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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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Michael Sebastian / Ad Age:
Huffington Post's lack of profit with $146M in revenue and 200M unique visitors/month should worry other publishers — Huffington Post Said To Break Even on $146 Million in Revenue Last Year — The Huffington Post generated $146 million in revenue last year, according to a report in The New York Times Magazine.
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@vijayravindran, @mathewi and FishbowlNY
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, @edmundlee, @mlcalderone, The Intercept and CNNMoney
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Apple's Beats 1 Radio includes short ads and bleeps out objectionable words or whole lines — Surprises From The First Few Hours Of Beats 1 Radio — There Are Ads - Apple never mentioned this and you'd be surprised considering how rich it is, but occasionally little promotional messages like …
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VentureBeat, Fortune, The Next Web and MacRumors
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Napier Lopez / The Next Web:
Beats 1 radio goes live following Apple Music launch
Beats 1 radio goes live following Apple Music launch
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New York Times, Mashable, Forbes, VentureBeat, CNET, MacRumors, Entertain This!, Gizmodo, @pkafka and The Verge
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
In Q&A, Zuckerberg emphasizes load speed of Instant Articles, predicts more news video, mentions need for small bits of news in fast, frequent pieces — Mark Zuckerberg has thoughts on the future of news on Facebook — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a cue from Reddit's Ask Me Anything …
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TechCrunch, Facebook, VentureBeat, Business Insider, New York Times, @_alastair, @erikhinton, @dseetharaman, @jackmarshall, @dangillmor and @mikeisaac
Valerio Bassan / Journalism.co.uk:
To expand immigration coverage, Italy's Migranti project uses crowdsourcing and Europe's The Migrants Files shares datasets — How immigration is shaping journalism in Europe — Not-for-profit Italian project Migranti and the pan-european The Migrants Files, are tackling the international debate …
Jemima Kiss / Guardian:
Departing CEO Dick Costolo says Twitter has contributed to global access to information, calls regulation a threat to free speech, especially in Europe — Next Twitter boss faces complex challenges, says departing Dick Costolo — In interview before his last day in job …
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Business Insider and mUmBRELLA
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
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, Associated Press, Consumerist, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Engadget and The Verge
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
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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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Donald Trump Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against Univision Over Miss USA Contract — Donald Trump has filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision Communications following the company's move to scrap its planned telecast of the July 12 Miss USA beauty pageant as a result of Trump's disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants.
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.