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Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
21st Century Fox and News Corp to remain in New York City's Midtown, won't move to 2 World Trade Center — Fox, News Corp. to keep HQs in Midtown — 21st Century Fox and News Corp. won't be moving to the World Trade Center after all. — Real estate sources told The Post …
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Andrew Nusca / Fortune:
Rupert Murdoch: rumors that Roger Ailes stepped back from decision making at Fox News are “bulls**t” — Exclusive: Roger Ailes Taking a Backseat Is ‘Bulls**t,’ Rupert Murdoch Says — The headline of the article, published to New York's Daily Intelligencer column on Wednesday …
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@adamlashinsky, @modestproposal1, @joepompeo, @peterjukes, Breitbart, @larakiara, @jennifersaba, New York Magazine, @rupertmurdoch and @frankrichny
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Wikipedia launching $100m fund to secure long-term future as site turns 15 — Online encyclopedia reaches its 15th birthday preparing for challenges ahead around funding, mobile access and the developing world — As Wikipedia turns 15, its operator The Wikimedia Foundation is hoping …
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Andrew Lih / Washington Post:
Wikipedia turns 15 but technological shifts, like readers moving to mobile, and board infighting threaten its future — Wikipedia just turned 15 years old. Will it survive 15 more? — Andrew Lih is an associate professor of journalism at American University and the author of the book …
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CBS News:
Sean Penn says he hoped to start a conversation about drug war through El Chapo interview, believes Mexican government wants to see him blamed for capture — Sean Penn has “a terrible regret” about “El Chapo” meeting — Actor Sean Penn is breaking his silence about his trip to Mexico …
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Aleksandra Sagan / The Canadian Press:
Toronto Star laying off over 300, mostly in production as it outsources printing but also 12 contract employees in newsroom and one permanent part timer — Torstar laying off more than 300 employees — TORONTO — The company that owns Canada's largest circulation newspaper, the Toronto Star …
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j-source.ca, CANADALAND, Torstar Corporation, Globe and Mail, MobileSyrup.com and j-source.ca
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Linda Thomas Brooks Named MPA President — Perhaps the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) heard us. Minutes after we pondered who would replace Mary Berner as president, the organization announced that Linda Thomas Brooks was taking on the role. — As we noted earlier …
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Ad Age, WWD, Folio and Talking New Media
Angie Drobnic Holan / PolitiFact:
Democracy Fund to invest up to $500K over two years in PolitiFact to expand fact-checking — New grant will help PolitiFact grow — The Democracy Fund will invest up to $500,000 over two years in PolitiFact to expand its fact-checking efforts, the two organizations announced Thursday.
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@brianbaumley and Democracy Fund
Jeff Mosier / The Scoop Blog:
Dallas Morning News shuts down neighborsgo and FD, cuts 19 jobs — Front view of The Dallas Morning News building at 508 Young St. (The Dallas Morning News/David Woo) — The Dallas Morning News is shutting down its neighborsgo sections and FD magazines, publisher and CEO Jim Moroney announced Friday morning.
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@jeffmosier, @benmullin and FrontBurner
Harro ten Wolde / Reuters:
Facebook hires a Bertelsmann business services unit to monitor and delete racist posts in Germany following public criticism — Facebook outsources fight against racist posts in Germany — Facebook has hired a Bertelsmann business services unit to monitor and delete racist posts …
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International Business Times and NASDAQ.com
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Ejected From Donald Trump Appearance — WAUKEE, Iowa - As Donald J. Trump visited a Pizza Ranch restaurant for a campaign event here on Friday, a New York Times reporter was ejected by Trump staff members and a local police officer. — “It's a private event …
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The Huffington Post, Guardian, Vox, @rossbarkan, @nickpistor, @jenberryhawes and Talking Points Memo
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Guardian braced for job cuts after burning through £70m in cash — The Guardian newspaper is braced for significant job losses after it burnt through more than £70m in cash last year, according to people familiar with its performance. — The left-leaning publisher …
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@alexmassie, @lpolgreen, @rosiescammell, @peterkgeoghegan and @mathewi
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