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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBC News Shakeup: Andrew Lack in Talks to Return in Top Role (EXCLUSIVE) — Former NBC News president Andrew Lack is in negotiations to return to a top post at the news division in a management shakeup following the debacle that led to the suspension of “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and other recent missteps by the news wing.
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Deborah Turness May Be Out as NBC News Chief — Variety is reporting that NBC may bring back its former news chief, Andrew Lack, in the wake of the Brian Williams scandal and an inevitable shakeup of the newsroom — including the ousting of current chief Deborah Turness.
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Broadcasting & Cable, @vivian, @noahcrothman and @moorehn
Susan Milligan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Gulf grows between White House and press corps as Obama's team manages news with its own tools — The president and the press — THE DAY AFTER the 2014 midterm elections was not a time of celebration for the losing Democrats, and the White House press corps was determined to get the party's …
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Mediaite, Politico, @tinyrevolution, @mlcalderone, @carloslozadawp, @taylordobbs, @joshgerstein, @jerrymarkon and @jayrosen_nyu
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Phone hacking widespread at Mirror titles, court told — Illegal practice allegedly rife on Daily Mirror, according to barrister acting for eight victims including Sadie Frost and Paul Gascoigne — Phone hacking was “in widespread and habitual use” at the Daily Mirror …
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BBC, @aidanpwhite, @gazthejourno, @tamdeanburn and @joshhalliday
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg Business:
Saturday Night Live partners with tech firm Sohu.com to create a Chinese version of the show — ‘Saturday Night Live’ Going to China Through Sohu Partnership — Live from China: It's Saturday Night. After 40 years as a weekend staple on U.S. television screens, “Saturday Night Live” …
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Tumblr Staff:
Tumblr metrics on #TheDress: 73M pageviews on original post, 140K pageviews per minute between 10:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday night — Remember last Thursday, when a single slip of fabric covered up the whole internet? Here's a few stats about exactly how much and how quickly that dress blew up.
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CNNMoney and CBS Los Angeles
Reuters:
Fugitive ex-U.S. spy Snowden in talks on returning home: lawyer — (Reuters) - A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
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Debbie Emery / The Wrap:
Keith Olbermann returns from ESPN suspension, offers six-and-a-half minute apology for his Penn State tweets — Keith Olbermann Returns From ESPN Suspension, Calls His Penn State Tweets ‘Stupid and Immature’ (Video) — Keith Olbermann returned to ESPN2 on Monday after being suspended …
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Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Scott Dadich, editor in chief, Wired, and Kim Kelleher, vice president and publisher — CAPITAL: How long has the redesign been in the works? What was the initial impetus for it? — DADICH: You will think I'm exaggerating, but I literally started …
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Matthew Keys:
Former Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys announces $2.25-a-month premium membership option for The Feed newswire — The Feed: Introducing New Full Access Membership Plans — Today, I'm announcing a new paid membership service for The Feed, the media monitoring tool I've developed …
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Michael Patrick Welch / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of New Orleans journalist Chris Rose: from Pulitzer finalist to waiter — The irredeemable Chris Rose — CHRIS ROSE'S PULITZER TROPHY SITS ON THE SHELF in his small French Quarter apartment, the crystal badly chipped from various accidents. “For Distinguished Commentary …
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@gangrey, @jbritt5 and @chandler_rome
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Sony Pictures TV Inks Deal With French Paybox OCS — PARIS- French paybox Orange Cinema Series (OCS) has signed a multi-year with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to gain exclusive first-window rights to the U.S. studio's movies and TV series. — OCS, which is majority owned by French telco Orange …
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