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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
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@petersterne, @sdkstl, @wblau, @dangillmor, @mplsgilyard and Talking Biz News
Tom Rosenstiel / American Press Institute:
Twitter and the News: How people use the social network to learn about the world — Overview — How does Twitter change the way people get news? What kinds of thought leaders, journalists and organizations do people follow on the network? How are these Twitter followers different than those on other social networks?
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@mjbroersma, @sub8u, @rubinafillion, @davidclinchnews, @shanbow and @antderosa
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
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
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, The Verge, Softpedia News and @mathewi
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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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Agence France-Presse, US Department of State, BBC and Index on Censorship
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
In charter review, UK's News Media Association submits 69-page report calling for gov controls, partnerships, more transparency for BBC's online news operation — BBC digital news operation must be curbed, say newspaper publishers — News Media Association calls on government …
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@raju
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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FishbowlNY and @ennisnyt
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
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, Light Reading and The Next Web
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 Wrap, The Verge, TechRadar.com, Re/code, VentureBeat, Variety, Tech Times and Pocket-lint
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