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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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New York Times, @michaelroston, @tcarmody, @caseynewton, The New York Observer, CNBC, @paulcarr, @kstoeffel, @susie_c, @dorseyshaw and The Huffington Post
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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 …
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USA Today, @abarnardnyt and @snarwani
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NBC News alters account of correspondent Richard Engel's kidnapping in Syria in 2012, blames Sunni gang
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USA Today, The Intercept, NBC News, TVNewser, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, @robertmackey, @brianstelter, @sdkstl, @brianstelter, Daily Mail, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, @nytimesbusiness, @mattaikins, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Deadline, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, @abarnardnyt, @nytimes, @snarwani, @zaabsethna, @nytben, @feardept, @erinmcunningham, @rickgladstone, The Week, @liamstack, @justinraimondo, @mlcalderone and @mlcalderone
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 …
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The Wrap, Mediaite, Capital New York, CNNMoney, New York Times, Latest News & Headlines, Variety, The Verge, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, Variety, Financial Times, @kashhill, Guardian, @mmasnick and Rolling Stone
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 …
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insidehalton.com, Global News, Globe and Mail, Guardian, Vulture, Global News, CBC News, CTVNews, Hollywood Reporter and Toronto Sun
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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BuzzFeed and 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.
CityNews:
CBC lays off more than 200 employees, including videographers — The CBC is laying off more of its employees, the public broadcaster reports, adding to the growing list of layoffs earlier this year. — According to the Canadian Media Guild, 241 positions were eliminated.
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@21briwat, Globe and Mail, @strashincbc, @mdroletglobaltv, @davidcommon and @ndp_hq
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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@untimelygamer, @schemaly, @ihollaback and @wagatwe
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