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Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:
ABC Veteran Sara Just named PBS NewsHour executive producer, effective Sept. 2 — An ABC Veteran Is Named ‘PBS NewsHour’ Executive Producer — Sara Just, the Washington deputy bureau chief for ABC News, has been named executive producer of “PBS NewsHour,” the first major change …
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Politico, ABC News and @ejensennyc
Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
As Gawker grows, one exec advocates an end to ‘petty feuds’ — A decade-plus into its existence, Gawker Media in 2014 is a very different organization than Gawker circa its 2003 founding, when it entered the Manhattan media fray elbows out, aiming spitballs at the Condé Nast cafeteria.
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@timfernholz, @mikeisaac, @jackshafer, @mathewi and @jayrosen_nyu
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
NYT response to plagiarism claim acknowledges improper use of language, details from Wikipedia — Times Issues Editor's Note in Response to Plagiarism Charge — The New York Times issued an editors' note on Wednesday in response to allegations that a reporter in the culture department …
Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
Journal Communications of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps announce merger, spinning off newspapers — Journal, Scripps deal announced Newspaper firm to be based in Milwaukee; broadcast company in Cincinnati — Two storied media firms, Journal Communications Inc. of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps Co …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Sorting the Serious From the Silly, BuzzFeed Develops a Mobile App for Real News — Not Likely to Be Featured: ‘21 Office Printers That Are Going Through a Mid-Life Crisis’ — Best Places to Work … BuzzFeed is known for publishing highly shareable lists and quizzes …
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USA Today, @flipprior and BBC
Ian Griggs / PRWeek:
IPSO appoints Matt Tee, former permanent secretary for government comms, as chief executive — Matt Tee appointed as new press regulator's first chief executive — The Independent Press Standards Organisation has appointed Matt Tee, the former permanent secretary for government comms, as its first chief executive.
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Press Association, Guardian, @davidcharter, @bengoldacre, @unity_mot, @nhsconfed, @matttee and @shaunlintern
Johana Bhuiyan / Capital New York:
Sources at Vocative say their software, touted to mine the deep web for generating news stories, doesn't work as promised — Showtime for Vocativ — Vocativ, the news organization that promises to mine the “deep web” for stories of global interest that cannot be found using traditional reporting methods …
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@tmcgev, @aubernalevy, @buzzfeedben, @riceid, @mbradylynch, @petersterne and @mccollumashley
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Two Palestinian journalists killed during Israeli attack on Gaza — Two Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza yesterday, taking the journalistic toll to eight since the Israeli bombardment began a month ago. — According to an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists …
Discussion:
@paulhansen64
Bloomberg:
AMC Networks in talks to acquire almost 50% of BBC America — AMC Networks Said to Discuss Acquiring Stake in BBC America — AMC Networks Inc. (AMCX), the cable network controlled by the Dolan family, is in talks to acquire about a 50 percent stake in BBC America, BBC Worldwide's U.S. channel …
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Guardian, @tpalazzo, Telegraph, Variety, Deadline.com, @chrissiemurray and The Wrap
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Local World posts adjusted profits of £38.9m — David Montgomery's local newspaper publisher earns DMGT and Trinity Mirror shared payout of more than £22m — David Montgomery's Local World made adjusted profits of £38.9m last year, providing shareholders Daily Mail & General Trust …
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Ticker Report
Michael Calia / Wall Street Journal:
Charter Communications' Q2 misses estimates, narrows loss to $45M, loses 29K video subs — Charter Communications Narrows Loss — Cable Operator's Online Customer Base Grows — Charter Communications Inc. 's second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue rose and the company continued to benefit from growth in its online customer base.
Discussion:
Associated Press and Thomson IR
Marc Graser / Variety:
WWE Network ends Q2 with 700K subs; digital channel to launch in 170 countries starting Aug 12 — WWE Network Ready for International Rollout to Pin Down New Subscribers — Ends Second Quarter with 700,000 Subs; New markets include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Latin America timed with ‘SummerSlam’
Lehar Maan / Reuters:
Time Warner Cable Q2 Earnings: 152K TV customers lost, 67K high-speed data subs gained, revenue up 3.2% — Weak demand for video services weighs on Time Warner Cable — (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, lost more video subscribers in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter.
