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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, @numerogroup, @maura, @sisario, @en_cohen and FishbowlNY
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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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.”
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Carney: Obama would give more speeches if networks would let him — Washington (CNN) — Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney — a longtime journalist before he joined the Obama administration in its infancy — is back in the media game as a political analyst for CNN.
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Joel Simon / Committee to Protect Journalists:
We must fight to preserve journalists' right to report in digital age
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msnbc.com and The Raw Story
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
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
New U2 album gets pushed to iTunes users by default, may appear on your iPhone automatically — U2's new album is showing up on your iPhone whether you want it or not — Here's how to hide it if you don't want it showing up in your shuffle mix. — I'm not here to tell you what music …
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Julian Reichelt / OZY:
How Steven Sotloff + James Foley Fell Prey to the Islamic State — Steven Sotloff and I did not know each other. But I knew the country and the conflict he was trying to show to the world. Stay safe — don't wanna see you in some YouTube video. When Sotloff was kidnapped …
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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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Guardian, @simondebrux, @jamesrbuk, @fleetstreetfox, @benfarmerdt and @fleetstreetfox
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.
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Press Gazette and Press Complaints Commission
ABC:
‘Australia tax’ and Foxtel monopoly mean consumers pay 400 per cent more for digital programs, Choice says — Australians are paying up to 400 per cent more than viewers in the US and UK to watch popular digital programs, consumer group Choice says. — Choice said the mark-up on Foxtel …
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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Hollywood Reporter
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Guardian:
Guardian strengthens focus on European comment and analysis with appointment of former Le Monde chief, Natalie Nougayrède — Guardian News & Media has today announced the appointment of Natalie Nougayrède as columnist, leader writer and foreign affairs commentator.
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The Local
Megha Rajagopalan / Reuters:
China newspaper execs confess to extorting money from companies — (Reuters) - Executives of a respected business newspaper website confessed on state television that they extorted companies that planned to list for “huge payments” in exchange for quashing critical stories.
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New York Times, People's Daily Online, Wall Street Journal and @jaspjackson
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