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Lauren Goode / Re/code:
YouTube's Wojcicki says they're considering paid ad-free subscriptions, reaffirms a music service is on the way — Susan Wojcicki Wants to Sell You YouTube Video Subscriptions — YouTube is in the early stages of exploring new subscription services, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki told Re/code's Peter Kafka …
Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
Matt Taibbi has taken a leave of absence from First Look Media following dispute, says source — Matt Taibbi Disappears From Omidyar's First Look Media — Matt Taibbi, the star magazine writer hired earlier this year to start a satirical website for billionaire Pierre Omidyar's First Look Media …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
HBO to Lay Off Over 150 Employees This Week (EXCLUSIVE) — Layoff fever is spreading at Time Warner. — Weeks after the conglom went public with job cuts at its Warner Bros. and Turner Broadcasting divisions, the HBO unit is expected to trim its own staff as well, according to sources.
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
FBI created fake Seattle Times Web page to nab bomb-threat suspect — The FBI created a fake news story on a bogus Seattle Times Web page to plant software in the computer of a suspect in a series of bomb threats to Timberline High School in 2007, documents reveal.
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
David Gregory to Join Katie Couric for Election Special on Yahoo — David Gregory, who was replaced as host of NBC's “Meet the Press” in August, will appear in a Yahoo midterm election program with Katie Couric, the company said Tuesday. — Mr. Gregory has not formally joined Yahoo …
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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
The changing face of technology journalism — When a technology and science publication like Wired runs its own design conference, it's clear something is changing in the way the media world looks at technology. — Last month's California event, Wired By Design, was a two-day …
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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
The Washington Post Creates the Ben Bradlee Award for Courage in Journalism — Announcement from Fred Ryan, publisher, and Marty Baron, executive editor: — Over the past week, we have all been reflecting on the life and career of Ben Bradlee. What emerges most clearly in all the recollections …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
No arrests or prosecutions were made in 90% of journalist murders over the last decade — CPJ: In almost all cases, journalists are still being killed with no consequences — On Tuesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists released a report entitled “The Road to Justice …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
BuzzFeed Acquires Startup Torando Labs To Create A New Data Engineering Team — BuzzFeed is announcing its first acquisition since it raised a $50 million round from Andreessen Horowitz over the summer — it's buying Torando Labs, and the Torando team will form the online publisher's new data engineering unit.
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Kremlin-backed RT to launch UK TV news channel — Service, formerly known as Russia Today, has been criticised as a propaganda mouthpiece for the Russian government — Kremlin-backed RT is to launch a UK TV news channel. — The Kremlin-backed news channel Russia Today, or RT …
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Tim Peterson / AdAge:
Tumblr Queues Up Autoplay Video Ads to Hit $100 Million Revenue Mark — Universal Pictures, JCPenney, Lexus Among 10 Launch Advertisers — Universal Pictures will promote ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ with Tumblr's autoplay video ads. — Smart Marketing Using Big Data
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Chris Johnston / The Guardian:
Former BBC and MSN executive Pete Clifton named PA editor-in-chief — Ex-editor of BBC News and BBC Sport websites to continue transformation of news agency into a multiplatform business — Pete Clifton has been appointed editor-in-chief of PA — The Press Association has appointed Pete Clifton …
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