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Jay Carney / Medium:
New York Times story on Amazon left out critical information, including that one named source resigned after internal investigation revealed fraud — What The New York Times Didn't Tell You — “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. buys pop-culture, beauty, and lifestyle site Hello Giggles, source says in the range of $20M — Time Inc. Buys Hello Giggles — Website operator focuses on pop culture, beauty, lifestyle topics of interest to younger women — Seeking to broaden its appeal to younger women …
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TechCrunch, FishbowlNY, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Huffington Post, Tech Times, SiliconANGLE, @pkafka and seriouslymedia.com
Marty Baron / Washington Post:
Kevin Merida steps down as Washington Post Managing Editor, joins ESPN as senior vice president and editor-in-chief of The Undefeated — Kevin Merida to step down as managing editor of The Washington Post — Executive Editor Martin Baron sent the following announcement to staff:
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Miami Herald, Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Media Network get $1.3M from Knight to speed up digital adoption in newsrooms — Knight is giving $1.3 million to help 3 legacy newsrooms ‘speed up digital adoption’ — Temple University's School of Media and Communication will work …
Matt Rosoff / Business Insider:
Some VCs, appearing defensive, dismiss WSJ's reporting on Theranos, but should actually welcome investigative journalism — Some tech investors sure seem to be getting defensive lately ... Nobody likes to be questioned. — But lately, some of Silicon Valley's big tech investors seem …
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Monday Note, @nickbilton, @dangillmor, @bijans, @nitashatiku, @stevekovach, @moorehn, Fortune, @eringriffith, The Loop, Tech Insider and New York Times
Press Association:
UK resisted Julian Assange's offer to be questioned in London, emails reveal — Julian Assange has expressed shock after new documents revealed fresh details about the involvement of UK authorities in the long-running saga that has seen the WikiLeaks founder live inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for the past three years.
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Taliban Threats to Afghan Journalists Show Shift in Tactics — KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan journalists covering the fall of Kunduz this month had a litany of complaints: The military often blocked their access to the battle; top officials tried to get them to change reports that disputed official accounts …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Inside German investigative nonprofit CORRECT!V's collaborations, projects, and growth — The German investigative nonprofit CORRECT! V is building a name for itself by doing a bit of everything — BERLIN — CORRECT! V launched with lofty goals. In the year-plus that it's been in operation …
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Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Ex-BBC journalist Jacqueline Sutton dies in suspicious circumstances at Turkish airport — British journalist found dead at Turkish airport — Jacqueline Sutton, 50, who worked for the UN and the BBC, died at Istanbul's Ataturk airport en route to Iraq — Tributes have been paid …
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New York Times:
As it expands globally, Netflix faces increasing competition and demand for local-language programming — Netflix Faces Challengers in Its Push to Expand Globally — At first glance, Miguel Díez Ferreira would seem to make an ideal customer for Netflix.
Guardian:
ITV confirms £100m takeover of UTV Media's television channels — Northern Irish-based group will be left with TalkSport and a number of local radio stations as ITV takes control of almost the whole of channel 3 — ITV has confirmed the £100m purchase of TalkSport owner UTV …
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Seth Liss / Poynter:
Associated Press managing editor Lou Ferrara's new job: chief content officer at Bankrate — Lou Ferrara leaves AP for Bankrate.com — After 10 years at The Associated Press, Managing Editor Lou Ferrara will start a new job next week: chief content officer of Bankrate.com.