Mediagazer: Forbes is latest old media for sale - with the help of the New York Times (Michael Wolff/Guardian)

4:20 PM ET, November 18, 2013

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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:

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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:

Murdoch sale led to ruin of MySpace, says its co-founder — News Corp squandered $15bn of investors' cash, says MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe — Chris DeWolfe, the former chief executive of MySpace, has accused Rupert Murdoch of ruining the social network - and discussed false allegations …

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Debbi Wilgoren / Washington Post:

Washington Post Co. renamed Graham Holdings Company to mark sale of newspaper — The Washington Post Co. announced Monday that it will change its name to Graham Holdings Company, acknowledging the Oct. 1 sale of the company's flagship newspaper and several other publishing businesses to Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bezos.

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Michael Wolff / Guardian:

Forbes is latest old media for sale - with the help of the New York Times — Forbes used articles in the Times to help create an illusion of success. In fact, illusion is what Forbes has largely become — A week ago, Christine Haughney, who covers media for the New York Times …

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Even as they monetize consumer news, the AP says selling content to members is its core business — It was March 2008 when Steve Jobs announced that third parties would be allowed to develop apps for the iPhone. Three months later, the Associated Press launched one of the first mobile apps for iOS.

Savannah Luschei / The Daily Californian:

Prosecuted New York Times reporter speaks at journalism school event — James Risen, the New York Times reporter facing imprisonment for refusing to disclose his sources, denounced the federal government's infringement on the press in a rare public appearance Thursday, saying it is time for journalists to “surrender or fight.”

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