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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Upworthy shifts focus from aggregation to original content, lays off six staffers, hires five writers — Once the web's fastest growing aggregator, Upworthy pivots — This viral content site drew almost 50 million unique visitors last August. What happened next will surprise you.
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@mmasnick
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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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: James Murdoch to Become 21st Century Fox CEO
It's Official: James Murdoch to Become 21st Century Fox CEO
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New York Times, Multichannel News, TVNewser, Politico, Variety, Wall Street Journal and Business Wire
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
British Independent music labels balk at Apple's plans for free trial period, during which they would receive no royalties — Record labels attack Apple deals that would leave them ‘completely screwed’ — Independents claim they could be forced out of business by free trial …
Dmitry Volchek / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian and Ukrainian bloggers blame blocked Facebook accounts on pro-Kremlin trolls and ask for better moderation — Activists Ask Facebook For Protection Against Pro-Kremlin Attacks — On June 4, Ukrainian journalist and activist Andriy Kapustin posted on Facebook a selfie …
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Guardian
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:
Behind In Touch magazine's Duggar investigation and what it means for US tabloid journalism — The Duggars, In Touch Magazine, And The Future Of Tabloid Journalism — In Touch comes from a long line of publications that split their time between titillating half-truths and rigorous investigative journalism.
Amanda Meade / Guardian:
Reuters study of 12 countries finds Australians are the largest consumers of international news and users of digital devices — Australians love world news and digital media but never mind the politics — Survey of 12 countries finds Australians consume most international news …
Discussion:
@osbornep, @clarkstream and Press Gazette
Agence France-Presse:
Turkish editor gets 21 month suspended sentence for ‘insulting Erdogan’ — Ankara (AFP) - An Ankara court on Tuesday handed down a 21-month suspended jail sentence to an editor of a leading English-language Turkish daily newspaper after convicting him of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
News Reader Pulse Updates Apps, Now Serves You Stories Based On Your LinkedIn Life — The arrival of Apple's News app, question marks over the future of Flipboard, and Facebook's news publishing moves are putting a renewed focus on how we as consumers read news online and how that will be developing in the future.
Discussion:
Official LinkedIn Blog and VentureBeat
Aye Aye Win / Associated Press:
Amnesty accuses Myanmar government of intimidating media — YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's government is using threats, harassment and imprisonment to intimidate the media ahead of national elections later this year, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Discussion:
Voice of America and ABC News
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 …
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review, @gabrieljr, @stevenwaldman, @ellnmllr and @rickedmonds
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A tribute to John Carroll, the editor who led the Los Angeles Times to 13 Pulitzer Prizes in five years — Remembering John Carroll, A Champion Of Tough Journalism — I have written precisely one letter that made any notable difference to my life. I mailed it to John Carroll …
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@loebvernon, @davidfolkenflik, Baltimore Sun and FishbowlDC
Sahil Patel / VideoInk:
Online TV Service Philo Raises $10M from HBO and Others to Keep College Kids Watching TV — Campus-based online TV service Philo has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round from a group investors that include HBO. — The funding was led by existing investor New Enterprise Associates …
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Business Wire and bizjournals