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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Departures Heighten Concerns About Staff Retention — NEW YORK — When New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was in negotiations this past summer to keep stats guru Nate Silver at the paper, his agent remarked that his client was “the prettiest girl at the party.”
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
‘Times’ masthead 'hasn't had a chance to huddle yet' about Stelter's exit — With Brian Stelter heading to CNN, who will take over The New York Times' TV news beat? — “No successor yet,” media editor Bruce Headlam told Capital. — Stelter's move to CNN has been percolating since the summer …
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
I'm joining @CNN as the network's senior media correspondent and the host of “Reliable Sources.”
I'm joining @CNN as the network's senior media correspondent and the host of “Reliable Sources.”
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@brianstelter, @brianstelter and Poynter
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Brian Stelter Jumps To CNN To Host ‘Reliable Sources’
Brian Stelter Jumps To CNN To Host ‘Reliable Sources’
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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Editor of Times Magazine to Step Down at Year's End — Hugo Lindgren, editor of The New York Times Magazine, told his staff in a brief meeting on Tuesday that he would be leaving The Times at year's end. — In the noon meeting, attendees said that Mr. Lindgren choked up and described the last few days as difficult.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Abramson to name Lindgren's replacement by year's end; inside and outside candidates being considered — The guessing game about who will succeed Hugo Lindgren as editor of The New York Times Magazine is in full swing today, both inside the company's Eighth Avenue headquarters and out.
Matthew Lynch / Capital New York:
Hugo Lindgren is out as editor of ‘The New York Times Magazine’
Hugo Lindgren is out as editor of ‘The New York Times Magazine’
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FishbowlDC, FishbowlNY, LA Observed, Hollywood Reporter, @morningmoneyben, @evanasmith and @romenesko
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Dish-DirecTV Merger ‘Makes A Lot Of Sense,’ Says Ergen — DirecTV's CEO may believe regulators would never allow a merger of the two big American satellite TV companies, but Charlie Ergen's ardor for such a deal remains undimmed. — “There's obviously a business case that [consolidation] …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Verge, @jeffbercovici, @forbestech and Online NewsHour
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Dish Swings to Third-Quarter Profit, Adds Subs
Dish Swings to Third-Quarter Profit, Adds Subs
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MediaPost, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Deadline.com
Tom Krazit / paidContent:
Why we are moving our media coverage over to Gigaom — This is the last post we'll publish on paidContent as we move our media coverage under one Gigaom umbrella and a new Media channel. — As one of the last remaining independent tech media startups, we have a keen interest in the future of the media business.
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The Huffington Post:
Richard Cohen Defends Column: ‘Word Racist Is Truly Hurtful’ — Richard Cohen says that his latest piece was not intended to be and shouldn't be read as racist. — “The word racist is truly hurtful,” he told The Huffington Post on Tuesday. “It's not who I am. It's not who I ever was.
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Live Nation Said to Be Near Deal for Management Companies — Live Nation Entertainment, the giant concert company that includes Ticketmaster, is in advanced negotiations to buy the management companies behind U2 and Madonna, according to several people with direct knowledge of the talks.
Dana Rubinstein / Capital New York:
Bloomberg on Bloomberg News' China reporting: ‘Nobody thinks we are wusses’ — Asked today about a New York Times report that Bloomberg News editor in chief Matthew Winkler has cut stories that were critical of the Chinese regime, Michael Bloomberg denied it, while maintaining that he's uninvolved in the company's affairs.
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Monica Anderson / Pew Research Center:
At newspapers, photographers feel the brunt of job cuts — Citing “new technologies” and “economic realities,” the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., laid off its four remaining staff photographers earlier this month, joining the growing ranks of newspapers that are shrinking or eliminating their photography staffs.
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PetaPixel, @latimesphotos, Poynter, The Newspaper Guild, @dzalcman and The Huffington Post
Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
Hoda Kotb inks new contract with NBC News to stay with “Today” — NBC News has signed anchor Hoda Kotb to a new, multi-year contract, Capital has learned. — The deal will ensure that Kotb remains as the co-host of the fourth hour of “Today,” alongside Kathie Lee Gifford.
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The Huffington Post
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CBS News and reporter Lara Logan face brutal criticism on flawed Benghazi report — Lara Logan, CBS News' hard-charging chief foreign correspondent, has repeatedly risked her life in pursuit of the story. She's been shot at, arrested, blindfolded by militiamen, and physically assaulted …
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@katrinanation, @amyargetsinger, @toddgregory, @rlocker12 and @saralibby
Fox News:
New York court asked to safeguard journalists' right to protect sources — New York's top court should stand up for the right of journalists to protect their sources and quash a subpoena ordering a FoxNews.com reporter to reveal who gave her information for a bombshell story following …
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Capital New York and Al Jazeera America
William Launder / Wall Street Journal:
Vice Media Bulks Up News Division — Company With Knack for Reaching Young Adults Ads More Journalists — Vice Media Inc., known for its edgy, youth-oriented online and TV programming, is more than doubling the size of its news operations, the latest sign that digital-media outlets see growth potential in news.
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@gabbystern, Gigaom, @manoushz and @kobrako
Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:
Metropolitan Police confirms investigation into the Guardian over Snowden files in letter to Tory MP — The Metropolitan Police has tasked a team of detectives to investigate the Guardian over the Edward Snowden leaks, it has been claimed. — Conservative MP Julian Smith …