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Tim Carmody / The Verge:
A look at multiple motivations behind Amazon's move to stop selling Apple TV, Nexus Player, and Chromecast devices — What's behind Amazon's baffling decision to ban Apple TV and Chromecast? — Amazon's decision to ban sales of Apple TV and Google's Chromecast and Nexus Player from its retail store …
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Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast Oct. 29 as devices don't “interact well” with Amazon Prime video streaming — Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices — Amazon.com Inc. is flexing its e-commerce muscles to gain an edge on competitors …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Why Bloomberg's Josh Tyrangiel quit, and what it says about Michael Bloomberg's vision for the company — Why Bloomberg's Top Editor Quit—and Why It Shows Mike Bloomberg Is Back in Charge — Today, the controversial Josh Tyrangiel leaves his jobs as editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Media's chief content officer.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg denies he's cooled on Bloomberg Politics venture — Michael Bloomberg is pushing back on suggestions that he is unhappy with his self-named company's year-old hub for political coverage, Bloomberg Politics. — “I've become a devotee of Bloomberg Politics,” …
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Polly Mosendz / Medium:
What It's Like To Report on Mass Shootings Routinely … On Thursday, my news desk and I spent seven hours reporting on a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 7 injured at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. I wrote our liveblog, three reporters gathered information …
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Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Reporters Are Rude During Tragedies Because They're Reporting
Reporters Are Rude During Tragedies Because They're Reporting
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Using Crowdtangle to find and tap into audience altruism in missing-person stories raises questions about emotional exploitation vs. real civic benefit — Nancy Grace And The Viral Milk Carton Kids Of Facebook — On June 18th, 2014, just before leaving the house for an evening shift …
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Snapchat, Conde Nast Team for Live Events Including Vanity Fair Oscar and GQ Grammy Parties — Snapchat just got added to one of the most exclusive lists in Hollywood, thanks to a new partnership with Condé Nast. — The publishing company, which counts iconic titles like Vogue and GQ …
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Ad Age, @liahaberman and WWD
Martin Petty / Reuters:
Vietnamese journalist sentenced to six years after being found guilty of spying for China — Vietnam jails journalist for spying for China — A Vietnamese journalist has been found guilty of spying for China and sentenced to a six-year jail term by a Hanoi court after a three-hour trial, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Dolan family spins off Madison Square Garden sports and entertainment divisions from regional TV group, MSG Network — Madison Square Garden Splits Off Sports and Entertainment Divisions, Wall Street Yawns — Madison Square Garden arena in New York, U.S., on Friday, May 8, 2009.
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Dan Kennedy / Nieman Lab:
The Worcester Sun plans to add a Sunday paper to its paywalled $2/week hyperlocal news site for an additional $1/week as early as next spring — The Worcester Sun wants to bootstrap paywalled hyperlocal digital into a Sunday print product — Mark Henderson is certainly not the first person …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Telemundo launches 2016 election coverage, positions itself as straight news without an agenda, in a shot against rival Univision — Telemundo positions itself as ‘straight news’ against rival Univision — Telemundo is taking a clear shot at rival Univision, positioning …
Hannah Miet / Los Angeles Business Journal:
BuzzFeed no longer in talks to lease former Ford factory in LA but still seeking space for expansion within the city — BuzzFeed Puts Brakes on Deal at Ford Factory — BuzzFeed will not be moving into Shorenstein Properties' Ford Motor Factory Building after all.
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