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Valleywag:
Co-Chief Eric Eldon Leaving TechCrunch — One half of the duo operating Silicon Valley's industry blog of record is making his exit. After a little over two years at the helm alongside Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch co-editor Eric Eldon will soon depart the site. He planned to make the news official next week.
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@eldon, @jguynn, @tolles, @pickavet, @megan, Talking Biz News, @jguynn, @caseynewton and @mikeisaac
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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Matthew Panzarino replacing Eric Eldon as TechCrunch co-editor, Leena Rao becomes managing editor
Matthew Panzarino replacing Eric Eldon as TechCrunch co-editor, Leena Rao becomes managing editor
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@panzer, @kluo, @anthonyha, @adamnash, @leenarao and @scottbeale
Eric Eldon / TechCrunch:
It's Never Too Early To Say Goodbye
It's Never Too Early To Say Goodbye
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@om, @jeff, @gaberivera, @eldon, @joshelman, ParisLemon, @johnolilly and @jasonkincaid
Wall Street Journal:
21st Century Fox Plans to Delist From Australian Market — Entertainment Company Says Moving Shares Solely to Nasdaq Will Simplify Operations — 21st Century Fox Inc. plans to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange, which the entertainment company said was an attempt to simplify …
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Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
Random House Moves Up Publication Date of Roger Ailes Biography — Because of “heavy media attention and heightened interest,” Random House is moving the publication date of Gabe Sherman's book on Roger Ailes up a week, Politico's Dylan Byers reports. The book, originally scheduled …
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@peterjukes, FishbowlNY and The Wrap
Erik Wemple:
New Jersey's Record used persistent reporting, records requests and leaks for Christie story — The Record nails Christie story — Martin Gottlieb, editor of the (Bergen, N.J.) Record, has a lot of great things to say about his employer. Though his newsroom has had to deal with a bit …
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Forbes, Washington Post, Latest News & Headlines, Gawker, Talking Points Memo, Guardian, @thefix, @mattdpearce, Mediaite, @damiencave, @laura_nelson, @sulliview, @jodikantor, @nycjim, The Huffington Post, @bykowicz, @robinjp, @charlesornstein, @dvnjr, @jilldlawrence, Mashable, Mother Jones, New York Times, Gothamist, WebProNews, WJLA-TV, The Newspaper Guild and The Daily Caller
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Dow Jones cites the hot news doctrine in new lawsuit — Dow Jones is suing Ransquawk, a London-based news service that delivers real-time updates on financial markets. In the suit, Dow Jones accuses Ransquawk of illegally accessing one of the company's financial news and analysis products.
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Talking New Media, @niemanlab and @mathewi
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Jason Conti / Dow Jones:
Dow Jones' Jason Conti explains why it sued Ransquawk claiming “hot news” doctrine
Dow Jones' Jason Conti explains why it sued Ransquawk claiming “hot news” doctrine
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Gigaom, Talking Biz News, @raju and @jeffjohnroberts
Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post ‘most popular’ US newspaper on Twitter in 2013 — A study reveals the 10 most popular US newspaper websites on Twitter during 2013, as well as the most tweeted stories — Read more — Other top stories — Also on Journalism.co.uk...
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Worldwide success …, @dkiesow, @raju, The Realtime Report, The Drum and Digital Media Wire
Ravi Somaiyajan / New York Times:
Jason Calacanis's mobile news startup Inside.com has hired former The Wire editor Gabriel Snyder, launches Jan. 23 — Gabriel Snyder, Former Editor of The Wire, Joins Mobile News Start-Up — Gabriel Snyder, the former editor in chief of The Wire, a website owned by Atlantic Media …
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@jason and @gabrielsnyder
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Nook sales crashed by over 66 percent during 2013 holiday season — Barnes & Noble CEO attributes drop to lower prices, no new products last year. — Back in August 2013, Barnes & Noble declared that it wasn't giving up on its Nook e-reader just yet. Despite its struggles …
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Barnes & Noble Reports Steep Drop in Holiday Sales
Barnes & Noble Reports Steep Drop in Holiday Sales
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Barnes & Noble, Inc., Talking Biz News, The Verge, Gigaom, MarketWatch, Reuters, CNET, VentureBeat and @jeffjohnroberts
Lorraine Bailey / Courthouse News Service:
Anonymous Yelp Users Face Identity Disclosure — (CN) - Yelp must identify seven anonymous reviewers who left negative reviews for a carpet-cleaning business, a Virginia appeals court ruled. With approximately 102 million unique visitors every month, the Yelp website allows users to post and read reviews of local businesses.
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Washington Times, SFoodie, Daily Mail, Inside Scoop SF, The Atlantic Online, NPR, ABA Journal Daily News, CNET, Eater National and Gawker
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV Viewers Aren't Thrilled with Second-Screen Synchronized Content, Study Finds — Only 13% of ‘second screen’ users say content synched with TV makes experience more enjoyable, according to survey from CEA and NATPE — Call it app-athy: While the majority of TV viewers are sitting …
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Radio & Television … and Hollywood Reporter
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
The ‘Anti-Amazon Law’ Is About To Become A Reality In France, But It's Not A Bad Thing — The cultural exception strikes again — France's National Assembly will most probably pass the so-called ‘anti-Amazon’ law in the coming days. In a few months, Amazon won't be able to offer free shipping …
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, Softpedia News, The Province, France 24, Internet Retailer, Businessweek and Daring Fireball
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Contributoria's founders talk about why they are building an open community for crowdfunding journalism — There have been a number of attempts to bring crowdfunding to journalism over the past several years, including a venture called Spot.us and some high-profile journalism projects that have launched on Kickstarter.
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The (e)Grommet
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Man who racially abused journalist jailed for six months — A man who abused a journalist with expletive-laden racist insults has been given a six-month jail term. — David Limond was sentenced at Ayr sheriff following his conviction last month for “sending a threatening communication aggravated by racial and religious prejudice.”
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Press Gazette, Guardian, The Drum, Scotsman, BBC, Home on News, HoldTheFrontPage and Herald Scotland
Chris Chafin / The Awl:
How Has “Bust” Magazine Survived? — BUST magazine operates out of a loft on 27th street and Broadway, above an awning that says Reiko Wireless Accessories. On the evening I visited, a bit before Christmas, young staffers rode up with me in the elevator, sharing swigs from a plastic bottle of whiskey.
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@emilygould, @kelkelmax and @wendy_mc