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10:25 PM ET, September 8, 2015

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Sources: Beutner wanted to take LA Times private, a vision that clashed with the goals of Tribune CEO Jack Griffin, who saw potential loss of Tribune revenue  —  L.A. Times shakeup: Tribune politics, not California politics, behind publisher's ouster  —  Austin Beutner, who until Tuesday served …
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune fires Austin Beutner as LA Times publisher and CEO; sources say the move was because of poor financial performance, costly executive hires  —  Tribune Publishing dismisses Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO  —  Get unlimited chicagotribune.com sports content with SportsPlus.
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Tribune rejected bid from prominent philanthropist Eli Broad to buy the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune  —  Tribune rejects Broad offer for LA Times  —  Tribune Publishing has rejected an approach for the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune from west coast billionaire Eli Broad …
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
CEO Mike McCue says Flipboard will stay focused on serving publishers amid Apple News launch  —  Flipboard CEO Mike McCue: We're not afraid of Apple News  —  Apple is expected to announce a number of new products and services at its event on Wednesday, but for media types one of the most important …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Sources: Periscope is developing an app for the new Apple TV for watching livestreams  —  Periscope Is Secretly Building An Apple TV App  —  Periscope is developing an app for the new Apple TV, according to multiple sources.  It will allow users to watch livestreams on their television …
Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
Hungarian Video Journalist Caught On Camera Tripping And Kicking Refugees Is Fired  —  The videographer has been identified by a Hungarian news station as Petra Laszlo.  A journalist nearby filmed her tripping a man who was carrying a child and kicking a girl as they broke through a police blockade.
Jake Hanrahan / VICE News:
What it was like in a Turkish prison, and a call to release freelance journalist and translator Mohammed Ismael Rasool  —  Leaving My Friend Rasool Behind and Why He Must Be Freed from Turkish Prison  —  Three VICE News journalists were detained in Turkey on August 27 …
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Fortune.com traffic grew 100% to 15.9M uniques from August 2014 to August 2015; mobile traffic increased by 390%  —  Fortune.com Sets Traffic Records  —  Alan Murray has been editor of Fortune for just over one year.  Despite that brief amount of time, his editorial guidance has had a significant impact on Fortune.com.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
New York Times D.C bureau chief Carolyn Ryan moves to senior editor role to focus on 2016 campaign, will be replaced by Elisabeth Bumiller  —  N.Y. Times D.C. shakeup: Carolyn Ryan out, Elisabeth Bumiller in as bureau chief  —  Ryan to focus on 2016 campaign
Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Netflix defies conventions of the movie business by releasing “Beasts of No Nation” and several future movies without exclusive windows for theaters  —  How Netflix's ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Could Change the Movie Business  —  Idris Elba nearly plunged to his death filming Cary Fukunaga's “Beasts of No Nation.”
 
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