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Executive editor Tommy Craggs and editor-in-chief Max Read resign from Gawker; Craggs says advertisers threatened to pull out over escort story — Tommy Craggs and Max Read are Resigning from Gawker — Tommy Craggs, the executive editor of Gawker Media, and Max Read, the editor-in-chief of Gawker.com …
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Gawker founder Nick Denton issues statement, says he alone decided to remove story about male escort but had support of managing partnership — To All of Edit at Gawker Media — The Managing Partnership as a whole is responsible for the Company's management and direction, but they do not and should not make editorial decisions.
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Pearson to Explore Sale of Financial Times — Pearson Plc is exploring a sale of the Financial Times after receiving interest from potential buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. — London-based Pearson is sounding out possible bidders for the salmon-colored newspaper …
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Sun tells tribunal that Met violated journalists' rights with secret grab of phone records — The rights of Sun journalists were “unquestionably violated” when the Metropolitan Police secretly obtained their phone records, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has heard.
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The Sun is challenging the Met police in court over accessing reporters' phone records in 2012 — The Sun challenges police over ‘plebgate’ phone records — The Sun and three of its reporters are to challenge Metropolitan Police in the courts for accessing phone records in relation to the “plebgate” affair.


Google's YouTube Signs Up Everyone but TV for New Paid Service — Time to Test the Notion That YouTube Stars Are as Valuable as Hollywood's — $137.8B … Google's YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether its own internet stars …
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Amazon, Netflix, and Yahoo score record number of Emmy nominations — Netflix, Amazon get record Emmy nods — Netflix, Amazon and even Yahoo took home record numbers of Emmy Award nominations on Thursday, further validating streaming services that have become rivals to traditional television networks.
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Mashable turns to Asia as it looks to expand international reach — Digital news company Mashable is to launch operations in Asia as part of an aggressive international growth plan fuelled by $31m in venture funding the business has raised in the past 16 months.
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Lawyer: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian's next hearing in Iran will likely be the last — Lawyer: Post reporter's next hearing in Iran likely the last — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer of a Washington Post journalist detained in Iran said Monday that the next hearing …
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How university foundations try to avoid public scrutiny—and what reporters can do — In 2012, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder paid $185 to taxidermize a cock pheasant. He gave the bird, mounted on an oak stand, to an upscale campus restaurant, where it serves as a decorative piece.
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French TV Giants End Talks to Merge Streaming Services Amid Netflix Competition — TF1, M6, and France Televions had been in discussion to create a “French Netflix.” — Talks between French channels TF1, M6 and France Televisions, as well as cable provider Orange, to merge their streaming services …