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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
BuzzFeed expanding San Francisco bureau to 20 staffers, hires Mat Honan from Wired as bureau chief — Wired's Mat Honan Hired to Run New Buzzfeed Silicon Valley Bureau — Matt Honan, the high-profile Wired writer and editor, has been hired by Buzzfeed to be its new Silicon Valley bureau chief.
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New York Times:
Investigation continues into Sony hack, company claims news of North Korea being singled out as culprit is “not accurate” — Sony Pictures and F.B.I. Investigating Attack by Hackers — LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Entertainment and the F.B.I. on Wednesday were hunting …
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Behind First Look Media's inception, star hires, staff turmoil, and uncertain future — Can First Look Media Make Headlines That Aren't About Itself? — When a crusading but conflict-averse billionaire bankrolls several of journalism's most prominent mavericks to create …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Q&A with Laura Poitras on privacy, Snowden documents, and startup hurdles at First Look Media
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Ann Marie Gardner steps down at Modern Farmer — Staff and contractors of Modern Farmer have been informed that founder and editor in chief Ann Marie Gardner has stepped down from the celebrated food-culture magazine she founded in 2013, and which won a National Magazine Award just one year later …
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@joepompeo and @joepompeo
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Demand Founder Raises $20M at a $100M Valuation for Legal TV-Clipping Startup Whipclip — Longtime Los Angeles entrepreneur Richard Rosenblatt is launching a startup called Whipclip in private beta today, striking a series of deals with big media companies and attracting a roster of entertainment …
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@demandrichard, @gsrubenstein and @besvinick
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC Restarts Clocks on Comcast-TW Cable, AT&T-DirecTV Merger Reviews — The FCC has restarted the clock on its review of the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, as well as that of AT&T and DirecTV, establishing new deadlines for comments to be filed on the transactions.
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Megan Geuss / Ars Technica:
NYC public libraries will offer 10,000 portable WiFi hotspots for checkout to eligible patrons — New York Public Library will rent Wi-Fi hotspots to people who need it most — Sprint Wi-Fi hotspots will be funded partly by a $1 million donation from Google.
Human Rights Watch:
Iran extends Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian's pretrial detention for two more months — Iran: Journalist's Detention Extended — Washington Post Reporter Held 4 Months, but Not Charged — (Beirut) - Iran's judiciary has extended Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian's pretrial detention for another two months.
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Gustavo Arellano / Navel Gazing:
Layoffs at Freedom's OC Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise, affecting 100, mostly in sales — 100 Layoffs Happening at OC Register, Riverside P-E TODAY: UPDATE — 1ST UPDATE, 11:40 A.M.: Here's a note from new Orange County Register publisher Rich Mirman explaining the layoffs to his crew.
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Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney.com:
As new viewing options gain ground, live television viewership is slipping — Americans continue to watch most of their TV shows the old-fashioned way, but new Nielsen data proves that the old-fashioned way is fading. — According to a Nielsen trends report released on Wednesday …
Jim Romenesko:
TheStreet.com investor urges Jim Cramer to take a 70% pay cut or sell the company — The head of Cannell Capital hedge fund wants Jim Cramer to consider two options: quit CNBC and focus on TheStreet.com at significantly reduced pay; or sell the 18-year-old financial news website. — J. Carlo Cannell writes:
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@aaronlucchetti and @pkedrosky
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
In Google Books appeal, judges focus on profit and security — The Authors Guild took its latest courtroom swing in a decade-long dispute over Google's decision to scan millions of out-of-print books and, based on the judges' questions, the hearing could be its swan song.
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