalleyCat, MarketWatch, The Verge, The Next Web and GeekWire

Tom Slee / The New Inquiry:

Pierre Omidyar's journalistic venture is another of his efforts to fuse philanthropy with profit — so far, not so good — Pierre Omidyar's journalistic venture is another of his efforts to fuse philanthropy with profit — so far, not so good — There is no doubt that the new journalism …

Discussion: @newinquiry, @adrianchen and @zunguzungu

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Newspapers forge ahead with plans for new regulator — Hacked Off campaigners unimpressed with publishers' decision to ignore royal charter following its approval this week — Newspaper and magazine publishers are pressing ahead with setting up a new regulator, in defiance …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix Needs Cable, But the Feeling Isn't Always Mutual — Streaming company cuts deal with Danish operator Waoo, but Comcast exec says adding Netflix is ‘not a high priority’ — Netflix is banking on getting on cable set-top boxes to hit aggressive growth targets in the next few years …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, VideoInk and Gigaom