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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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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 …
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.
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, @thefix, @amychozick, @morningmoneyben, @stephcliff, @tripgabriel, @oknox, @aaronblakewp, @bomble, Mediaite, @rebeccagberg, @byronyork, @crowleytime and The Daily Caller
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 …
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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@normacordova, @jannarden, @cjn, @rachaelwithlove, @jill_bernstein, @lorirusso, @emilycollard8, @anjalimullany, @benliebmann, @iamrobbrunner, @harmancipants, Eater and kottke.org
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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The Daily Beast, New York Magazine and Washington Post
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 …
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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Financial Times
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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Business Insider, AndyDickinson.net, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed and SocialTimes
Eric Blattberg / Digiday:
The secret to BuzzFeed's video success: Data — BuzzFeed Motion Pictures wants to be your best friend. — And by all accounts, it's well on its way: Like the rest of BuzzFeed, the 40-person video department has centered the majority of its content around a cheerful, upbeat tone …
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@camrobertson5 and @janebsinger
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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@ceodonovan
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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Press Gazette, Financial Times, mUmBRELLA and Crikey
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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Financial Times, Bookseller news and Publishers Weekly
Jillian York / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Where Books Are Banned, The Internet Can Be a Lifesaver — The censorship or banning of books is a phenomenon that occurs in countries around the world. Books that are considered “scandalous” or inciteful in some way are often targets of censorship by governments, schools, libraries and other entities.
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@jilliancyork
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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@spopalzai
Our Bad Media:
Yes, The Indefensible Fareed Zakaria Also Plagiarized In His Fancy Liquor Columns For Slate — Yesterday, Slate Group editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg took a break from promoting iPhone pants to harrumph about our coverage of Fareed Zakaria's plagiarism. Weisberg, the head of a website …
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Politico, @stevebuttry, @jayrosen_nyu, @justinsreedy, Inside Cable News, @jeremyduns, @crushingbort, @jaredbkeller and Mediaite
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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VatorNews, Publishers Lunch and Variety
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.
Maggie Brown / Guardian:
The BBC's chief international correspondent on the human cost of the Syria and Gaza conflicts, and the dangers facing reporters — BBC's Lyse Doucet: ‘I realised there was a story to be told from the ground up’ — The BBC's chief international correspondent on the human cost of the Syria …
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@yifrenia, @mosharrafzaidi, @matthewteller and @nickbryantny
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