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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.
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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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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.
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.
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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 …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Washington Post president and GM Steve Hills to step down at end of year, CFO Steve Gibson to take some of his duties, become VP of finance and operations — Washington Post president and general manager Steve Hills to step down — Stephen Hills, president and general manager of The Washington Post …
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