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Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Alan Rusbridger to quit as ‘Guardian’ editor-in-chief after 20 years in role next summer — Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, is set to stand down from his current role at Guardian Media Group in the summer. — The Independent has learned that Rusbridger has discussed …
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Guardian:
Alan Rusbridger appointed chair of The Scott Trust — Award-winning editor-in-chief to stand down after 20 years — The Scott Trust, which safeguards the editorial future and independence of the Guardian, has appointed Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of Guardian News & Media, to succeed Dame Liz Forgan as its chair.
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@arusbridger, The Huffington Post, @mannmuller, @katz and @lisaappignanesi
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Nick Denton to institute new seven-person managing partnership at Gawker, names Tommy Craggs as editor — Gawker Media Shuffles Org Chart, Names Tommy Craggs Top Editor — Gawker Media has placed Tommy Craggs, who had previously run the blog network's Deadspin site …
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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Facebook expanding Trending to mobile and separates news from what friends are discussing — Facebook Is Pushing Harder Into Breaking News — Facebook is making a play for news junkies. — The social network expanded its trending tool Wednesday, the feature that tells users what topics …
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Poynter, Facebook, Re/code, The Whip, Mashable, VentureBeat, @lheron, AllFacebook, TechCrunch and @jayrosen_nyu
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
How the mid-2000s dream of the “citizen journalist” mutated into a dangerous trend of digital citizen policing. — Citizen journalism was one of the great dreams of the mid-2000s internet. Just as blogs had given anyone with an internet connection and a keyboard a platform …
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@mathewi, @kristoncapps, @byjoelanderson, @mat, @mathewi, @digiphile, @katienotopoulos, @stevekandell, @cwarzel, @buzzfeedben, @sophie_kleeman, @nickriccardi and Gawker
Press Association:
UK Home Office draft code of conduct would allow police access to journalist's phone records — Home Office draft code of conduct raises concern with media bodies — Draft publication states that communications data is not subject to professional privilege, as NUJ calls for ‘shield law’ to protect reporters from state snooping
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
New York Times Considering New Print Sections, Wants More Native Ads on Mobile — Paper Previously Trimmed Sections to Reduce Costs — TV and Technology — The New York Times is looking at native advertising, sponsorships and video to wring more money from readers coming to the Times …
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FishbowlNY, New York Post and Wall Street Journal, Thanks:@msebastian
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
How nonprofit Mother Jones balances donations and advertising, capitalizes on its social media following, and forms partnerships — Mother Jones' nonprofit fix for serious journalism — Troubles at The New Republic have attracted fresh attention on the business challenges facing policy …
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@niemanlab, @digiday, @stkonrath and @ampress
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Wired publisher Kim Kelleher on legacy media and female mentorship — Wired publisher Kim Kelleher: ‘Stay grounded’ — This is “View from the Top,” the latest in a Digiday series featuring creative leaders talking about their career paths and leadership perspectives. Read previous interviews here.
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FishbowlNY, @condenast and @digiday
Politico:
Politico and Axel Springer jointly acquire European Voice, will relaunch it as Politico in spring 2015 with 30 journalists in major EU capitals — POLITICO & Axel Springer Announce Joint Acquisition of European Voice — MATTHEW KAMINSKI NAMED EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF EUROPEAN EDITION OF POLITICO, LAUNCHING IN SPRING 2015
John Waggoner / USA Today:
Bloomberg and Businessweek to merge websites into renamed Bloomberg Business — Bloomberg, BusinessWeek websites join — Bloomberg and Businessweek will merge their websites next year, renaming itself Bloombeg Business, according to The Financial Times.
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FishbowlNY, @joepompeo, Financial Times, Talking Biz News, Poynter, @joshuatopolsky and The Daily Beast
John Plunkett / Guardian:
New online-only BBC3 plan includes news partnerships and a focus on social sharing to allow audience to shape and comment on programming — Online-only BBC3 to be split into ‘think’ and ‘laugh’ strands — BBC says budget for youth-focused shows after axing of TV channel will be 80% longform and 20% on shortform digital content
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Guardian, Irish Examiner, Advanced Television, BuzzFeed, @tillerpop, @thechurm, Televisual and broadcastnow.co.uk
Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times:
Slacker Radio enlists Tyler Oakley, other YouTube stars as station DJs — YouTube stars who've been diversifying by acting in films, authoring books and selling clothing now have a new occupation to try out. — Pandora competitor Slacker Radio plans soon to invite any social-media star …
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PandoDaily, Gigaom, VentureBeat, Billboard, Slacker Blog, AllAccess.com, Tubefilter and The Next Web
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Youku Tudou, One Of China's Leading Streaming Video Sites, Launches Its First Hardware Line — Youku Tudou, already one of China's largest streaming video sites, is moving into hardware as well. The company said that its first three devices—a WiFi router, smart TV box, and 15.6-inch Android tablet—will be available next January.
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PR Newswire, Techsonian and Tech in Asia
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
Shazam update brings Spotify integration, real-time music data, & better song discovery — Shazam is well-known for being a music company that built a business around a single, very useful feature, but that may change with today's major update. — Typically, people use Shazam …
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Forbes, Mashable, Financial Times, Gizmodo, Wired, MacRumors and The Next Web
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
BitTorrent Opens Alpha For Maelstrom, Its New, Distributed, Torrent-Based Web Browser — BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file sharing company, is today opening an alpha test for its latest stab at disrupting — or at least getting people to rethink — how users interact with each other and with content over the Internet.
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The Official BitTorrent Blog, VentureBeat, Gigaom, The Verge and The Next Web
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