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Nick Denton takes down outing post, expresses regret, and says a changing media environment and personal change were factors in the decision — Taking a post down — Yesterday evening, Gawker.com published a story about the CFO of Conde Nast texting an escort.
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Gawker editorial staff condemns takedown of post outing media exec, criticizing business-side influence affecting editorial independence — A Statement From the Gawker Media Editorial Staff — Our union drive has expressed at every stage of the process that one of our core goals is to protect …
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Gawker is “short of grownups in the room”, and has an editing problem, not a writing problem, says recently fired staffer Adam Weinstein — Goodbye to All That Gawking — To steal a tired line from an old dead writer: Gawker in 2013 was a very special time and place to be a part of.
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The Daily Caller and Business Insider

Gawker's management team, mostly business-side execs, voted 4-2 to remove post; exec editor Tommy Craggs, chief legal counsel Heather Dietrick voted to keep it — Gawker Is Removing Story About Condé Nast CFO — Yesterday, Gawker published a post about the CFO of Condé Nast attempting …

Gawker Blasted for Posting a Lurid Story That Outs Executive
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BuzzFeed UK hires Guardian special projects editor James Ball to focus on investigations — Buzzfeed hires The Guardian's special projects editor — Buzzfeed U.K. has hired James Ball, currently special projects editor for The Guardian, as a special correspondent with an emphasis on investigations, Capital has learned.
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Viacom Looks at Thrillist for Possible Acquisition — Viacom has been in talks to buy Thrillist Media Group, the e-commerce and media company that targets millennial men. — Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer has been looking to sell the company or raise money for some time, and has had repeated conversations …
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Breaking News app adds emerging stories alerts one to three times a day, in addition to its existing big story and proximity alerts — Know faster with emerging story alerts — We believe in news alerts that are faster, smarter and more relevant to your life and work.
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Huffington Post is going to cover Trump as entertainment, not politics — The Huffington Post won't give Donald Trump's campaign for president coverage in its political section, Ryan Grim and Danny Shea wrote in a brief on Friday. … Earlier this month, Politico's Dylan Byers wrote “Donald Trump, clickbait.”


In its response to defamation suit by associate dean Nicole Eramo, Rolling Stone claims that UVA vouched for alleged rape victim “Jackie” — Rolling Stone Argues University of Virginia Vouched for Discredited Rape Story — The publication responds to a $7.5 million lawsuit …
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Sources: Dish talks to acquire T-Mobile stall, complicated by looming spectrum auction — Dish Talks for T-Mobile Said Stalled on Structure, Valuation — The slow-moving Dish Network Corp. talks to acquire T-Mobile US Inc. from Deutsche Telekom AG have stalled over concerns related …
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Sources: Hulu exploring an ad-free option for about $12-$14/month, launching as early as fall — Hulu Explores Adding Ad-Free Option to Its Service — Option could launch as early as this fall and be priced at around $12 to $14 a month — Hulu is exploring plans to add an advertising-free option …
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CNN acknowledges fault in Sanjay Gupta operation story — After being called to task for inaccurate reporting by an international news organization, CNN on Thursday corrected its account of an operation performed in earthquake-ravaged Nepal by its chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta.