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David Segal / New York Times:
An inside look at how Arianna Huffington runs The Huffington Post, amid discontent in the ranks — Arianna Huffington's Improbable, Insatiable Content Machine … One morning in March, a dozen Huffington Post staff members gathered around a glass table in Arianna Huffington's office.
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Edmund Lee / Re/code:
Media Organizations Oppose Hulk Hogan's Move to Block the Press From Sex Trial — Media organizations have countered a move by Hulk Hogan to block the press from viewing a sex tape and other evidence at the center of his $100 million invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media.
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Poynter, @mlcalderone, @edmundlee and CNNMoney
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Vivendi purchases 80% stake in Dailymotion for $242M — Vivendi Buys Dailymotion for $242 Million — Media and content group Vivendi has purchased an 80 percent stake in aggregation and distribution platform Dailymotion from multinational telecommunications corporation Orange …
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TechCrunch and @lucas_shaw
Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Apple loses federal appeal in e-books case and is expected to pay $450M, mostly to e-book buyers — Apple Loses Federal Appeal in E-Books Case — iPhone maker is expected to pay $450 million, most of it to e-book buyers — A federal appeals court upheld a 2013 decision finding Apple Inc. liable …
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Fortune, Publishers Weekly, Consumerist, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget and The Verge
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg Pursuits names Ali Salama as new publisher — Bloomberg Pursuits names new publisher — Bloomberg's group advertising director Ali Salama has been named Bloomberg Pursuits publisher, effective immediately. — Salama replaces Emma Winchurch-Beale, who has taken on a new role …
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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Weeks after Gawker forms union, Harper's Magazine staff will vote on whether to collectively part with theirs — Harper's staff to decide union fate — A month after Gawker employees voted to join a union, editorial staffers at Harper's Magazine are contemplating whether to part ways with theirs.
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@hamiltonnolan, @sarahw and @kierafeldman
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Shazam Takes On Apple Music Connect With New Social Features Aimed At Musicians And Their Fans — Music discovery platform Shazam is today rolling out a new feature in partnership with over two dozen artists that will allow Shazam users to see which songs their favorite musicians are listening to on the service.
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Forbes, Mashable, The Next Web, AdExchanger, Engadget, Pocket-lint, Billboard and Business Wire
Napier Lopez / The Next Web:
Beats 1 radio goes live following Apple Music launch — Apple Music just launched with the release of iOS 8.4, and now it's flipped the switch on its Beats 1 radio station as well. — The first song? City by Spring King. — Beats 1 is set to broadcast from New York, Los Angeles and London …
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Forbes, Mashable, VentureBeat, Entertain This! and Pocket-lint
Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Washington Post starts to automatically encrypt part of Web site for visitors — The Washington Post will begin encrypting parts of its Web site Tuesday, making it more difficult for hackers, government agencies and others to track the reading habits of people who visit the site.
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The Drum
Michael Sebastian / Ad Age:
The Guardian Reaches Further Into U.S. Market with L.A. Outpost — The Guardian is expanding its footprint in the U.S., hiring Indiewire Managing Editor Nigel Smith as an L.A.-based entertainment writer to strengthen the paper's coverage of film in America.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
BBC political chief Sue Inglish leaves corporation after leading coverage of three general elections — William Turvill's blog - — The BBC's head of political programmes, analysis and research Sue Inglish is leaving the corporation. — Inglish, who is responsible for 150 staff across political news …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Blogging Site Medium Rolls Out Password-Free Email Logins — Online blogging platform Medium announced this week a new way to log into its website, without having to use a password. Instead, users will be able to enter in an email address, then click a link sent to them in order to sign in to the site.
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Medium, PCWorld, SlashGear, VentureBeat, TIME and App Advice