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3:10 PM ET, September 8, 2015

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 Top News: 
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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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.
Discussion: Poynter, LA Observed and Politico
Kevin Roderick / @laobserved:
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
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.
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.”
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
News UK launches tablet-only version Irish edition of The Times, with 30 journalists and dedicated editor
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Kim Dotcom worked on music service with Universal in 2012 that used ad-injection tech to replace 10% of others' ads with ads from his own network
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Katie Collins / Wired UK:
BBC to expand World Service influence in North Korea and Russia
Valeriya Safronova / New York Times:
Quarterly print magazine Street Dreams features street photography from Instagram
Journalism in the Americas:
Journalism played a central role in the fall and arrest of the president of Guatemala
Discussion: New York Times