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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Sony Pictures altered “Concussion” film to avoid antagonizing the NFL, hacked emails show — Sony Altered ‘Concussion’ Film to Prevent N.F.L. Protests, Emails Show — When Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to make a movie focusing on the death and dementia professional football players …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Dylan Byers joining CNNMoney and CNN Politics — Now here's a great media : Dylan Byers, the superbly well-sourced media reporter at Politico, is joining CNNMoney and CNN Politics. — Byers will be our senior reporter for media and politics, covering the intersection of the two increasingly-connected worlds.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Hulu launches commercial-free option for $12 per month — Hulu Starts a Commercial-Free Option to Rival Netflix and Amazon — Hulu announced Wednesday that it was starting a commercial-free version of its streaming service, costing $12 a month, in its latest effort to enhance its offerings …
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VICE News:
Vice journalists detained in Turkey transferred to high-security facility more than five hours away from legal representation — VICE News Journalists Transferred to Prison Hours From Legal Help — VICE News' team of three journalists — who remain detained in Turkey for entirely baseless …
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PR Newswire, The Irish Times, The Independent, RT, TodaysZaman, Newsweek, BBC, The Huffington Post and The Newspaper Guild
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Agence France-Presse:
Turkish police arrest six at Koza-Ipek Media offices citing terrorist ties to President Erdogan opponent
Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Turkey claims arrest of Vice journalists was due to encryption software on assistant's computer, which reporters and assistant deny
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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
New Apple TV Will Feature Universal Search, Start At $149 — One of Apple TV's most-desired features finally makes its way to the diminutive set-top box. — BuzzFeed Illustration — On Wednesday September 9, Apple will unveil its next generation Apple TV, as we've already told you.
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News Corp:
News Corp appoints Rebekah Brooks as News UK CEO and Tony Gallagher as editor-in-chief of The Sun — News Corp Announces Leadership Changes At News UK — Rebekah Brooks Named Chief Executive Officer Following Departure of Mike Darcey; David Dinsmore Promoted To Chief Operating Officer …
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Guardian:
Tony Gallagher expected to make The Sun more powerful, focusing on politics, human interest, and features typical of the Daily Mail — Murdoch aims to restore power of Sun with Tony Gallagher appointment — Daily Mail deputy editor expected to make paper more ‘comprehensive’ than upmarket …
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Josh Stearns / MediaShift:
How ProPublica, NPR, New York Times, and others are using transparency to deepen community engagement — Why Journalists Should Use Transparency as a Tool to Deepen Engagement — When we talk about transparency in journalism we tend to discuss it in terms of the people and institutions we cover …
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@jcstearns
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple News app to include more than 50 publishers when it launches this fall — Apple Adds More Publishers for Its News App, Which Will Launch Soon — One thing you won't hear much about at Apple's media event next week: Its News app, a newsreader that will work something like Flipboard …
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FishbowlNY and Associated Press
James Warren / Poynter:
Vox will host political blog Mischiefs of Faction, produced by academics from Georgetown, University of Denver, University of Chicago, George Mason, and more — Vox scoops up ‘Mischiefs of Faction,’ quirky political science site — It's a small example of the brain drain to the digital media universe.
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The Mischiefs of Faction, Washington Post, @monkeycageblog and Bloomberg View
Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:
French Publisher Won't Print Book on Moroccan King After Authors' Arrest — PARIS — A major French publishing house has decided not to publish a book critical of King Mohammed VI of Morocco after its two authors were arrested last week in Paris and charged with blackmail and extortion …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump is summer's biggest TV hit, and ratings gold for cable news — When NBC cut ties with Donald Trump after he made derogatory remarks about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement, the real estate mogul's career as a TV personality appeared to be over.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
FTC settles with Machinima for paying YouTube influencers to endorse Xbox One — The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges with Machinima, which had been accused of deceptive advertising by paying “influencers” to post YouTube videos that endorsed Microsoft's Xbox One video game console.
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