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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
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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Nick Denton:
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.
Bloomberg Business:
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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Bloomberg Business:
YouTube signs most of its partners for paid service but no shows from major TV networks yet — Google's YouTube Signs Up Everyone But TV for New Paid Service … Google Inc.'s YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
As it lacks an established ad-revenue sharing model, YouTube stars post only one-fifth of their videos on Facebook — YouTube Stars Keep Facebook at Arm's Length For Now — Nearly a year ago, Facebook started reaching out to YouTube stars and multichannel networks, encouraging …
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@wsjcmo and @digitalshields
Press Gazette:
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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Anthony Clark / Local News from The Gainesville Sun:
Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home — Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, a pioneer in Gainesville's student startup movement, was found dead in his bed Sunday by his girlfriend in the house they shared. He was 28. — Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems …
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The Center for Public Integrity:
Center for Public Integrity sues Federal Election Commission for delay in releasing documents under FOIA request — Center for Public Integrity sues Federal Election Commission for documents — Election regulator fails to respond fully to FOIA request — The Center for Public Integrity …
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
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.
Amir Vahdat / Associated Press:
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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Washington Post and CNN
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
Huffington Post says it will frame Trump's campaign as entertainment. I support that. — “Newsrooms should be more up front with us about how they classify the candidates. Can't even take the guy seriously? Tell us!” — This was the entire announcement. Lets look at it again:
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