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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Internal memo from AOL CEO Tim Armstrong on Verizon takeover — In Big Media Push, Verizon Buys AOL For $4.4B [Memo From AOL CEO Tim Armstrong] — So this just happened. AOL, owner of TechCrunch, is getting acquired: U.S. carrier Verizon said in a statement that it is buying the company for $4.4 billion, or $50 per share.
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Verizon to acquire AOL at $50 per share at an estimated total value of $4.4B, Tim Armstrong to continue leading AOL operations — Verizon to Acquire AOL — Deal Creates Unique and Scaled Digital Media Platforms for Consumers, Advertisers and Partners — NEW YORK - Taking another significant step …
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Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
New report by veteran journalist Seymour Hersh on Osama Bin Laden's death prompts doubt, conflicting reports, and a partial NBC confirmation — Bin Laden death story stirs controversy, but also a confirmation — Seymour Hersh is among the most legendary investigative journalists.
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BBC:
Secular blogger Ananta Bijoy Das hacked to death in Bangladesh, in third such attack this year — Bangladesh blogger Ananta Bijoy Das hacked to death — A secular blogger in Bangladesh has been hacked to death in north-eastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since the start of the year, police say.
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The Daily Star, ABC, CNN, Associated Press, International Business Times, oneindia.com, @masalabai and The Indian Express
Brian Flood / Adweek:
ESPN to announce deal with Cablevision that lets advertisers access multiscreen audience data — ESPN and Cablevision Are Set to Announce a Game-Changing Data Deal — ESPN will announce a first-of-its-kind data deal with a cable TV provider at its upfront presentation tomorrow.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Jack Shafer ‘let go’ from Ethicist team by New York Times Magazine — The New York Times Magazine's three-person approach to its storied Ethicist column is already showing signs of wobbliness. Politico media critic Jack Shafer, one of the experts tapped for a slightly renamed version of the column …
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling sentenced to three and a half years in prison on espionage charges for leaking info to New York Times reporter James Risen — Ex-C.I.A. Officer Sentenced in Leak Case Tied to Times Reporter — ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Central Intelligence Agency officer …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bloomberg Politics co-host Mark Halperin apologizes to presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz for interview questions focusing on his Cuban heritage — Mark Halperin apologizes to Ted Cruz — Bloomberg Politics co-host Mark Halperin apologized to Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday for a recent interview …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Associated Press curates stories in book form, including current and historical news, has published 18 paperbacks and e-books since March — AP brings a new audience to stories of the distant (and not-so-distant) news — Last week for the 70th anniversary of VE Day …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Mark Luckie, Twitter's manager of journalism and news, leaving to focus on his forthcoming book — Mark Luckie to leave Twitter — Mark Luckie, the former Washington Post social media editor who is now manager of journalism and news at Twitter, is leaving the social media company, he announced Monday.
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