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2:55 PM ET, June 15, 2015

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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Eric Zinczenko named C.E.O. of Bonnier Corp.  —  Bonnier Corp. chief executive David Freygang has stepped down from his position, passing control of the magazine company to executive V.P. Eric Zinczenko.  —  Freygang is retiring after a career of more than a quarter-century at Bonnier …
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Sunday Times drops claim that Miranda met Snowden before UK detention  —  Allegation repeated one made in Daily Mail in September 2014, which was removed on Monday pending inquiries  —  An allegation that the partner of the former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald met Edward Snowden …
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David Gilbert / International Business Times:
Sunday Times defends Edward Snowden report criticised as ‘the opposite of journalism’  —  Being a front page article on the Sunday Times will immediately give any story a significant level of credibility, which is why the splash story regarding Edward Snowden published on 14 June was so dangerous.
Discussion: Guardian, Hit & Run and @daithaigilbert
Guardian:
Guardian US to launch lab focusing on mobile journalism with $2.6M in Knight Foundation funding, will share all data and research  —  Guardian US to launch news innovation lab focused on using mobile technology to create deeper journalism with $2.6 million from Knight Foundation
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Netflix Launches New Website to All Members  —  Netflix began rolling out its new website design to all of its members around the globe Monday.  The new site features bigger images, more animations and is supposed to feel “more like an app and less like a series of linked web pages,” …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
NOLA Media Group and Alabama Media Group, both owned by Advance Local, merging to form Southeast Regional Media Group  —  Times-Picayune and Birmingham News to join new regional company  —  NOLA Media Group and Alabama Media Group, two media companies owned by Advance Local …
Discussion: NOLA.com
Tim Peterson / Ad Age:
VICE opens Miami bureau as part of effort to target Hispanic millennials  —  Miami Vice: Millennial Whisperer Looks to Grow Its U.S. Hispanic Audience  —  Vice is taking its talents to South Beach.  —  The publisher is opening up a Miami bureau to produce more articles and videos aimed …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Nicholas Blechman named creative director at The New Yorker  —  Nicholas Blechman, the art director for The New York Times Book Review, has been appointed creative director at The New Yorker, editor David Remnick announced Monday in a note to staff.  —  Blechman, who has held …
Discussion: GeekWire
Hollywood Reporter:
NFL Hires Former WB Network Chief Jordan Levin as Head of Content  —  The NFL has hired a new chief of content.  —  Industry veteran Jordan Levin has been tapped to oversee the league's programming efforts as its first chief content officer.  —  Levin, who starts his new job Monday …
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Ipso considers arbitration scheme covering defamation and privacy  —  Proposed scheme criticised by campaigners as regulator is not recognised by the Press Recognition Panel set up in the wake of the Leveson inquiry  —  The Independent Press Standards Organisation is considering whether …
 
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