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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Uber exec, at NYC dinner with CEO present, suggested digging up dirt on critical journalists — Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists — Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game. Michael apologized Monday for the remarks.
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Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily:
Sarah Lacy, the journalist named as a target by Uber's Emil Michael, says Uber went too far — The moment I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalists and attack women — A big debate among the Pando staff for the past two years has been over just how morally bankrupt Uber is.
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Mashable, @sarahcuda, @karaswisher, @jeffjarvis, @jackschofield, @sarahcuda, @lheron, @markamesexiled, @mat, BetaBoston, @laurenashburn, @jestei, @brycewg, The Verge, @jordoncloud, @fmanjoo, @soniafaleiro, @katherinelewis, @nero, @orvet, @realityblurred, @mims, @charlesarthur, Forbes, @alisongriswold, @glennf, @yashalevine, Business Insider, @helenbrosnan, @mattschiavenza, @swardley, @erikb, @sarahnemerson, @filmladd, @derektmead and @kenlerer
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Uber executive apologises after suggesting the firm dig dirt on hostile journalists — Emil Michael says he regretted saying that a female journalist should have her private life exposed after criticising the site — Luxury cab firm Uber has been forced to apologise after a senior executive suggested …
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Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, @alexhern, @jeffjarvis, @mattdpearce, Daily Mail, New York Magazine, TIME, @janole and @moorehn
Staci D. Kramer / Storify:
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says exec's remarks on targeting the press “a departure from our values” — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Responds — To Buzzfeed report on comments made by Uber exec Emil Michael about targeting press, particularly PandoDailyEiC Sarah Lacey, & the ensuing firestorm
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Outbrain strikes $100M deal with Time Inc. to become exclusive external provider of recommended stories — Time Inc. Locks in Outbrain's Headline Recommendations in $100 Million Deal — Content Recommendation Widgets Push Traffic Around the Web — An Outbrain box that appeared beneath an article on Time.com.
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Media Wire Daily, @jeremysliew, @raju, @mashplant, @yarongalai, @msebastian, @jeffjarvis and @j_feller
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
ONA and Poynter announce leadership academy for women — The Poynter Institute and the Online News Association have announced a partnership to create the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media. — The academy, which will be held at Poynter in April of next year …
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Online News Association, NetNewsCheck Latest and @poynter
Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Huge change: No more set vacation or sick days at LA Times — First, a little background. Dating to even before Tribune Company ownership of the LA Times, the cost cutters looked for a way to reduce the huge commitment on the books to pay for vacation days banked by employees.
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@kimmasters, @raju, @carr2n, @nadineoregan, @jodyavirgan, @amzam and @chillmage
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Serial podcast breaks iTunes records as it passes 5m downloads and streams — Apple says real-life murder mystery from This American Life is the fastest podcast ever to reach that milestone — Episodes of This American Life's Serial podcast have been downloaded and streamed more than 5m times …
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American Journalism Review, The Independent, The Verge, BuzzFeed and Marco.org
Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Times names Internet strategist Nicco Mele deputy publisher — Nicco Mele, the Internet strategist credited with pushing political campaigns into the digital era, has been named deputy publisher of the Los Angeles Times. — “We intend to be one of the great journalism organizations …
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The Wrap, @echoandcompany, @shorensteinctr, @vermontgmg, @dangillmor, @marcduvoisin, RTTNews, @npalmerrothman, @lexinyt, @joetrippi, @garveylatimes and @nicco
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
Partnering with Bill Cosby puts Netflix and NBC in tough spot after NPR interview on rape allegations — Bill Cosby allegations put Netflix and NBC in tough spot — Netflix and NBC have tough decisions to make about Bill Cosby. — Allegations against the comedy icon …
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Variety, Forbes, Arts & Life and Deadline
Kwame Opam / The Verge:
Facebook expands its Storyful-powered Newswire product with FB Techwire, for tech news — Facebook now wants to be your tech news source — Facebook today launched a new Page devoted to surfacing strictly tech news in your timeline. FB Techwire, an extension of FB Newswire …
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Mashable, The Next Web, Benzinga, StreetInsider.com, AllFacebook, SlashGear and Mashable
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
With hires like Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg is trying to expand beyond its traditional audience — Can Joe Weisenthal Change Bloomberg Before Bloomberg Changes Him? — The hyperactive financial news addict made Business Insider a major destination for business news.
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@sapna, @mattzeitlin and @rafat
Steve Dyson / Guardian:
By closing down healthy regional papers, Trinity Mirror indicates it could ditch print soon — Regional newspaper group has abandoned a market-leading print position in Berkshire to chase a low-cost online-only future — Trinity Mirror's decision on Friday to close seven local newspapers …
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@stevedyson and @mediaguardian
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Paul Linford / HoldTheFrontPage:
Mirror editor to oversee group's regional brands
Mirror editor to oversee group's regional brands
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allmediascotland and Guardian