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RNC cancels plans to partner with NBC News for February 26 debate after CNBC debate controversy; NBC says it will work “in good faith” to resolve issue — RNC drops NBC partnership — The RNC has canceled plans to partner with NBC News for a Feb. 26 debate, citing a “bad faith” …
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ESPN suspends publication of Grantland, effective immediately — ESPN Statement Regarding Grantland — Effective immediately we are suspending the publication of Grantland. After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Closure of Grantland affects about 40 journalists; ESPN remains “totally committed” to FiveThirtyEight and The Undefeated — ESPN ‘suspending’ Grantland — ESPN said Friday that it is “suspending the publication of Grantland,” one of its most ambitious Internet ventures, effective immediately.
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
SXSW apologizes for earlier panel cancellations, announces one-day online harassment summit on Saturday, March 12 — SXSW Apologizes for Gamergate Panel Cancellations, Announces One-Day ‘Online Harassment Summit’ (Updated) — A week after canceling two controversial panels scheduled …
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Alison Burdo / Philadelphia Business Journal:
Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News merging, layoffs expected — Inquirer, Daily News reportedly merging — More Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News employees are set to lose their jobs as the two newspapers are reportedly going to merge. — Inquirer reporter Bob Fernandez sent …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Sun website to scrap paywall — Publisher News UK set to makes U-turn and offer its content for free from 30 November in bid to compete with rivals such as Mail Online — The Sun is poised to make a major U-turn by scrapping its paywall and offering most of its website content for free.
James Warren / Poynter:
Los Angeles Times buyout offer prompts 15 percent of newsroom to raise their hands — Fifteen percent of The Los Angeles Times newsroom has applied for buyouts, according to a source with knowledge of the process. — At least 75 individuals in the 500-person flagship of Tribune Publishing …
Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Editors from around the world urge Turkey to protect media — ISTANBUL (AP) — Dozens of editors from leading international news organizations have written to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressing “profound concern regarding the deteriorating conditions for press freedom in Turkey.”
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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Co-editors of Hairpin, Haley Mlotek & Alexandra Molotkow, are leaving; site's future unclear — The Hairpin's Editors Are Leaving — “Why would we tell anyone! That's no fun,” The Awl's Choire Sicha responded — Haley Mlotek and Alexandra Molotkow, editors of The Hairpin …
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
NarcoData is a new collaboration that aims to track and visualize the drug cartels of Mexico — NarcoData, a collaboration between Mexican digital news site Animal Politico and data journalism platform Poderopedia, launched Tuesday with a mission to shine light on organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Bucking national trend, Charleston's privately owned Post and Courier plans to hire a DC correspondent in January — Bucking national trend, the Post and Courier plans to open D.C. bureau — After nine people were fatally shot at a prominent black church in Charleston, South Carolina this June …
Terence Lee / Tech in Asia:
From zero to 3 billion monthly pageviews: Dailyhunt's rise to become India's top news app — Virendra Gupta, the founder and CEO of Verse Innovation, doesn't get much sleep. “There's not a single boring day,” he says as we meet in his office in Bangalore. — But when he does get some shut-eye, he's probably smiling.
Jeremy Barr / Politico:
POLITICO Magazine editor Garrett Graff leaving — POLITICO Magazine editor Garrett Graff is leaving the company, and will be replaced on an interim basis by Steve Heuser, according to a Friday morning memo from POLITICO editor Susan Glasser. — Heuser will continue to edit The Agenda, a recently launched, policy-oriented vertical.
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