Mediagazer: Betsy Morgan, CEO of Glenn Beck's TheBlaze, Steps Down (Peter Kafka/Re/code)

10:35 AM ET, June 19, 2015

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David Pierce / Wired:

Project Lightning demotes the timeline to get to the core of Twitter: curated news and information — Twitter Is Killing Twitter to Save Twitter — Twitter isn't about a 140-character limit. It's not about a timeline. It's not about your joke going viral, or getting Justin Bieber to follow you by any means necessary.

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Mat Honan / BuzzFeed:
Twitter's Project Lightning will make events easier to follow for logged-in and logged-out users

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

The Sun to make selected content available outside of paywall to capitalize on social sharing beginning in early July — Sun to relax paywall as part of drive to exploit social media — Growth of news sharing on sites such as Facebook and Twitter prompts tabloid to make selected digital content available for free

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:

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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:

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Capital New York:

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Paul Linford / HoldTheFrontPage:

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Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Facebook fails EFF's censorship test because it doesn't disclose US government content-restrictions requests; records show it has suspended inmate accounts — Why Facebook Failed Our Censorship Test

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Max Mason / Sydney Morning Herald:

News Corp Australia CEO Julian Clarke to retire, Peter Tonagh to replace him — New Corporation Australia chief executive Julian Clarke will step down at the end of the year, having only taken on the role in 2013, and will be replaced by the company's chief operating officer Peter Tonagh.

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Betsy Morgan, CEO of Glenn Beck's TheBlaze, Steps Down — Betsy Morgan, the CEO of Glenn Beck's TheBlaze TV and digital media company, is leaving the company, and will be replaced on an interim basis by Kraig Kitchin, the company's chief revenue officer. In a memo to the site's staff …

Discussion: TVNewser and @blmorgan

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia nears deal to be sold to Sequential Brands Group — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Nears Deal to Be Bought — A deal between Sequential Brands and Martha Stewart Living could be announced in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Musicians like Neil Young who challenge politicians for using their songs face long legal odds — Don't Bet on Neil Young Beating Donald Trump in Court Just Yet — Here are the reasons why Young might wish to back down against the newest Republican presidential candidate.

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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:

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