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9:50 PM ET, June 30, 2015

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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.
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 …
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.
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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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 …
Discussion: Business Insider and mUmBRELLA
Mark Coker / Smashwords:
Scribd dropping an estimated 80-90% of Smashword's romance and erotica ebook titles  —  Scribd Cuts Romance Catalog  —  Scribd, the fast-growing ebook subscription service, today announced dramatic cuts to their catalog of romance and erotica titles.  —  Effective immediately …
James Rainey / Variety:
Christine McCarthy Named New Disney Chief Financial Officer  —  Christine M. McCarthy has been picked as Disney's new chief financial officer, marking the second time in recent weeks that the entertainment conglomerate has chosen a woman for a key post in its top executive ranks.
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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
 
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Daniel Frankel / FierceCable:
AT&T, DirecTV extend merger end date ... again
Discussion: Reuters and Multichannel News
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
BBC political chief Sue Inglish leaves corporation after leading coverage of three general elections
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Blogging Site Medium Rolls Out Password-Free Email Logins
Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Washington Post starts to automatically encrypt part of Web site for visitors
Discussion: Fortune and The Drum
Michael Sebastian / Ad Age:
The Guardian Reaches Further Into U.S. Market with L.A. Outpost
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Independent and i cut annual losses from £12.3m to £4.6m
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Advertising Spending Falls 4% in First Quarter