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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
After several negotiations, New York Daily News owner Zuckerman tells staff he's not selling — Zuckerman Decides Against Selling The Daily News — After months of exploring a sale, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The New York Daily News, has decided to keep the newspaper after all …
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Kevin Dugan / New York Post:
Bloomberg to lay off about 100 editorial employees — Bloomberg is planning to slim its ranks, sources said on Wednesday. — The financial media giant, which employs about 2,700 journalists across the globe, is planning to lay off about 100 employees, or about 3.7 percent …
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The Wrap, FishbowlDC, Media Wire Daily, FishbowlNY, Reuters, Poynter and @mlcalderone
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Organized labor movements and rapid expansion through investment are at odds in digital media companies — As Investors Circle, Organized Labor Moves Into Digital Media — Vice Media's recent move is part of a broader unionization push at outlets as the industry also seeks investments
Gurman Bhatia / Poynter:
ProPublica receives $2.2 million from Knight Foundation to expand audience engagement efforts — The Knight Foundation announced Thursday that it would be providing ProPublica with $2.2 million in funding. The money will be aimed toward helping the investigative non-profit improve …
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Nieman Lab and Knight Foundation
Los Angeles Times:
Times reaffirms decision that Ted Rall's blog post did not meet its standards — A blog post by political cartoonist Ted Rall, and a subsequent note to readers by Nicholas Goldberg, editor of The Times' editorial pages, have occasioned questions from readers. Below is a detailed look at the matter by Times editors.
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@heerjeet, CounterPunch, @mattwelch, aNewDomain and Ted Rall's Rallblog
Agence France-Presse:
Gambia seeks to harden sedition charges against journalist — Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - Gambia sought Tuesday to transfer the sedition case against a high-profile journalist, who was twice allegedly abducted by secret police, to a higher court and add six charges against him.
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Denis Dumo / Reuters:
South Sudanese journalist killed in capital, days after president issued threats to media — South Sudanese journalist shot dead in capital — A South Sudanese journalist was shot dead while leaving a newspaper's office late on Wednesday, his colleagues said.
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Agence France-Presse and Associated Press
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Sources: streaming music playlists are influenced by “pay for play”, like radio payola, and practice is part of music label marketing — How ‘Playola’ Is Infiltrating Streaming Services: Pay for Play Is ‘Definitely Happening’ — As the Internet has leveled many power blocs …
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Financial Times, Complete Music Update and Music Business Worldwide
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Danish police arrest operators of two Popcorn Time guide websites that didn't link to any copyright-infringing material — Police Arrest Men For Spreading Popcorn Time Information — More than a year after its 2014 launch and the popularity of the now famous Popcorn Time video streaming application …
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Business Insider, The Verge, The Local, Engadget and Gizmodo
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
EE TV update focuses on personalization, second screen interactivity, and search — EE TV to launch new features as streaming battle hots up — Service's first major update since its rollout offers personalisation, improved search, a second screen experience and more
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TechRadar.com, Gizmodo UK, broadcastnow.co.uk, Recombu, Geeky Gadgets, Engadget, Advanced Television and Pocket-lint
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Journalists charged £100 to cover Notting Hill Carnival and told to share work with organisers — Journalists wishing to cover the Notting Hill Carnival are being asked by organisers to pay an accreditation fee of £100 and to share their articles, photographs and video with them.
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Guardian, BT.com, Amateur Photographer and HoldTheFrontPage
Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Weather Channel hires bankers to explore sale, is considering selling only its digital business — Weather Channel Said to Hire Morgan Stanley, PJT to Seek Sale — The owners of the Weather Channel have hired the banks Morgan Stanley and PJT Partners Inc. to explore a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
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