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Austin Beutner / Facebook:
Austin Beutner, CEO and Publisher of Los Angeles Times, says he's been fired, can no longer access LAT email, and that the decision was not mutual — My Parting Thoughts — I am writing to let you know that I am leaving the Los Angeles Times, effective immediately.
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Chicago Tribune, LA Observed, The Huffington Post, @davidjoachim and @felixsalmon
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Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore Sun publisher Timothy E. Ryan tapped to lead LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune — Baltimore Sun publisher to lead L.A. Times, San Diego Union-Tribune — Baltimore Sun Media Group publisher Timothy E. Ryan has been tapped to lead the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune, sources said Tuesday.
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Poynter, LA Observed and Politico
Joe Pompeo / Columbia Journalism Review:
In a Pennsylvania hamlet, the only local newspaper, The Orange Street News, is produced by eight-year-old Hilde Lysiak — Is this 8-year-old's newspaper better than yours? — Hilde Lysiak, 8, is learning the basics of journalism through her own monthly newspaper, The Orange Street News.
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The Rural Blog, @anna_orso, @jbenton, @joepompeo and @matthew_peddie
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Gawker advertising staff rejected a pro-choice ad for women-focused news site Jezebel — Gawker Media: Pro-choice ads are too controversial for us — Jezebel is one of the biggest feminist blogs on the Internet. It's part of Gawker Media, a network famous for pushing the limits of “newsworthy.”
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@jasonabbruzzese, @moonstompmaggie, @clinicescort, @sarahkliff and @petersterne
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
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New York Times, The Huffington Post, FishbowlDC, Poynter, The Wrap and FishbowlNY
Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
Florida's Peter Schorsch fills gaps in state government news coverage with political sites, but ignores journalism's ethics rules — Florida micro-media mogul breaks news, but is it journalism? — Subscribers to Sunburn, an email newsletter for Florida's political class …
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SaintPetersBlog, Context Florida, @cjr and @marcacaputo
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Adblock Plus officially lands on Android and iOS today as a free browser — Adblock Plus officially lands on Android and iOS today — While Apple's been working on system-level ad blocking for iOS 9, Eyeo, the creator of Adblock Plus has been building its own browser.
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Adblock Plus and …, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Business Insider
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.”
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Washington Post president and general manager Steve Hills to step down — Stephen Hills, president and general manager of The Washington Post, will leave the newspaper at the end of the year, Post publisher Frederick Ryan announced in a note to employees today.
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Politico and Washington Post
Anya George Tharakan / Reuters:
Media General to buy diversified media company Meredith for $2.34 billion — Media General Inc said it would buy diversified media company Meredith Corp for about $2.34 billion to create the third-largest local TV station owner in the United States. — The cash and stock offer of $51.53 per share …
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Multichannel News, Bloomberg Business, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, Financial Times and MarketWatch
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Disney Partners With Amazon And Microsoft To Expand Its Digital Movie Service — Despite its name, Disney Movies Anywhere, the studio's cloud-based digital movie service, hasn't really been available anywhere you want to watch its titles. But today, that's beginning to change.
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Media & Entertainment, Home Media Magazine, Variety and Globe and Mail