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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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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.
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 …
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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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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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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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times retires managing editor title, promotes four to deputy executive editor — New York Times Promotes Editors, in Change of Leadership Structure — The executive editor of The New York Times announced broad changes to the newspaper's leadership Wednesday …
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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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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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 …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Through The Wire: What happened with The Atlantic's experiment in aggregation? — Almost a year ago The Wire dropped an important signifier from its name. The decision to drop the “Atlantic” was about letting the news and entertainment aggregator live on its own outside the parent company.
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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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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.
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Authors Group Will Ask Justice Department to Probe Amazon — A group of authors protesting Amazon.com 's ongoing contract negotiation with publisher Hachette Book Group plans to ask the Justice Department to investigate the retailer's business practices. — The group, Authors United …
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