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Sources: NBCUniversal close to investing $250M in BuzzFeed at a $1.5B valuation, also investing in Vox Media at a $850M valuation — NBCUniversal Poised to Make Big Investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Media — NBCUniversal is close to a deal to invest $250 million in BuzzFeed …
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Jennifer Palmieri / Hillary for America:
Clinton campaign writes New York Times Executive Editor Dean Banquet, slamming the rush to publish and the delay in correcting its story on emails — Letter to the New York Times' Dean Baquet — Dear Mr. Baquet: — I am writing to officially register our campaign's grave concern …
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Jackie Calmes / Shorenstein Center:
Conservative media is pushing the Republican Party further to the right: a report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Jackie Calmes — Conservative Media's Influence on the Republican Party — A new paper by Jackie Calmes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and national correspondent …
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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration — Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September — The new Apple TV is headed to market along with an App Store of its own. Next step: that long-in-the-offing subscription internet-TV service.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Gannett ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ Large-Market Acquisitions, Says New CEO — Strategy follows completion of spinoff from company's broadcast unit — Gannett Co. 's new chief executive said Wednesday that the publishing company is aggressively pursuing acquisitions of large-market properties …
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Brendan James / International Business Times:
Gawker names John Cook temporary executive editor, Leah Beckmann editor-in-chief, Hamilton Nolan deputy editor — Exclusive: John Cook Named New Top Editor At Gawker After Resignations — John Cook will be stepping up to temporarily serve as executive editor at Gawker Media …
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Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Germany is investigating two journalists at Netzpolitik tech and politics site for treason after they published secret spy documents — After publishing secret spy docs, German news site investigated for treason — Markus Beckedahl of Netzpolitik.org: “We don't know if we should cry or not.”
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Hollywood Reporter:
Relativity Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; filing doesn't include sports and education divisions or joint venture with EuropaCorp. — Relativity Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — The move comes after Relativity spent months searching for a new lender
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
James Woods Sues Twitter User for $10 Million Over “Cocaine Addict” Accusation — The actor files a defamation lawsuit against an individual who replied to his tweets about Barack Obama and Caitlyn Jenner. — Incivility on social media seems to be a regular occurrence …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
A new app from NowThis wants to reduce the work of finding news to one big red button — The two-and-a-half year old distributed media company NowThis bears little resemblance to the “social news video startup” that we first covered nearly three years ago. It's seen a name change …
Financial Times:
Amazon pays $250m to sign departing Top Gear trio for new show — Matthew Garrahan in New York, Murad Ahmed and Henry Mance in London — Amazon has signed the departing presenters of BBC's Top Gear show in a blockbuster $250m deal, as internet groups continue to encroach on the terrain of traditional broadcasters.
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Former ‘Top Gear’ Hosts to Launch Series on Amazon
Former ‘Top Gear’ Hosts to Launch Series on Amazon
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC cancels 3 hours of daytime programming as it moves toward hard news: The Cycle, Now With Alex Wagner, and The Ed Show — MSNBC Spikes Three Hours of Afternoon Lineup — MSNBC is canceling three more hours of daytime programming as it works to rechristen itself as a place for hard news …
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