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Bloomberg begins layoffs; sources say layoffs are centered on D.C operations so far — Layoffs begin at Bloomberg — Bloomberg L.P. began implementing a round off employee layoffs in its newsroom on Tuesday, POLITICO has confirmed. — The downsizing, the size of which has been pegged anywhere …
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Kevin Dugan / New York Post:
Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg writer who was critical of the company in ‘climate of fear’ memo sent to senior execs, among 80 layoffs — Bloomberg writer behind ‘climate of fear’ memo among 80 layoffs — Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait
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Poynter, @kevintdugan and Rehak/Stuebing Mostly Media
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Editor Lays Out Newsroom's Vision After Layoffs — He wants staffers to “capture everything that matters in global business and finance.”
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@petersterne, @mplsgilyard, @sdkstl, @dangillmor, @wblau and Talking Biz News
Jorge Ramos / Fusion:
Jorge Ramos of Fusion, Univision on being ejected from a press conference by Donald Trump — I won't sit down. I won't shut up. — I'm a journalist; my job is to ask questions. Donald Trump is a presidential candidate; his job is to explain to voters what he would do if he were elected.
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New York Times, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, @jayrosen_nyu and The Wrap
Nick Summers / Engadget:
Samsung creating its own curated news app, UPDAY, for Galaxy devices, as it partners with Axel Springer for mobile media content — Samsung's creating its own curated news app for Galaxy devices — Apple isn't the only one developing an exclusive news service for its mobile customers.
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Nieman Lab, @mathewi and Softpedia News
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Nicolas Kayser-Bril:
Recent pressures on journalism across Europe by the judiciary threaten to set the industry back a decade — String of rulings bodes ill for the future of journalism in Europe — During the summer of 2015, European governments hit hard against journalists. In Germany, Netzpolitik was almost charged with high treason.
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@nicolaskb
George Winslow / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS to stream some NFL games for free, no cable TV authentication required: two regular-season games, four playoff games, and the Super Bowl — CBS Plans Record NFL Streaming Coverage — NFL On CBS will stream two regular season games, four playoff matches and Super Bowl 50
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Variety, Quartz and CBSSports.com
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Vice Media Lands Carmelo Anthony for New Sports Channel — Carmelo Anthony is Vice Media's newest teammate. — Anthony, the New York Knicks star, has joined Vice's sports site as a founding partner of The Clubhouse, a new channel where well-known athletes, including Anthony and Rob Gronkowski …
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@ennisnyt and FishbowlNY
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Funny Or Die Hires Gary Sanchez's Owen Burke as First Editor-in-Chief, Promotes Chris Bruss to Digital President — Funny Or Die has promoted Chris Bruss to president of Digital Content and hired Gary Sanchez creative executive Owen Burke as the company's first editor-in-chief of content.
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Variety and Hollywood Reporter
Charles Recknagel / Guardian:
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who focused her reporting on government corruption, sentenced to 7.5 years in jail, vows to fight on — Azerbaijan journalist Khadija Ismayilova vows to continue fight from prison — Award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova delivered …
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US Department of State, Agence France-Presse, BBC and Index on Censorship
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon's Prime Instant Video Expands Offline Viewing to iOS, Android Devices — Subscribers to Prime can now download movies and TV episodes onto their iPhones, iPads and Android phones at no additional charge. — Amazon is making it easier for Prime subscribers to watch movies and TV shows.
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The Verge, Re/code, Pocket-lint, VentureBeat, Tech Times and Variety
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Pay Shrinks 42 Percent to $5.1 Million — Rupert Murdoch's wallet is thinner this year as his New Corp compensation dropped 42 percent to $5.1 million. — A regulatory filing on Tuesday showed the media mogul's pay down for the fiscal year ending in June compared to $8.70 million in 2014.
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Variety
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format — Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance — the Alliance for Open Media — with the goal of developing …
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The Mozilla Blog, The Next Web and Engadget
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Wikipedia Bans Hundreds Of “Black Hat” Paid Editors Who Created Promotional Pages On Its Site — Sometimes Wikipedia's reliance on volunteers to craft its online content comes back to bite them. Case in point: this morning, the organization announced that editors on the English version …
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Fusion, Motherboard, The Next Web, Wikimedia blog, @krelnik, @mmasnick, We Live Security, VentureBeat and Re/code
Luke Morgan Britton / NME:
Apple allegedly made bid for Jeremy Clarkson series ahead of new Netflix-style service — Reports claim that Apple are preparing to launch a movie and TV streaming service to rival Netflix. The tech giant recently launched their streaming platform Apple Music to rival the likes of Spotify …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Sources: Apple escalates talks with Hollywood execs, seeking to have development and production teams ready by 2016 to compete with Netflix
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