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Richard Deitsch / Sports Illustrated:
Top ESPN executives were involved in Simmons suspension from all platforms, including podcast, Facebook and Twitter — ESPN suspends Bill Simmons for criticism of Roger Goodell — One of the most popular figures in sports media dared ESPN management to take him to task for his comments …
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons 3 Weeks for Goodell Rant — ESPN commentator and Grantland editor-in-chief Bill Simmons went off on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during his podcast Tuesday, lambasting the commissioner for claiming not to have known what the Ray Rice tape contained: … His reward?
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Tony Manfred / Business Insider:
Bill Simmons Got Suspended For Going After ESPN, Not The NFL — The only thing Bill Simmons has ever been suspended for is criticizing ESPN. — In 2013 he got suspended from Twitter for calling a “First Take” segment “awful and embarrassing to everyone involved.”
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Times Magazine prepares for 2015 redesign, replacing One-Page Magazine and Who Made That features — ‘Cleaning up’ at The New York Times Magazine — The New York Times Magazine is gearing up for a big redesign in early 2015. But editor-in-chief Jake Silverstein tells Capital …
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James Ball / Guardian:
The global news agenda is now regularly held hostage by small bands of loud but tech-savvy idiots. We can do better than this — The global news agenda is now regularly held hostage by small bands of loud but tech-savvy idiots. We can do better than this — The internet is eating itself.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Journalists face restricted access at Clintons' event amid speculation of presidential run — At Clintons' Event, a Really Close Watch on Reporters — Charitable commitments have been made. Important topics like Ebola and elephant poaching have been discussed.
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
DirecTV Shareholders Approve $48.5 Billion Sale to AT&T — DirecTV (DTV) shareholders approved the $48.5 billion sale of the company to AT&T Inc. (T) today, with 77.8 percent voting in favor of the deal. — DirecTV announced the voting results at a shareholder meeting in New York …
Joan Lowy / Associated Press:
FAA Expected To Approve Drones For Moviemaking — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use …
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Joel Simon / The Huffington Post:
Threat to Independent Reporting in the U.S. Could Impact Global Standards — Joel Simon/CPJ Executive Director — With journalists around the world being killed, kidnapped, and murdered in record numbers, why is the Committee to Protect Journalists launching a campaign targeting U.S. government policies?
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Diversity, Strong Editing and Moving Forward from the Shonda Rhimes Furor — In more than two years as public editor at The Times, I've encountered very few subjects that have aroused as much passion and reaction as an Arts & Leisure article about the TV producer Shonda Rhimes and the stereotype of the …
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Abigail Edge / Journalism.co.uk:
Al Jazeera's newsgame sheds light on environmental crimes and investigative journalism practices — Why Al Jazeera has launched its first newsgame — The outlet's latest interactive web project sees gamers take the role of a journalist investigating the illegal fishing trade in Sierra Leone
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Michael Calia / Wall Street Journal:
Scholastic Posts Wider Loss on Higher Expenses — Sales of the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Series Flagged as Results Miss Expectations — Scholastic Corp. said its loss widened as the “Hunger Games” and “Harry Potter” publisher posted tepid revenue growth and higher expenses.
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Rob Brunner / Fast Company:
Anthony Bourdain talks about Parts Unknown, CNN, experimenting with technology, and the future of cable news — Anthony Bourdain has become the future of cable news, and he couldn't care less — “Ready to eat well?” asks Anthony Bourdain. — The chef turned TV star is leading …
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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
CNNgo is the network's attempt to break the linear model for broadcast television. — It's 2014, and if you want to, you can watch cable news live on a mobile device from pretty much anywhere. It might well stream poorly, and you'll have a hard time figuring out how to log in to (or “authenticate") your account, but you can do it.
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Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's Head of Digital Music and Video Is Leaving — Amazon.com 's head of digital music and video is leaving after a 15-year stint with the company. — Bill Carr, a 47-year-old vice president, announced his decision internally Tuesday. It was unclear whether Carr had another job lined up when he exits at the end of the year.
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Luke O'Neil / Playboy:
We Can't Handle the Truth: Digital Journalism's Lack of Standards … This June, a man named Jeremy Meeks bewitched the world. You may know him better by his media-dubbed nickname the Hot Felon. Meeks is attractive enough that his prominent cheekbones and alluring mug-shot stare went viral …
Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Daily Mail Australia and News Corp settle over plagiarism claim — News organisations reach confidential legal settlement three months after plagiarism row erupted — Daily Mail Australia and News Corp have reached a confidential legal settlement three months after Rupert Murdoch's Australian arm accused it of plagiarism.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Mail Online plans to charge £65k for a single sponsored article — Mail Online has plans to charge brands £65,000 for a single sponsored article. — Former Buzzfeed number two Jon Steinberg, now in charge of the Mail Online US operation, made the revelation in an interview …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC's ‘Nightline’ Sees New Life After Midnight, Takes Aim at Vice Media Demo — Wee-hours TV can be pretty predictable. You've got umpteen reruns, a handful of old movies, a lot of direct-response ads and Craig Ferguson on CBS and Seth Meyers on NBC. Over at ABC, you never know what you're going to get.
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