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10:35 PM ET, April 16, 2015

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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Some Gawker editorial staff in early stages of trying to unionize  —  Why We've Decided to Organize  —  Some of us on the Gawker Media editorial staff have decided to try to unionize.  Here's a brief explanation.  —  I will say first of all that I'd prefer not to be writing this story yet …
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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Gawker CEO Nick Denton reacts to union talk: “Successful capitalist enterprises tend to provide good working conditions”
Discussion: @petersterne
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Updates Article by NBC Reporter Engel  —  Vanity Fair on Thursday updated the account it had published by the NBC News correspondent Richard Engel about his 2012 kidnapping in Syria, stating that he had misidentified his captors.  —  An Editor's Note posted to the top of the article …
Discussion: USA Today, @abarnardnyt and @snarwani
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New York Times:
NBC News alters account of correspondent Richard Engel's kidnapping in Syria in 2012, blames Sunni gang
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
WikiLeaks launches easy search interface for 30K documents and emails from Sony Pictures hack  —  Sony Hack: WikiLeaks Publishes More Than 30,000 Documents  —  On Thursday, WikiLeaks published more than 30,000 documents and 170,000 emails from Sony Pictures, obtained from a hack …
Jacques Gallant / Toronto Star:
Jian Ghomeshi scandal report leads to CBC ‘severing ties’ with ex-head of radio, HR director  —  A damning independent report said management “condoned” inappropriate behaviour by disgraced former radio host Jian Ghomeshi  —  Former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi leaves a Toronto court after being charged …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Netflix Aims at TV, Not HBO, Says CEO Reed Hastings  —  We've heard a lot about the battle between HBO and Netflix in recent months, prompted by HBO's move to offer its own Netflix-like Web service.  —  But Netflix's boffo Q1 earnings yesterday gave CEO Reed Hastings a good chance …
Richard Horgan / FishbowlNY:
Layoffs Hit Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Magazine  —  While our sister publications The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard continue to experience digital growth, the titles are seeing a realignment of resources today.  FishbowlNY has learned 10 people, including four editorial staffers …
Discussion: The Wrap and LA Observed
John McDuling / Quartz:
Stock surge after strong subscriber growth pushes Netflix market cap above CBS Corp., but still far smaller than broadcast rivals owned by conglomerates  —  Netflix is now bigger than CBS  —  Netflix shares are soaring after another outstanding quarter.  And as of right now …
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Lucia Osborne-Crowley / Women's Agenda:
Study of international news websites finds women make up 3% to 35% of online commenters  —  Why are women's voices missing in online news?  —  When it comes to engaging in discussion about the news online, women's voices are being excluded, according to new research from the University of Sydney.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Daily News continues sale talks with supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis and media magnate James Dolan, aiming for price above $150M  —  Daily News in second-round talks with Dolan, Catsimatidis  —  The sale of Mort Zuckerman's Daily News appears to be advancing as the paper meets with its suitors.
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic Online:
How NPR Tote Bags Became a Thing  —  Tote bags are so synonymous with public broadcasting in the United States that they're as much a physical manifestation of NPR as a radio.  The humble tote bag is, and has been for much of the network's 44-year existence, a powerful brand extension.
Vijaya Gadde / Washington Post:
Twitter General Counsel Vijaya Gadde admits response times to abuse have been inexcusably slow and meager, commits to balancing free speech and safety  —  Twitter executive: Here's how we're trying to stop abuse while preserving free speech  —  Open discussion doesn't mean much if some people are afraid to take part.
 
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Bill Mickey / Folio:
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Daniele Lepido / Bloomberg Business:
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Joshua Robertson / Guardian:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Media ethicists say Tampa Bay Times should have alerted Secret Service to White House gyrocopter stunt
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Google apologises to newspapers over ‘nonsense’ traffic stats in EU response
Politico:
Spotify hires four lobbyists on issues like competition and licensing, as Justice Department, Congress weigh music streaming
Discussion: RAIN News and Music Week
Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Medium's Ev Williams talks about metrics, comments, and getting people to talk with each other
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