Mediagazer: Digital First Media memo has names of staffers being cut and considered for dismissal (Jim Romenesko)

3:00 PM ET, June 27, 2014

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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

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Jim Romenesko:

Digital First Media memo has names of staffers being cut and considered for dismissal — I covered the “Maybe” names. … I then sent Paton the above chart and he replied: “I couldn't possibly comment as it would violate employee privacy. Whoever sent to you has done that which is …

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

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Nick Davies / Guardian:

Phone-hacking trial was officially about crime; but in reality, it was about power — Rupert Murdoch's money washed through the ‘trial of the century’ like a Rolls-Royce. The story behind the News of the World scandal was not about journalists behaving badly, but the power of money and its abuses

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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
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Economist:
British democracy damaged by hacking scandal, politicians no longer fear newspapers

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Ted Johnson / Variety:

Ads on Public TV? Station Seeks Supreme Court Review of Ban on Commercial Spots — The day after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Aereo, the justices are weighing whether to take another case that could have a significant impact on broadcasting. — Minority Television Project …

Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:

The latest “Transformers” movie pulled out all the stops to appeal to a Chinese audience, illustrating how crucial China is to Hollywood's fortunes. — For ‘Transformers,’ Action Is in China — From Casting Effort, to Premieres, to Filming, a Nod to an Increasingly Important Market

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / The Week:

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Miguel Helft / Fortune:

Q&A: Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube on ad revenue, original content — How do you take the best parts of the traditional TV process and apply them to the Internet? YouTubeÂ's chief executive explains. For all its success, YouTube has long suffered from TV envy.

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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:

Hillary Clinton's book won't be distributed in China, translation rights declined as well — China Blocks Hillary Clinton's Book — Distributors and publishers impose an “effective ban” on Hard Choices , which is critical of the Chinese government. “It's outrageous and unfortunate.”

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Combining a creative studio and ad smarts, Victory Journal tells lush, visual sports stories — Statistics don't matter to the sports magazine Victory Journal. Neither does the score of a game, really. Rather the magazine, which comes out in print twice each year, covers …

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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:

German Media Giant Bertelsmann Backs Indian Start-Up Fund — The multi-million dollar investment in the Digital Nirvana Fund is part of Bertelsmann's expansion into the fast-growing Asian media markets. — German media giant Bertelsmann has made a multi-million dollar investment …