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Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
Eli Broad, two former mayors and over 60 business and community leaders sign protest letter to Tribune after firing of LA Times publisher — Broad, Villaraigosa, Riordan sign protest letter to Tribune — In an open letter to Tribune Publishing CEO Jack Griffin, Los Angeles civic leaders …
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Los Angeles Times, Politico, Los Angeles Downtown News, @downtownnews, @lfung and Forbes
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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, @dylanbyers and @dangillmor
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Los Angeles Times loses SVP/Chief of Staff Renata Simril — The Los Angeles Times exodus continues: Renata Simril, the paper's senior vice president and chief of staff, informed staff Thursday afternoon that she will be leaving tomorrow due to publisher Austin Beutner's abrupt firing earlier this week.
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LA Observed and The Wrap
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.
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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Digiday, @jeremymbarr and Poynter
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, @kantrowitz, SocialTimes, BuzzFeed, Marketing Land, The Verge, The Tech Portal, VentureBeat, @travisbernard and @joshconstine
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Journalists with verified Facebook profiles can now use Mentions and Live tools
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Nieman Lab, Facebook Media, Motherboard and The Next Web
George Schroeder / USA Today:
ESPN begins including information on college sports betting, athletic administrators voice concern — ESPN's shifting line on college football betting information — In the fourth quarter of a blowout college football game last Friday night, the announcers threw the broadcast …
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Ad Age
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Periscope Adds Facebook Sharing, Support For Landscape Broadcasts Ahead Of Its Apple TV App — Twitter's live-streaming app Periscope rolled out an update today that introduces support for broadcasting and watching streams while your mobile device is in landscape mode.
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Flurry Insights Blog, Medium, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, Marketing Land, Android Police, The Tech Portal and Variety
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
A new report by the Centre of Community Journalism and innovation charity Nesta looks at the present and future challenges for hyperlocal media — From lecture to conversation: What's next for community journalism? — A new report by the Centre of Community Journalism and innovation charity Nesta looks …
Austin Siegemund-Broka / Hollywood Reporter:
Three Korean TV networks awarded over $65M in copyright suit against Chinese firms behind “pirate” TVPad streaming service — Korean Networks Win $65 Million From “Pirate” Streaming Service — In a default judgment, a California judge ruled against the companies behind the TVPad device.
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
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.
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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