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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
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Nitasha Tiku / Gawker:
Ten good questions Travis Kalanick failed to address in his tweetstorm apology — Uber CEO Posts 13-Tweet Apology Without Answering a Single Question — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just responded to privacy and ethics concerns about Emil Michael, after the top executive publicly suggested paying $1 million …
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@rohit_x_, @janedavis, VatorNews, @nitashatiku, The Verge, The Wrap and Forbes
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Uber executive apologises after suggesting the firm dig dirt on hostile journalists
Uber executive apologises after suggesting the firm dig dirt on hostile journalists
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The Next Web, @mattdpearce, Talking Points Memo, TIME, Business Insider, CNNMoney.com, The Verge, PandoDaily, @alexhern, @jeffjarvis, @janole and @moorehn
Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily:
Sarah Lacy, the journalist named as a target by Uber's Emil Michael, says Uber went too far
Sarah Lacy, the journalist named as a target by Uber's Emil Michael, says Uber went too far
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Guardian, Talking Biz News, @sarahcuda, Talking Points Memo, @mat, BetaBoston, VentureBeat, @fmanjoo, Los Angeles Magazine, @karaswisher, The Verge, @sarahcuda, @jestei, @jordoncloud, @katherinelewis, Gizmodo, @nero, Forbes, @jackschofield, @markamesexiled, Mediaite, @lheron, @laurenashburn, @soniafaleiro, @brycewg, New York Magazine, @jeffjarvis, @orvet, @mims, @realityblurred, Engadget, @charlesarthur, TechCrunch, @alisongriswold, @glennf, @yashalevine and Business Insider
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Uber exec, at NYC dinner with CEO present, suggested digging up dirt on critical journalists
Uber exec, at NYC dinner with CEO present, suggested digging up dirt on critical journalists
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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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@jeremysliew, @yarongalai, Media Wire Daily, @mashplant, @j_feller, @raju, @msebastian, @jeffjarvis and mUmBRELLA
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
Caysey Welton / Folio:
Meredith Increases Its Bet On Wedding Media — Company adds Mywedding.com to its portfolio. — A month after Meredith announced its licensing agreement with Martha Stewart Ominimedia-which included Martha Stewart Weddings-the company announced it has acquired Mywedding.com.
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Radio & Television … and WWD
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 and BuzzFeed
Natalie Mortimer / The Drum:
Mashable opens UK site with Blathnaid Healy at helm — Mashable has officially launched its UK website as the latest step in its ongoing international expansion drive. — The new site, which launched today (18 November) will be run by former RTE journalist Blathnaid Healy as UK editor, along with Tim Chester as deputy UK editor.
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
In Shakeup, Time Inc. Names New Publisher of InStyle — Nina Lawrence Succeeds Karin Tracy — Ad Spending for 100 Largest B-to-B Marketers Nears $5 Billion — InStyle magazine has hired Wall Street Journal executive Nina Lawrence to serve as its publisher. She succeeds Karin Tracy, InStyle's publisher since May 2013.
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WWD, FishbowlNY and TimeInc.com Official Website
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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New York Times, @jodyavirgan, @kimmasters, @nadineoregan, @raju, @amzam, @chillmage and @carr2n
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 and Arts & Life
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
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Mashable editor Jim Roberts on how he approaches the news — Jim Roberts, who left the New York Times to become editor-in-chief of Mashable, told a group of journalists that the social element of journalism has become the most important factor in how news is distributed — and also in how it is created