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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
A US spy agency stole a scoop from The Intercept and gave it to the AP — Spy Agency Stole Scoop From Media Outlet And Handed It To The AP — WASHINGTON — The Associated Press dropped a significant scoop on Tuesday afternoon, reporting that in the last several years the U.S. government's terrorism watch list has doubled.
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Digital Media Veteran Greg Coleman Jumps From Criteo to BuzzFeed President — BuzzFeed Inc. has brought on digital advertising veteran Greg Coleman as the company's new president. — Mr. Coleman replaces Jon Steinberg, who left BuzzFeed a few months ago to become Mail Online North America's CEO.
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Splits and privatization: Gannett's announcements show a new class of US newspaper companies built on financial engineering — 10 takeaways from Gannett's blockbuster announcements — The newsonomics of splitting up media companies, with Gannett maybe next
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@pmarca, Chicago Tribune, @niemanlab, @jbenton, Digiday, Talking Biz News and USA Today
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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
Fox Withdraws Proposal To Buy Time Warner — And Time Warner Shares Are Crashing — Fox has withdrawn its plans to purchase Time Warner, according to an announcement the company made Tuesday. — Time Warner shares are down 11% post-market on the news. — Reports of an original proposal …
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Axel Springer SE:
Axel Springer profits from strong growth of digital business models … In the second quarter of the current financial year, Axel Springer's operating results continued the dynamic growth trend of the first three months, thanks in large part to consistently strong growth in its digital activities.
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brecorder.com, RTTNews and Reuters
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Time Inc. downtown move to ‘transform the cost base,’ but layoffs also likely — As an independent company since its spin-off from parent company Time Warner on June 6, Time Inc. has been thinking hard about cost-cutting measures and digital advertising. — The publisher reported …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
One year later, Washington Post under Jeff Bezos: larger audience, editorial and overseas expansion, community commenting system, more — One year in: 10 ways The Washington Post has changed under Jeff Bezos — A year ago, Jeff Bezos stunned the media world with the news that he was buying The Washington Post for $250 million.
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Washington Post has record traffic month after adding digital staff — is it the Bezos effect?
Washington Post has record traffic month after adding digital staff — is it the Bezos effect?
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Angela Haggerty / The Drum:
Johnston Press chief ‘confident’ as revenue falls, profits rise and net debt drops by £125m in H1 — Johnston Press has cut its net debt by £306.4m to £181.6m following a refinancing package earlier this year, according to its half-year results.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Huffington Post to launch Arabic-language website with editorial staff based in London — The Huffington Post is to launch an Arabic-language website with editorial staff based in London. — HuffPost Arabi “will be a first-of-its-kind online news destination for the 300+ million people in the Arab world …
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC staff agree two-year pay deal but plan strike ballot over job cuts — Unions accept revised offer of extra £800 for people earning less than £50,000, with £650 rise for those earning more — Trade unions have agreed a new two-year pay deal with BBC management weeks …
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Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Sydney Morning Herald's Mike Carlton resigns over Gaza column reaction — Columnist leaves after being told he would be suspended for abusing readers criticising his article on the Israel-Hamas conflict — Mike Carlton was to be suspended for his reaction to reader criticism.
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
New York Times Tones Down Labeling on Its Sponsored Posts — The New York Times has shrunk the labels that distinguish articles bought by advertisers from articles generated in its newsroom and made the language in the labels less explicit. — The Times became only the latest online publisher …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Q3 earnings top estimates with $1.28 EPS vs. expected $1.17; revenue of $12.47B; operating income for media networks flat at $2.3B — Disney's Third-Quarter Profits Soar, on Marvel's Back — LOS ANGELES — Marvel powered Disney to a superheroic third fiscal quarter.
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