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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman proposes content policy similar to existing rules, with some vague wording; content violating “common sense of decency” to be hidden — New Reddit rules will crack down on some hate communities, leave others standing — Reddit's new CEO …
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New York Times, Re/code, reddit, CNET, The New York Observer, BetaNews, @wickedgood, Inc.com, TechCrunch, Adweek, Gawker and Jezebel
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Reddit CEO's proposed content policy reworks old ideologies of past CEOs and lacks specifics that could help root out harassment — Nothing Changes At Reddit — Reddit needed leadership. Instead, it got more ideology. — This afternoon, some indeterminate, yet undoubtedly enormous number …
Ellen Pao / Washington Post:
Ellen Pao reflects on being trolled, says balancing free expression with privacy is getting harder, especially with audience and revenue pressure — Former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao: The trolls are winning the battle for the Internet — Ellen Pao resigned this month from her position as interim chief executive of Reddit.
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Mashable, USA Today, Guardian, Re/code, Business Insider, The Verge, @sarahsharp, @kcoxdc, @repkclark, New York Magazine, TIME and bizjournals
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
As the Twitter Turns: Comms Head Gabriel Stricker Out in ‘Shift’ in Strategy — Gabriel Stricker, Twitter's longtime chief of communications, is leaving the company. — Unlike the recent departure of CEO Dick Costolo, the social communications company did not pretend this was not due …
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@gabrielstricker, TechCrunch, PRNewser, Business Insider, @hunterwalk, @rklau, Forbes, The Tech Portal, Mashable, New York Times and BuzzFeed
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
TWC CMO Jeffrey Hirsch moves to Starz as president of global marketing and product planning — Starz Names Jeffrey Hirsch President of Global Marketing, Product Planning — Starz has named Jeffrey Hirsch, a former top marketing executive at Time Warner Cable, as president of global marketing and product planning, effective July 20.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline and The Wrap
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: FCC is close to rejecting $3.3B in discounts for two Dish-backed entities related to spectrum auction earlier this year — FCC Poised to Reject Dish Entities' $3.3 Billion Auction Discounts — Dish partners sought small business discounts on $13.3 billion bids in spectrum auction
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
White House reporters now circulate pool reports among themselves — Thanks to a coordinated effort among Washington political reporters months in the making, White House officials no longer get the first read of daily bulletins that detail the comings-and-goings of the commander-in-chief.
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Susanne Ault / Variety:
Netflix Preferred Over TV Nets Across Multiple Demos, Study Finds (Chart) — When compared with a wide variety of traditional linear TV networks, Netflix is the runaway favorite programming outlet among viewers ages 13-49, according to a survey conducted in June by research firm Ipsos Media CT.
Tom Odula / Associated Press:
Kenya press freedom rapidly deteriorating, rights group says — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Press freedom is deteriorating in Kenya as a result of government legislation, threats and attacks, a media rights group said Wednesday. — Kenya's constitution adopted in 2010 guarantees media freedom …
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Agence France-Presse and Bloomberg Business
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
National Journal to suspend weekly print magazine, face staff cuts, says Atlantic Media Chairman David Bradley — National Journal magazine to suspend publication — The National Journal is suspending publication at the end of this year, the magazine announced Thursday afternoon:
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Washington Post, Capital New York, Politico, MinOnline, FishbowlDC, Politico, @erikwemple, @erikwemple, @benmullin and @jayrosen_nyu
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
District court says streaming firm FilmOn may have same rights as cable firms to rebroadcast network TV; case appealed — TV Streamer Gets Huge Victory on Road to Compulsory License to Broadcast Networks — FilmOn wins a potential landmark ruling — one that will set up a high-stakes appellate showdown …
Nadia Khomami / Guardian:
BBC review key points: weighing subscription model against license fee, structure of the BBC Trust, how programming can be distinct from commercial companies — BBC review: the key points — Culture secretary John Whittingdale launches ‘root and branch’ review of BBC charter
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Mackenzie Weinger / news:rewired:
Tow Center's Emily Bell: News organizations have lost control of distribution, must work with social media apps and develop their own tech — Emily Bell: news groups should harness tech in the service of ‘good’ journalism — With social media companies stepping into the news business like never before …
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TheMediaBriefing, @mweinger, @jayrosen_nyu, @mweinger and Nieman Lab
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Scores Victory in Rovi Patent Litigation — Rovi shares plummet more than 17% on ruling — Netflix won a key victory in its ongoing patent-infringement litigation with entertainment-tech firm Rovi, as a U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the five Rovi-owned patents at issue were invalid.
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