Mediagazer: An inside look at how Arianna Huffington runs The Huffington Post, amid discontent in the ranks (David Segal/New York Times)

5:20 PM ET, June 30, 2015

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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.

Discussion: Poynter, FishbowlNY, Ad Age, @simonowens, @ahmed, @willystaley, @jazzedloon, @jamesliamcook, @jeremymbarr, @niemanlab, @michaelroston, @mccarthyryanj, @chaykak and Capital New York

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.

Discussion: Poynter, @mlcalderone, @edmundlee 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 …

Napier Lopez / The Next Web:
Beats 1 radio goes live following Apple Music launch

Discussion: New York Times, Mashable, Forbes, VentureBeat, CNET, The Stranger …, @pkafka, Gizmodo, Entertain This! and The Verge

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 …

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 …

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: FishbowlNY

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

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.

Discussion: Fortune and 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.

Discussion: FishbowlNY

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.

Discussion: @hamiltonnolan, @sarahw and @kierafeldman

Daniel Frankel / FierceCable:

AT&T, DirecTV extend merger end date ... again — AT&T (NYSE: T) and DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) have announced another short-term extension of their merger agreement, as the two companies enter the 14th month since they first forged their $49 million deal. — This latest extension …

Discussion: Reuters and Multichannel News

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.