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Dylan Byers / Politico:
LA Times SVP and deputy publisher Nicco Mele is third executive to leave following publisher Austin Beutner's firing — Nicco Mele latest in Los Angeles Times executive exodus — Nicco Mele, the Los Angeles Times' senior vice president and deputy publisher, will become the latest executive …
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@sarahw and @dangillmor
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
LA Times marketing VP Johanna Maska leaves, sources say layoffs and buyouts likely for 50 positions — L.A. Times marketing VP Johanna Maska departs in wake of publisher's firing — Johanna Maska, the former Obama White House aide who joined The Los Angeles Times just over four months ago …
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The Wrap, LA Observed, The San Diego Union … and Washington Free Beacon
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Los Angeles Times loses SVP/Chief of Staff Renata Simril
Los Angeles Times loses SVP/Chief of Staff Renata Simril
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LA Observed
Marni Usheroff / Los Angeles Business Journal stories:
Broad Says Tribune Solicited Offer for L.A. Times
Broad Says Tribune Solicited Offer for L.A. Times
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Politico and @hillelaron
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Brian Williams to Make MSNBC Debut on Sept. 22 — With the anchor's six-month suspension concluded, he'll return on the first day of Pope Francis' U.S. visit. — After more than six months in exile, Brian Williams is set to return to MSNBC on Sept. 22, according to the network.
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Washington Post, Politico, Adweek, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post and Variety
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Verified journalists can now post Facebook updates to public followers alone, avoiding spamming friends — Facebook Gives Verified Profiles Its Mentions App With “Live” Streaming And Posts Just To Followers — Journalists might start sharing a lot more of their links to Facebook …
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Poynter, SocialTimes, @kantrowitz, BuzzFeed, Marketing Land, The Verge, @travisbernard, VentureBeat, @joshconstine and The Tech Portal
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Journalists with verified Facebook profiles can now use Mentions and Live tools — Verified users can stream live video and monitor discussions around particular topics using the Mentions app — Facebook extended access to its Mentions app today to all users with a verified profile on the platform …
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Nieman Lab, Facebook Media, Motherboard and The Next Web
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
Washington Post intermittently blocking readers with ad blockers enabled, asks users to disable them or sign up for subscription in new test — The Washington Post Has Begun Blocking The Ad Blockers — Another skirmish in web media's forever war. — It starts with a gentle nudge and ends with a hard block and a demand for cash.
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Fox Says It Won't Interfere With National Geographic's Editorial Content — Susan Goldberg is optimistic about the blockbuster deal 21st Century Fox and National Geographic announced this morning—Fox will pay $725 million for 73 percent of a new for-profit entity that will unite …
Jeremy Barr / Politico:
Fusion announces changes to its TV strategy, cuts staff — As expected, Fusion CEO Isaac Lee outlined, in a Thursday memo to staff, a series of changes to the television network's “existing in-house, studio-based shows” that includes the cancellation of its late night series “Come Here and Say That,” hosted by Alicia Menendez.
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Variety and @jeremymbarr
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
New WSJ Pro membership combines news, data, and events for industry specific content, WSJ Pro Central Banking vertical costs $2,400 per year — WSJ launches ‘Pro’ service — The Wall Street Journal on Thursday introduced a new subscription service, dubbed “WSJ Pro,” …
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The Wrap, Media Wire Daily, GlobeNewswire News Room, @rafat and @rafat
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Spotify's new Found Them First feature lets you see which artists you listened to before they became popular — Spotify's ‘Found Them First’ Puts a New Spin on Discovery Bragging Rights — Do you listen to bands before they're famous? Are you a tastemaker? Spotify now has an online tool for the earliest of adopters.
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TechCrunch, SlashGear, Gizmodo and Engadget
Jeremy Barr / Politico:
Washington Post rebrands its video operation PostTV as Washington Post Video, drops its three daily news shows — The Washington Post rebrands its video operation — The Washington Post, on Thursday, formally re-launched its video operation as Washington Post Video, dropping its moniker since 2013, PostTV.
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@jeremymbarr and Poynter
Jeremy Barr / Politico:
CEO Guy Vidra won't say whether New Republic is profitable, talks about staff turnover and content marketing as its business model — Guy Vidra says he underestimated the ‘fear’ factor at New Republic — A lot has happened in the space of less than a year, when Guy Vidra joined joined The New Republic …
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FishbowlNY, @sullivanamy, @benmullin and @felixsalmon
Agence France-Presse:
Deported Dutch reporter vows return to Turkey — A Dutch journalist who was deported from Turkey after being detained during clashes between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces vowed Thursday to return to the restive region “as soon as possible”. “I feel displaced.
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TodaysZaman and Associated Press