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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Twitter should focus on live news and events, using human editors to create curated feeds — For Twitter, Future Means Here and Now — Here, in 140 characters or less, is some free advice for Twitter's next chief executive: Focus on live events. … That may sound a bit simplistic.
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Dick Costolo to step down as Twitter CEO, will remain on board; Jack Dorsey to become interim CEO effective July 1 — Twitter Initiates CEO Transition — Dick Costolo to Step Down as CEO on July 1 and Continue on Board of Directors Co-Founder and Chairman Jack Dorsey to Become Interim CEO …
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David Faber / CNBC:
Rupert Murdoch to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, will remain executive chairman; Lachlan Murdoch to become executive co-chairman, James Murdoch to be CEO — Rupert Murdoch preparing to step down as CEO from 21st Century Fox — Rupert Murdoch, the 84-year old CEO and controlling shareholder …
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Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
James Murdoch's resurrection in US after scandal in UK is complete, now considered a great strategist with extraordinary long-term vision — Once Down, James Murdoch Is Guided Back to the Top — It would be hard to overstate how bad James Murdoch's reputation was in London when he left town some three and a half years ago.
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James Warren / Poynter:
Q&A with David Folkenflik, author of Murdoch's World, on what happens next with Murdoch empire — The power shift in the Murdoch Empire: What it really means — What does the transition in power at 21st Century Fox actually mean? — What might happen to the newspapers Rupert Murdoch loves …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fox News' Chairman Roger Ailes untouched in Murdoch shuffle — Within 21st Century Fox, how important is Fox News and how unique is Roger Ailes? — So important, so unique that Ailes will continue to report to Rupert Murdoch, even as the 84-year-old media mogul's sons James and Lachlan …
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BBC:
Greece's state broadcaster ERT back on air after two years — Greece's state broadcaster ERT went back on air on Thursday, two years after being closed down under austerity measures. — The radio and television channels shut in June 2013 after the then-government called it “a haven of waste”.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
French privacy watchdog demands Google make right to be forgotten delistings global, gives 15 days to comply — Google Must Expand Privacy Delistings, Says French Watchdog — The French data protection watchdog has ordered Google to widen its implementation of the so-called European 'right …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Al Jazeera America's former SVP of programming and documentaries, Shannon High-Bassalik, files suit alleging discrimination, retaliation, editorial interference — Al Jazeera America abandoned ‘journalistic objectivity,’ new suit claims — A fired Al Jazeera America executive filed …
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Consumer Reports makes new hires to strengthen digital focus and closes two smaller print properties, ShopSmart and Money Adviser — Consumer Reports kills magazine, sparks labor dispute — Consumer Reports is pulling the plug on its 9-year-old ShopSmart magazine.
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Winners announced for Mirror Awards honoring excellence in media industry reporting — Winners of Mirror Awards announced today — Winners of the 2015 Mirror Awards were announced on Thursday. The awards are hosted by Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
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