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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Nick Denton reflects on the expensive Hulk Hogan lawsuit, the dangers of chasing clicks through Facebook, Gawker's purpose, and more — Gawker's Moment of Truth — “I'm pretty sure we have a revolution coming,” said Nick Denton, founder and chief executive of Gawker Media.
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The Awl, Gawker, @jkottke, @conordougherty, @sarahlellison, @gerstenzang, @ennisnyt and @stephentotilo
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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Gawker faces skeptical judge and jury in Hulk Hogan's Fla. hometown, as $100M sex-tape lawsuit that could have dire financial consequences goes to court July 6 — Gawker in the fight of its life with Hulk Hogan sex-tape suit — Nick Denton is preparing for the biggest fight of his life.
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Nick Denton, @coreypein, @jackshafer, @nicknotned, @steigerwaldino, @mathewi, Business Insider, @pkafka, @praddenkeefe, Refinery29, Business Insider, @actioncookbook, @alexburnsnyt, @niemanlab, @jledbetter, @sherman4949, The Week, @sfiegerman, @jyarow, @felixsalmon, Boing Boing and Poynter
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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Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Guardian, @sarahlyall, Poynter, @jonathanmahler, @jacobwe, @nytimesworld, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, @jotted and @dabeard
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Edmund Lee / Re/code:
James Murdoch Is an Old School Media Executive, So Don't Expect Big Changes at His Dad's Empire — James Murdoch finally won. — Rupert Murdoch, his father and everyone's favorite media baron, agreed to hand over the CEO title at his company, 21st Century Fox, to his 42-year-old son, pending board approval.
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Forbes, New York Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable and AdAge
James Warren / Poynter:
Q&A with David Folkenflik, author of Murdoch's World, on what happens next with Murdoch empire
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The Week, Slate, CNBC, C21Media, Newser, @davidfolkenflik, CNBC, The Huffington Post and Forbes
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Katie Couric Reups with Yahoo in a $10 Million Deal — Katie Couric is reupping her news deal with Yahoo, which sources said will raise her annual package there from upwards of $6 million to $10 million. — A spokesman for Couric confirmed that the well-knowm news anchor would be continuing with Yahoo …
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CNNMoney, Variety, Deadline, New York Post, TVNewser, @jcstearns and Business Insider
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Jason Whitlock is replaced as head of The Undefeated, ESPN's site about race and sports; Whitlock to focus on content — Jason Whitlock Out as Head of ESPN Website Built for Him — Jason Whitlock was replaced Friday as the head of the Undefeated, ESPN's website about the intersection of race and sports …
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ESPN Front Row, Hollywood Reporter, @jimmiller and Deadspin
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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RSS CNIL, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, 9to5Google, CNET, Search Engine Land, BBC, Bloomberg Business, Reuters, Politico, VentureBeat, Engadget, SlashGear, New York Times, The Next Web and epic.org
Nate Swanner / The Next Web:
New York Times to block employee access to its desktop homepage next week to emphasis mobile — The New York Times wisely blocks staff from viewing its desktop homepage — The Grey Lady is changing. She's becoming a modern woman, one who enjoys a 4.7-inch retina display more than her 28-inch desktop monitor.
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@cliffordlevy, @csoghoian, @edmundlee and Politico
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Reuters says it isn't gunning for the competition by offering free content — On Tuesday, Reuters announced it was going to begin giving away content to publishers on a scale never before seen in the news agency's more than 160-year history. — It too early to tell what the policy will mean …
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Video ad tech company TubeMogul raises $82.9M in secondary market offering — TubeMogul CEO on $83 million raise: The ad tech market may be hurting, but we're not — Video ad tech company TubeMogul has just raised $82.9 million in a secondary market offering. — Its stock is currently trading down around 6% on the news.
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Post Community Media to shutter two Maryland Gazette editions, sell other properties — Friday is the day companies like to dump bad news, and this Friday is no different as Post Community Media announced today that it would be closing its two editions of The Maryland Gazette that serve Montgomery …
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CNNMoney, Bethesda Magazine, Washington Post, @gazsptsed and Bethesda Magazine
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Ad Tech Firms Find Venture Capital Funding Is Running Dry — It's a tough time to be raising money if you have the words “ad” and “tech” close together in your business plan. — Executives in the advertising technology sector and venture capitalists who are versed in the space say the climate …
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