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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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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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EU Press Room:
Antitrust: Commission opens formal investigation into Amazon's e-book distribution arrangements — The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of electronic books ("e-books").
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Media companies avoid “advertising” when labeling native ads, favor “sponsored”, “promoted” — Media Brands Shy Away From the A-Word, When It Comes to Labeling Native Ads — An Analysis of Two Dozen Companies Found A Variety of Terms Is Used
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Consumerist and @petersontee
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Wall Street Journal to relaunch European and Asian editions as global weekday broadsheet in September — Wall Street Journal to revamp European and Asian editions in broadsheet format — News Corp-owned paper to relaunch foreign versions in September after going compact a decade ago
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Brett Zongker / Associated Press:
CEO Jarl Mohn says NPR is set to break even for the first time in six years, podcast revenue up 200% since 2013 — NPR chief says network positioned for growth after struggles — 4 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of leadership changes and funding deficits …
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Jane Elizabeth / American Press Institute:
Q&A with Upworthy's standards chief Matt Savener on the evolution and importance of its fact-checking process — What happens when a curation site emphasizes fact-checking? 5 good questions with Matt Savener of Upworthy — Upworthy defines itself as a curation site for “compelling …
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@amyoleary and @melissagira
Shaun Walker / Guardian:
Azerbaijan bans Guardian from reporting on Baku European Games — The government of Azerbaijan has banned the Guardian, along with a number of media outlets and human rights activists, from entering the country to cover the inaugural European Games which begin on Friday.
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Jason Burke / Guardian:
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi may receive second set of lashes on Friday — Sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, Badawi received first 50 in January but subsequent rounds were postponed — A Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes may be flogged for a second time on Friday, campaigners fear.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
CEO Virasb Vahidi leaves Otter Media, AT&T and Chernin Group's joint venture for web video, including Fullscreen and Crunchyroll — CEO of AT&T, Chernin's Web Video Joint Venture Leaves — The CEO of Otter Media, the Web video joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, is leaving after less than a year on the job.
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Hollywood Reporter, Multichannel News and Variety
Joshua Hunt / Reuters:
Messaging firm Line launches streaming service in Japan, Line Music, with 1.5M songs initially, unlimited access for 1,000 yen/month, 20 hours for 500 yen/month — Japan messaging app Line launches music streaming business — Messaging app operator Line Corp launched its music streaming service …
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