Discussion:
Quartz, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Quartz, Associated Press, @reutersbiz, Benzinga and Time Warner Cable
Jihii Jolly / Columbia Journalism Review:
Premium offerings for reader engagement look an awful lot like news literacy — Readers connect with journalists by paying for behind-the-scenes content — Last week, Slate published a piece [$] called “Skip the Commentary, Find the Reporting,” by its national correspondent, William Saletan …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery 2Q Profit Rises 26%, Boosted By International Networks — Discovery Communications said weaker results at its U.S. TV networks were offset by robust activity from its international TV holdings, which helped the company notch a 26% increase in net income for the second quarter.
Discussion:
Reuters, Ticker Report, RTTNews and Discovery Communications …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
The Daily Dot goes long and slow with relaunch of The Kernel — Count The Daily Dot as the latest digital publisher getting into the “magazine” business — not just the moniker, but the weekly schedule. — The site is putting the final touches on the relaunch of The Kernel …
Discussion:
@neilthackray
David Holmes / PandoDaily:
Breaking news in the social age is a mess. Can Grasswire help stop the spread of misinformation? — From Reddit's catastrophic witch hunt in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing to the deluge of fake images and reports during Hurricane Sandy, social media has turned every breaking news event into a playground of misinformation.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Heads rolling at Beats as Apple eliminating redundant positions, Ian Rogers & Trent Reznor to stay on — As Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music nears completion this financial quarter, the Cupertino and Santa Monica, California-based companies have begun work …
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Bloomberg, ZDNet, @soundboy, hypebot, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, VentureBeat, Electronista, Business Insider and App Advice
Bloomberg:
Thomson Reuters releases Q2 results, beats estimates, but remains flat with $249M net profit amid major reorganization — Thomson Reuters Profit Beats Analysts' Estimates on Cuts — Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI), the provider of financial data and news, reported second-quarter profit …
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Yahoo! Finance, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, TheStreet.com, Reuters, Benzinga, RTTNews, Irish Independent, BDlive and Rehak/Stuebing Mostly Media
Juliette Garside / Guardian:
BT's TV customer growth slows but broadband market share grows — Company's rate of net new TV subscribers has slowed to 40,000, the lowest rate for five quarters — BT has outperformed City forecasts thanks to strong demand for fibre broadband lines, but growth in its pay television business has slowed.
Discussion:
Reuters, Reuters, The Drum, Rapid TV News and Telecomist
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
German RTL Group to acquire 65% stake in digital video ad firm SpotXchange for $144M — European TV Giant RTL to Acquire Majority Stake in Video Ad Firm SpotXchange — The unit of German media giant Bertelsmann takes 65 percent in the marketplace for digital video ads for $144 million plus possible additional payouts.
Discussion:
The Drum, Advanced Television, IP&TV News and ukaop.org.uk
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
News Corp considers app-based news service to attract ‘millennials’ — News Corp is working on an app-based news service to blend original reporting with repurposed content from its many outlets, reports the Financial Times, which cites people familiar with the situation.
Discussion:
Financial Times
Fiona Lowenstein / Columbia Journalism Review:
In Latin America, the money may be in the media startups — In Latin America, the money may be in the media startups — When the news blows up in Mexico City, Dulce Ramos is on the case. She is editor in chief of Animal Politico, a digital media startup that began as a Twitter account.
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Variety
Adrienne Lafrance / The Atlantic Online:
In 1858, People Said the Telegraph Was ‘Too Fast for the Truth’ — Perusing The New York Times archives a few days ago, I stumbled upon a delightful news nugget from 1858 about the “benefits and evils” of the transatlantic telegraph—delightful, because it reads like it could have been written today …
Discussion:
@neilwrites and @alimanzano
E.J. Dickson / Daily Dot:
Wikipedia prank on Amelia Bedelia children's book entry lived on for 5 years, cited by others — I accidentally started a Wikipedia hoax
David Kravets / Ars Technica:
Algorithm predicts US Supreme Court decisions 70% of time — Supreme Court fantasy league to compete against computer model in upcoming term. — A legal scholar says he and colleagues have developed an algorithm that can predict, with 70 percent accuracy, whether the US Supreme Court …
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