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12:15 PM ET, October 27, 2015

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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed withdraws from SXSW after two panels related to gaming and online harassment were cancelled due to threats of violence  —  BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels  —  In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Lena Dunham teams up with Hearst Magazines to monetize Lenny Letter  —  Before “Girls” creator Lena Dunham became the latest celebrity to launch a newsletter, she hinted that it would eventually be accompanied by some form of advertising.  —  Nearly a month after the debut of Lenny Letter …
Discussion: Fortune, Ad Age, CNNMoney, BuzzFeed and @mathewi
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Netflix, SoundCloud, Vimeo and more join tech firms and activists objecting to EU's net neutrality law to be voted on Tuesday  —  Tech Giants Sign Letter Against EU Laws To Hand Huge New Powers To ISPs  —  New European legislation which threatens net neutrality is set to go before the EU Parliament Tuesday.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
National Journal to shed 25 percent of staff in shift to subscription model  —  <p>National Journal is cutting its staff by 25 percent through buyouts and will return to a subscriber only model, National Journal owner Atlantic Media announced on Tuesday.</p><p>As a result of the shift …
Discussion: @hadas_gold
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Comcast revenue jumps 11% to $18.7B, broadcast television revenue and cable network revenue up 11.3% and 7% respectively  —  Comcast Revenue Jumps 11% to $18.7 Billion  —  Comcast, the cable and entertainment conglomerate, reported an 11 percent increase in revenue to nearly $18.7 billion during …
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
How a reporter at a Chicago niche nonprofit uncovered a corruption story that prompted a federal investigation and was missed by bigger news outlets  —  How This Reporter Uncovered A Corruption Scandal Everyone Missed  —  Sarah Karp asked other journalists to follow up on her work, but they didn't take her up on it.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Pulitzers add additional categories for magazines, including international reporting, editorial cartooning, and criticism  —  Pulitzer Prizes open additional categories to magazines  —  The Pulitzer Prizes, America's top honor for journalism, announced on Tuesday that online and print magazines …
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Politico:
Business Insider founder Henry Blodget talks about rivals, the media industry “bubble”, and Axel Springer's purchase  —  The 60-second interview: Henry Blodget, editor in chief and CEO, Business Insider  —  POLITICO: Not surprisingly, Business Insider in 2015 looks a lot different than early iterations.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
John Ourand / SportsBusiness Daily:
Sources place most of the blame for ESPN layoffs on rising costs of NFL, MLB, and NBA rights deals, and deep distribution cuts  —  The moves that forced ESPN's cuts  —  Media executives point to rights fees, loss of subscribers … As the names of the roughly 300 laid-off ESPN employees leaked though …
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Inc. acquires women's sites xoJane and xoVain, operated by Say Media and founder and editor Jane Pratt; Pratt and staff to join Time  —  Time Inc. Acquires Websites Aimed at Women  —  Publisher aims to bolster digital reach with xoJane.com and xoVain.com
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Univision's quarterly revenue rises 10% to $801.5M, advertising revenue decreased by 2.7% to $517.7M  —  Univision Third-Quarter Earnings Rise  —  The Spanish-language broadcaster, which is led by CEO Randy Falco, is planning an IPO.  —  Univision Communications on Tuesday reported improved third-quarter financials.
Discussion: Variety
 
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
New York Times shutters City Room blog
Caroline Lees / European Journalism Observatory:
Reuters Institute survey shows digital news adoption and the devices readers use to consume digital news vary widely in European nations
Mario Garcia / Poynter:
3 Canadian newspapers gave up on evening tablet editions as readers migrated to smartphones