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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.
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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
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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 …
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
 
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Benjamin Bidder / Spiegel Online:
Russian News Agency Shuttered Due to Swears
Rhonda Roland Shearer / iMediaEthics:
Columbia Journalism Review Sued for Libel, Invasion of Privacy by Former Newsweek Teen Source
Discussion: Poynter
Wall Street Journal:
Electricity Use Impedes Aereo's March
Andrea Peterson / The Switch:
Comcast is donating heavily to defeat the mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle
Ann Friedman / Columbia Journalism Review:
A new joint effort from ABC News and Univision raises some good questions.
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Amazon launches ‘Day One’ journal, publishing a short story and poem every week
Discussion: @viticci and @imyke
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
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Discussion: @michaelroston and @emilybell
Rachel Bartlett / Journalism.co.uk:
How investigative journalism harnesses the latest tech
Harro Ten Wolde / Reuters:
German journalists urged to shun Google and Yahoo