Mediagazer: Tribune Publishing targets Aug. 4 for spinoff (Robert Channick/Chicago Tribune)

1:55 PM ET, June 24, 2014

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Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

Tribune Publishing targets Aug. 4 for spinoff — Tribune Publishing has set Aug. 4 as the target date for spinning off from Tribune Co., according to sources familiar with the situation. The spinoff date was included in a presentation for lenders conducted by Tribune Publishing June 17 in New York, according to sources.

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

National Geographic explores new frontiers with Gary Knell at the helm — The sea otter story didn't make that night's network news or hit newspaper front pages when it broke this month, but it was kind of a big deal for the Web site that reported it. NGNews.com, the digital home …

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Gawker suspends staffer after story pulls from Miami New Times — Gawker Editor Max Read has suspended staff writer Jay Hathaway after he posted a story that drew on a Miami New Times story without attribution. An editor's note now adorns the post. Here's Read's memo to Gawker staff:

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Ben Woods / The Next Web:

BBC launches a video news channel on Reddit in pursuit of further digital experimentation — The BBC has been testing out new ways of distributing news recently and its most recent addition comes in the form of a dedicated Subreddit and video news channel on the site.

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Reuters:

DirecTV to U.S. lawmakers on AT&T deal: broadband ‘changing everything’ — (Reuters) - DirecTV's chief executive officer told lawmakers on Tuesday that the largest U.S. satellite television provider needs to merge with AT&T Inc so that it can offer Internet service to consumers that is critical to remaining competitive.

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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:

Former Gawker editor Emily Gould out as editorial director of 29th St Publishing — Emily Gould out at 29th Street Publishing — Emily Gould has left her job as editorial director at 29th Street Publishing, Capital has learned. — Reached Monday, Gould, who has worked …

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Helen Pidd / Guardian:

Sheffield reporter threatened with arrest under anti-terrorism laws — Alex Evans ordered to erase video of police handcuffing pensioners taking part in Freedom Ride protest at train station — Sheffield Star editor James Mitchinson said what happened to the reporter was absolutely unacceptable …

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