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David Carr / New York Times:
In the wake of a merger bid between non-print media giants, a meditation on print's inadequacy — Riding the Juggernaut That Left Print Behind — Even if you aren't one of those people worried about media consolidation — there are many in that number — the big bolt of lightning last week …
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Bloomberg:
Fox Said to Mull Using Sky Sale to Boost Time Warner Bid — Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc. (FOXA) is considering using proceeds from the sale of its Italian and German pay-TV assets to boost its offer for Time Warner Inc. (TWX), according to two people familiar with the matter.
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TVNewser, Mediaite, @edmundlee, @pkafka and Business Insider
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
Murdoch Not Likely To Raise Time Warner Bid Immediately, Source Says — Fox is not likely to raise its bid for Time Warner immediately, a source familiar with the situation tells Business Insider. Rather, the increase, if any, will likely come within “weeks.”
Lynn Oberlander / First Look Media:
First Look Media launches legal fund to aid press freedom advocates in US and abroad — Promoting and Protecting Free Speech and Free Expression — Lynn Oberlander is First Look Media's General Counsel, Media Operations — Promoting and protecting free speech and free expression are paramount to First Look's mission.
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Poynter, @trevortimm, @the_intercept, @buzzfeedben, @acarvin, @joshuafoust and @pierre
Capital New York:
The story behind The New Yorker's website relaunch, unveiled today — A relaunch for The New Yorker, with high stakes — The New Yorker will debut its long awaited, revamped website today, about which you'll see plenty of commentary and criticism. — But to understand what the imperatives …
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New Yorker, The Next Web, The Awl, Politico, @natalieraabe, @jamesgrobinson, FishbowlNY, @garrettquinn, @cncep, @alexweprin and @dfroms
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
Sources: NBC pulled Ayman Mohyeldin from Gaza due to network infighting, not to silence him — What really happened with NBC and Ayman Mohyeldin — NBC News Foreign Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin returned to Gaza on Sunday, four days after network management told him to leave the conflict zone amid breaking news coverage.
Author Earnings:
Study: 31% of ebooks sold on Amazon are self-published; DRM harms sales at all price levels — July 2014 Author Earnings Report — It has been nearly half a year since we first pulled data for nearly every ranked ebook on Amazon.com's thousands of category bestseller lists.
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Forbes, Telegraph, @robpegoraro, PandoDaily, @alisternburg, @ydbxmhc and Boing Boing
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Taylor Lorenz, head of social media, The Daily Mail/Mail Online — CAPITAL: What are your major responsibilities as social media lead? What is your day-to-day like? — LORENZ: My responsibilities are pretty varied. My No. 1 goal is to promote …
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Jack Moore / International Business Times:
Gaza Crisis: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Will ‘Work to Prevent Al Jazeera’ Operating in Israel — Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that Israel will work to prevent Al Jazeera TV from operating in Israel. — “Qatar has turned into a global problem.
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@barakravid, New York Times, Mediaite, @ojazeera, @ibtimesuk and @mukhtaryare
New York Times:
Big TV mergers are forcing smaller cable networks like AMC, Starz to consider survival plans — Smaller Cable Networks Plan Their Survival Under the Feet of Giants — The flesh-eating zombies in AMC's hit television series “The Walking Dead” are shambling into a land of even bigger monsters.
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Los Angeles Times, @peterlattman and @emilysteel
James Hanning / The Independent:
Phone hacking scandal: Police are holding back evidence, claims Glenn Mulcaire — The phone interceptor says a mysterious third person commissioned him to listen to Milly Dowler's voicemails — Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart of the News of the World phone-hacking …
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The Independent, @martin_hickman, Sunshine Coast Daily, @magsnews, Press Gazette and The Independent
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Launches Save, A Read-It-Later List For Links, Places, And Media Pages — Two years after acqhiring read-it-later startup Spool, Facebook today launched a basic Pocket competitor called Save. It's a feature for iOS, Android, and web that lets you store links from News Feed …
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