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8:55 AM ET, June 15, 2015

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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
John Carroll, Former Editor of Los Angeles Times, Dies at 73  —  John S. Carroll, a widely admired newspaper editor who restored the reputation and credibility of The Los Angeles Times in the early 2000s even as he fought bitterly with the paper's cost-conscious corporate parent …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon Studios to Premiere Comedy ‘Catastrophe’ on Facebook  —  Amazon Studios is trying something different for the June premiere of British comedy Catastrophe.  —  Instead of debuting the Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan series on its own video platform, Amazon will stream the pilot on its Facebook page.
Discussion: The Verge
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 …
John Ruwitch / Reuters:
Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service called TBO or Tmall Box Office in about two months in China  —  Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service in two months  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) will launch an online video streaming service in China in about two months …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
TV streaming, new ad tech, and international expansion are likely to be James Murdoch's priorities if he becomes CEO of Fox  —  Young Murdoch Views TV as ‘Real Killer App’ in a New Digital World  —  Soon after James Murdoch moved back to New York from London a few years ago …
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John Barber / Guardian:
Canadian public broadcaster CBC faces string of scandals involving its top talent  —  Canadian public broadcaster's crisis: ‘When you create celebrities, you create monsters’  —  Gutted by a conservative government and forced to emphasize ‘host culture’ over content, the CBC …
Alexander Howard / The Huffington Post:
Behind Bloomberg Businessweek's interactive feature “What is Code”, over a year in the making  —  Behind The Scenes Of Bloomberg Businessweek's Epic Explanation Of Code  —  Fifty-one years after Marshall McLuhan first wrote “The Medium is the Message,” Paul Ford's 38,000-word magnum opus …
Courage Foundation:
Press freedom campaigner Emin Huseynov to seek asylum in Switzerland after leaving Azerbaijan with Courage Foundation's help  —  Courage flies beneficiary, Emin Huseynov, out of Azerbaijan to seek asylum in Switzerland  —  * Leading Azerbaijani press freedom campaigner travelled to Bern …
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.
Alan White / BuzzFeed:
How a Daily Mail story with fabricated quotes ruined the reputations of several people in a small Polish town  —  How A Fake News Story Wrecked Three People's Lives  —  When Zdzislaw Moodyski took photos of an accident in his home town, he could never have known how the British press would spin the story …
Discussion: Press Gazette
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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Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Nintendo says its unannounced Switch successor will be able to play current Switch games and have carryover for Switch Online services and accounts

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU regulators are planning to fine Apple under the DMA, after it failed to let developers steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside the App Store

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The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions

 
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