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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Brian Williams expected to stay at NBC — Brian Williams is down, but not out. — NBC and Williams have come to a tentative agreement that will keep Williams at the network after his six-month suspension ends in August. — The decision, described by people with knowledge of the plan …
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Business Insider, TVNewser, Mediaite, The Wrap, Variety, Poynter, Hollywood Life and @brianstelter
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.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Google revamps Google Trends to emphasize real-time information — Google is out with a new update to Google Trends, its tool for monitoring all the millions of things people are searching for around the world. Specifically, Google Trends now lets you get a realtime look at what stories and topics people are interested in.
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The Official Google Blog, Washington Post, The Content Strategist, ZDNet, TechCrunch, @googletrends and Poynter
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Wenner Media, parent of Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, Men's Health, lays off over a dozen staffers — ‘Rolling Stone’ Hit With Round of Layoffs — Wenner Media has laid off more than a dozen staffers on Wednesday across Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal magazines.
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.
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy named Spotify CFO, will step down from Spotify's board — Spotify Names Barry McCarthy Finance Chief — Former Netflix CFO joined Spotify's board last year — Music-streaming company Spotify Ltd., fresh off of raising more than $500 million in funding, has hired a new finance chief.
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Business Insider
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
News of the World ex-crime editor Lucy Panton describes Operation Elveden ordeal and lack of legal support from News International — Lucy Panton's story: Betrayed by News UK, persecuted by police, convicted by state - cleared with the help of Fleet Street
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@fleetstreetfox, @pressgazette, @themurdochtimes and Guardian
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Publishers need to consider how to archive posts on third-party sites likes Facebook, Snapchat, Periscope, and Meerkat — Does the rise of ephemeral content spell the death of archives? — As news sites negotiate with Facebook to publish material directly on the platform …
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@cward1e
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
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Management Under Pressure Amid Complaints From Washington Staffers — NEW YORK — A Bloomberg News reporter on Tuesday sent a memo to high-ranking company executives in New York that outlined numerous concerns among Washington bureau staffers about management, editorial standards, reporting priorities and more.
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Politico, @ryanchittum, @dylanbyers, @mikeelk, Poynter and Talking Biz News
Amanda Holpuch / Guardian:
New York Times apologizes to Ireland for ‘insensitive’ balcony collapse story — The New York Times apologized on Wednesday after a story about a balcony collapse in California that left five of Ireland's citizens dead was denounced by the country's government officials.
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New York Times, The Irish Times, USA Today, New York Times, FishbowlNY, Gawker, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, Washington Post, @davidcochrane, VICE News and @sulliview