Mediagazer: NYT's new executive editor Baquet says he was slow to embrace digital, promises to uphold tradition and innovate (David Folkenflik/NPR)

11:30 AM ET, June 1, 2014

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Mariano Castillo / CNN:

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Arikia Millikan / Medium:

One of Medium's first paid Collection Editors leaves the platform after one year, citing wage disparity, rocky product changes, poor analytics, more — LadyBits' First and Last Year on Medium — So long, folks. It's been real. — In May of 2013, I signed on as a Collection Editor with Medium to launch LadyBits on Medium.

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Powered by Pano, focused on gaming: Google to announce Android TV at Google I/O in June — Google is about to open up another front in the war for your living room: The company is set to announce the launch of Android TV at its Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco in June …

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David Folkenflik / NPR:

NYT's new executive editor Baquet says he was slow to embrace digital, promises to uphold tradition and innovate — An Old-Fashioned Newspaperman Takes The Helm In A Digital World … The New York Times' new executive editor, Dean Baquet, took over just two weeks ago …

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Reuters:

Intel TV creator Erik Huggers leaves Verizon five months after acquisition — Exclusive: Intel TV creator leaves Verizon months after deal — (Reuters) - Erik Huggers is leaving Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) just five months after joining the company via the acquisition of the Intel Corp …

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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

AMC Bets on Payoff From New Original Shows Like ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ — Ownership Can Lead to Lucrative Streaming Deals, But Also Carries More Risks — This Sunday evening, AMC network will air a dark period drama featuring a handsome antihero with a mysterious past and a singular understanding of his rapidly changing business.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

People magazine to launch “People Picks”, culture reviews to move online, music critic leaving — Changes coming to the pages of People — The pages of People are about to get their first significant overhaul since Jess Cagle took the reins of the Time Inc. celebrity title five months ago.

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Stuart Elliott / New York Times:

Underscoring Success of Live TV, Music Specials Will Make a Return — A MEDIA executive who has had a high profile on Madison Avenue is returning to the spotlight by reviving a pair of music-centered television specials he developed, signing sponsors and partners like AOL, Cumulus, L'Oréal, Macy's, Mazda, Time Inc. and Verizon.

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

Twitter Trumps Facebook For Driving Book Sales — Promoting a new book used to be simple: You'd have a big launch party, go on tour and make sure it got as many reviews as possible. But most newspapers have downsized or dropped their book review sections and publishers can't afford to spend on tours and parties like they used to.

VICE:

VICE responds to Gawker with a literal “F**k You” and a list of employee benefits; doesn't refute brand influence on editorial — VICE TO GAWKER: F**K YOU AND F**K YOUR GARBAGE CLICK-BAIT “JOURNALISM” — Gawker, a gossip site that openly traffics in rumor, innuendo …