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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Spin Media lays off 19, kills Vibe print edition — Spin Media Group eliminated 19 positions on Tuesday, C.E.O. Stephen Blackwell told Capital in a phone interview. — Blackwell told Capital that Tuesday's “reduction in force” affected about 14 percent of the company's 127 staff members …
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New York Post, FishbowlNY, MediaWire Daily, @jawnita, @en_cohen and FishbowlNY
David Yi / WWD:
Maxim Magazine Names Kate Lanphear Editor in Chief — MAXIM'S SURPRISE: After weeks of industry speculation about who would be named Maxim magazine's new editor in chief, WWD has learned the job will go to Kate Lanphear, who is jumping to the title from her current role as style director at T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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MediaWire Daily, FishbowlNY and New York Magazine
Bloomberg:
Disney, Fox Said to Weigh Joining Sony's Web-TV Service — Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and 21st Century Fox Inc. are in discussions to supply Sony Corp. (6758) with programming for its planned Internet-based TV service, according to people familiar with the conversations.
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New York Times, ITProPortal, Press Release, AdAge, Hollywood Reporter and Re/code
El Universal:
IAPA: Press freedom in Venezuela goes through “its saddest hours” — The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) remarked on Wednesday in a communiqué that press freedom in Venezuela is going through “its saddest hours,” since the government has announced the creation of new media outlets …
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
David Cameron's Daily Telegraph article broke editors' code of practice — At its final meeting a week ago, the Press Complaints Commission ruled that an article written for the Daily Telegraph by the prime minister, David Cameron, breached the editors' code of practice.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Channel 4 to replace 4oD with new online hub All 4 — New site will offer live and on-demand streaming, exploiting growing trend in viewing on tablets and smartphones — The All 4 online hub will feature all of Channel 4's TV networks as well as its on-demand service 4oD
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Secret state: Members of armed forces must notify press officers even if they meet a journalist socially — New official guidelines impose strict controls on anyone from the armed forces making contact with journalists, even in a social setting. — The rules state that when a member …
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Poynter, Guardian, @simondebrux, @defencechris, @fleetstreetfox, @benfarmerdt, @jamesrbuk, @andybizarre, @fleetstreetfox and @tnewtondunn
Ben Flanagan / Al Arabiya News:
London papers rally for Scotland ‘no’ vote — British newspapers may not be known for shows of restraint - but their alarm over a recent Scottish independence poll was palpable. In just eight days' time, Scots will vote in a historic referendum over whether to split from the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Home on News, Herald Scotland, @alarabiya_eng and The Drum
Philip N. Howard / New York Times:
Hungary's Crackdown on the Press — BUDAPEST — The European Union faces a challenging conundrum. While Hungary has embarked on building Europe's most controlled media system, the European Commission just agreed in August to provide the country with nearly 22 billion euros of economic assistance.
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Annie Lowrey / New York Magazine:
The latest list of “media disruptors” spawns other, more diverse lists and a call for quotas — Why Disruptors Are Always White Guys — We don't think of women and minorities when we think of bosses and entrepreneurs. — Shares — It's happening again. There's a list of “media disruptors.”
Mong Palatino / Global Voices:
East Timor's “Repressive” Media Law Declared Unconstitutional — East Timor journalists and human rights groups scored partial victory when the Court of Appeal ruled that the Press Law passed by parliament last May is unconstitutional. — Media and activist groups oppose the law …
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