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Alex Weprin / Politico:
ESPN names Jim Brady public editor — ESPN has named Jim Brady its new public editor. — Brady, the founder of Spirited Media (parent company of Philly news site Billy Penn), previously served as editor in chief of Digital First Media, and as the sports editor and later executive editor of The Washington Post's website.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Creator of Russia Today and former Russian minister of press, Mikhail Lesin, found dead in Washington DC hotel — Putin Associate Found Dead in DC Hotel — A prominent Russian millionaire with high-level ties to the Kremlin has been found dead inside a Washington hotel, a Russian official and a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Gamergate film based on Zoe Quinn's memoir in the works from Amy Pascal's production company — Amy Pascal Wins Zoe Quinn's Gamergate Memoir ‘Crash Override’ — EXCLUSIVE: Amy Pascal's Pascal Pictures has won a bidding battle for Crash Override: How To Save The Internet From Itself …
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Patrick Kulp / Mashable:
Inside the surprising peace talks between ad-blockers and a group of publishers and advertisers — If any one company is at the heart of the recent ad blocking phenomenon, it's Eyeo GmbH, the German software developer behind the popular extension AdBlock Plus.
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Corinne Reichert / ZDNet:
TPP: ISPs will hand over copyright infringer details — The full text of the TPP ties in with WikiLeaks' leaked document last month, stating that ISPs must hand over copyright infringer details to rights holders when legally compelled. — Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) …
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Michael Zhang / PetaPixel:
Yahoo's Image Search Now Pulls Personalized Results from Flickr — Yahoo is rolling out a revamped image search engine today that now includes photo results from its Flickr service. As long as you're signed in, the personalized Flickr results will include your own collection of Flickr photos …
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
BuzzFeed Is Returning to SXSW After Panel Cancellation Controversy — BuzzFeed said last week that it would be withdrawing from next year's South by Southwest festival because the conference organizers decided to cancel two panels after receiving threats of on-site violence.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC rejects petition to require services like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, Netflix, and LinkedIn to honor “Do Not Track” requests — Websites can keep ignoring “Do Not Track” requests after FCC ruling — Petition to impose Do Not Track requirements rejected by commission.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzFeed changes editorial standards to allow sponsorships in entertainment programming — BuzzFeed's editorial standards were modified earlier this week to allow for greater collaboration between the newsroom's editorial and advertising staffers, a move the company's editor in chief …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Activision Blizzard Launches Production Arm For Video Game-Based Film, TV Projects — Video game giant Activision Blizzard is continuing its expansion push with the launch of a production arm to develop film and TV properties based on “Call of Duty” and other game titles.
Adam Jourdan / Reuters:
China says Disney to get special trademark protection — China will give special trademark protection to Walt Disney Co as the iconic U.S. firm prepares to open its first theme park in mainland China next year, a regulator said on Thursday. — Authorities will carry out a year-long campaign …
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@ustrademarklaw and New York Times
Colin Lecher / The Verge:
Louisiana booksellers sue to block law that could make them verify ages online — This year, a new law in Louisiana made it a crime to distribute “material harmful to minors through the Internet” without first asking users to verify that they're 18 years old.
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