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9:05 PM ET, December 2, 2014

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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Joel Johnson out as editor in Gawker management shake-up  —  Gawker is shaking up its editorial management structure, removing editorial director Joel Johnson and creating two new positions: executive editor and group managing editor.  —  This afternoon, Gawker owner Nick Denton sent a memo to staff …
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Kevin Roose / Fusion:
More from the Sony Pictures hack: budgets, layoffs, HR scripts, and 3,800 social security numbers  —  Yesterday, I reported on a spreadsheet apparently taken from Sony Pictures Entertainment, one of the largest and most powerful studios in Hollywood, by a group of hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace.
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Kevin Roose / Fusion:
Documents from hack of Sony Pictures reveal salaries of over 6k employees, including top execs
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bezos: Washington Post is changing from a local paper to a national and global publication  —  Bezos on 'the thing we're changing' at The Washington Post  —  Amazon chairman and C.E.O. Jeff Bezos is optimistic about the future of The Washington Post, which he bought last year …
Roger Parloff / Fortune:
Eddy Cue interviewed on Apple's ebook price-fixing case, says “we have to fight for the truth”  —  Second Bite: Can Apple clear its name in the ebooks drama?  —  When Apple goes before a federal appeals court on Dec. 15, trying to overturn the ebooks price-fixing judgment …
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Private equity firm KKR invests $50 million in Next Issue Media  —  The Wall Street Journal today reported that the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has a invested $50 million in Next Issue Media, the joint venture of Time Inc., Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith …
Catherine Stupp / Nieman Lab:
The fight to get Google to pay for news continues in Europe  —  BERLIN — The European Union's new commissioner for digital affairs didn't waste any time.  Days before starting the job at the end of October, Günther Oettinger (his official title is commissioner for digital economy and society) …
Discussion: @niemanlab and @emmamayalex
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Steam takes on Twitch with new broadcasting feature  —  Valve is moving into video game streaming with a new broadcasting feature for Steam.  Launching in beta today, the feature will let Steam users watch other people play games without leaving the service.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
NYT media reporter Haughney taking buyout  —  Christine Haughney, who has recently covered the media industry for The New York Times, is leaving the paper via its buyout offer.  —  On Twitter, Haughney wrote, “After 8 years with @nytimes including nearly 3 years writing about my colleagues …
Chris Ip / Columbia Journalism Review:
New narrative journalism startups, like Latterly Magazine, launch as quickly as others fail in a crowded marketplace  —  New narrative journalism startups, like Latterly Magazine, launch as quickly as others fail in a crowded marketplace  —  Jill Abramson and Steven Brill's upcoming longform outfit …
Don Reisinger / CNET:
Roku remains most popular streaming-media device, Chromecast takes second place from Apple TV as sales keep rising  —  Roku still tops as sales of streaming-media players rise  —  Ten percent of US households with a broadband connection purchased a streaming-media device in the first nine months …
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
To Gain the Upper Hand, Amazon Disrupts Itself  —  Sometime last summer, a quarter-billion dollars went missing at Amazon.  —  Analysts were expecting the usual gangbusters third quarter.  But it was about $250 million short of forecasts.  —  Here is one way to look at the disappointing results …
Bill Mickey / Folio:
I-5 Publishing Launches Dogster and Catster in Print  —  Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy to fold into more modern sister pubs.  —  Special interest publisher I-5 Publishing is launching print versions of its Catster and Dogster digital properties.  The two sites were acquired from Say Media in July …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC commmissioner Ajit Pai accuses Netflix of creating its own proprietary fast lanes on ISP networks  —  Netflix accused of creating fast lanes “at the expense of competitors”  —  FCC commissioner revives claims made by Internet service providers.  —  Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications …
 
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
After Getting to $100 Million, BuzzFeed Ad Sales Boss Andy Wiedlin Heads for the Door
Discussion: @sfiegerman and @pkafka
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Media to begin trading Friday on NYSE
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Audio book distributor Audible commissioning and producing original audio dramas from established authors
John McDermott / Digiday:
Google's tying of two DoubleClick ad tech products, Bid Manager and Ad Exchange, raises anti-competitive concerns amongst media buyers
Discussion: @digiday
 Earlier Picks: 
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Serial's success lies in Koenig's narration style and likely won't translate to other mediums or help other podcasts grow despite the buzz
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
Business reporters flock to Ello for a more intimate crowd, easy blogging, room for images
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How Vox Media expects to turn a profit — and justify a $380 million valuation
Discussion: TheMediaBriefing
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Penguin Hatches A Cloud Reader For Pelican Books
Discussion: Good E-Reader
John Bohannon / Science:
Nature, 48 other journals in group will use ReadCube software to let subscribers share screen-only versions of papers for free
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Vice, Knight Foundation and CUNY create ‘innovators’ fund
Discussion: Poynter
Anjali Shastry / American Journalism Review:
Q&A with Emergent's Craig Silverman on accuracy in journalism and the spread of rumors on the web
Discussion: Poynter
 

 
From Techmeme:

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

George Steer / Financial Times:
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

 
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