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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: James Murdoch to Become 21st Century Fox CEO — 21st Century Fox made its CEO succession official, announcing that Rupert Murdoch would leave his CEO title to son James Murdoch, who is currently co-COO. — The change will happen July 1, 2015.
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Roger Ailes to Report to James and Lachlan Murdoch, Not Rupert — Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will in fact report to James and Lachlan Murdoch when the sons of Rupert Murdoch assume control of 21st Century Fox on July 1. — The revelation comes after the Ailes-run Fox …
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Mediaite
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter rolls out auto-play video after several months of testing, applies to GIFs as well — Twitter Finally Rolls Out Auto-Play Video — Twitter is officially rolling out ads that will play automatically in a user's timeline, taking on the dominant forces in online video advertising — Google and Facebook.
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The Twitter Blog, @rmaster, @yoreekoh and @jackmarshall
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Former Guardian Editor Janine Gibson to Head BuzzFeed's British Operation — Janine Gibson, a former senior editor at The Guardian who left the newspaper recently after being passed over for its top editor's post, will join BuzzFeed as the editor in chief of its British operation.
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Guardian, USA Today, BuzzFeed, @buzzfeedben, @marksweney, @brianstelter, Gawker, @lmoses, @vivian, @brianstelter, @hblodget, @lukelewis, @davidclinchnews, FishbowlNY, Talking Points Memo, @doreeshafrir, @jamesrbuk, @shani_o, @rupertmyers, @sulliview, @sdkstl, @mccollumashley, @matt_tucker, @christinebohan, @jimwaterson and @dangillmor
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet on Facebook, Apple partnerships, says biggest risk is not to go where readers go — The Times, on becoming an ‘airplane company’ — The New York Times recently struck up partnerships with Facebook and Apple to host some of its content directly …
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@joepompeo, @raju and @gabrielsherman
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vox Media's programming arm, Vox Entertainment, hires Erica Winograd as head of development — Vox Entertainment Taps Fremantle Veteran as First Development Exec (Exclusive) — Vox Entertainment has made its first hire. — The content production and programming division of Vox Media …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
The Trace, Bloomberg-Backed Journalism Startup, Tackles Gun Violence ‘Epidemic’ — NEW YORK — Gun enthusiasts have plenty of options for industry news and firearms reviews. And the National Rifle Association boasts its own media arm to amplify any perceived threats against Second Amendment.
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@mileskohrman and @erikwemple
Kashmir Hill / Fusion:
Media law experts weigh in on the sex-tape lawsuit between Gawker and Terry Bollea, otherwise known as Hulk Hogan — Hulk Hogan is fighting for the privacy of the world's sex tapes — Gawker is, according to Capital New York, in the “fight of its life.”
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@max_read, @fmanjoo, @samfbiddle, @mattdpearce and Prof Chris Daly's Blog
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Twitter Tests App Install Cards On News And Other Profile Pages — While Apple is rethinking how it aggregates, filters and presents news to iPhone and iPad users, Twitter is also sharpening its focus on news media. We have found that the social network is currently running a new kind of app install …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A Report for America nonprofit like Americorps could help local journalism with philanthropic support, says Steven Waldman — To boost local journalism, Steven Waldman proposes an AmeriCorps for reporters — Four years ago Steven Waldman documented in a report for the Federal Communications Commission …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @ellnmllr, Nieman Lab, @gabrieljr, @rickedmonds, @stevenwaldman and Medium
PBS NewsHour:
PBS NewsHour and NPR Announce Joint Election Coverage — Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2015) - At the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors meeting today, NPR and PBS NewsHour announced an agreement to work together during the 2016 elections.
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FishbowlDC, Poynter, @brianstelter and @mlcalderone
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg executive editor Jonathan Kaufman to run Northeastern journalism school — Bloomberg executive editor Kaufman to run Northeastern journalism school — Jonathan Kaufman, executive editor for companies news at Bloomberg, has been named the director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern University in Boston.
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: 'I Don't Have Any Idea What I'm Going to Do Next' — Dick Costolo, who steps down as CEO of Twitter next month, isn't sure what he'll do after leaving the company, but one thing's for sure — it won't include stand-up comedy. — “I don't think it would be a smart move …
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Reuters:
With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers
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