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Jack Dorsey says product VP Kevin Weil, media VP Katie Stanton, engineering VP Alex Roetter, and HR VP Skip Schipper have “chosen to leave” Twitter — Was really hoping to talk to Twitter employees about this later this week, but want to set the record straight now: http://twitter.com/...
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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Sources: Top choice for Twitter CMO role is American Express marketing VP Leslie Berland — Amex Marketing Executive Tops Twitter CMO List — It's a woman. She is from a major brand company. The hire will report directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. — So far, that is the person …
Re/code:
Twitter's Nathan Hubbard Will Take Over Interim Media Job Amid Executive Changes — We're still sifting through the rubble of yesterday's mass exodus from Twitter in which a number of high-ranking executives announced they were leaving, but a few new roles are already starting to take shape.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Mizzou professor Melissa Click, who called for “some muscle” to block student reporter covering protest, charged with third degree assault — Mizzou Media Professor Melissa Click Charged With Siccing ‘Muscle’ On Reporter — The University of Missouri media professor who drew scorn for siccing …
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Guardian to cut costs by 20%, or just over £50M, in bid to break even within three years — Guardian News & Media to cut costs by 20% — Publisher of the Guardian and Observer aims to break even within three years and launches a new strategy focusing on future growth
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
As The Guardian cuts £50M, it plans to build on its membership program — How do you cut costs by 20 percent? The Guardian is about to find out: The U.K. paper announced Monday that, with operating costs growing more than twice as fast as revenues, it plans to cut those costs by 20 percent …
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Guardian, Guido Fawkes and @niemanlab
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify to roll out video to all Android users this week, iOS users next week, in US, UK, Germany and Sweden; content partners include BBC, Fusion — Spotify Ready to Introduce Video Product — Content from BBC, Maker Studios, ESPN will soon be added to popular music app
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Politico:
Profile of Alexander Klöpping, co-founder of paywall startup Blendle, as company prepares to launch in U.S — The Dutch tech whiz who could save journalism — Alexander Klöpping is taking his vision for a journalistic iTunes to the US. — UTRECHT, The Netherlands …
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The Next Web, @macloo, @estheraddley, @raju, @ianbirrell, @alexgspence, @alexgspence, @rafat and @nicola_slawson
David Lieberman / Deadline:
Relativity Media says it has $100M+ in commitments from current and new investors needed to exit bankruptcy — Relativity Says It Has Financing It Needs To Exit From Bankruptcy — Relativity Media says that it has more than $100 million in commitments from current and new investors …
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Vulture and Hollywood Reporter
The Canadian Press:
Rogers Media to cut workforce 4%: 200 TV, radio, publishing and admin jobs — TORONTO - It was another bleak day for Canadian news outlets on Monday as Rogers Media moved to trim its workforce by four per cent — or 200 jobs — while the Guelph Mercury said it would stop publishing …
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
AOL expands its ‘One’ platform to include tools that help publishers sell to advertisers — AOL has developed an offering that gives publishers a way to monetize their work without having to use tools from multiple companies. Called One by AOL: Publishers, it consolidates the company's portfolio …
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Ad Age, AdExchanger, TechCrunch and Business Insider
Chava Gourarie / Columbia Journalism Review:
As more news gets distributed on native and social platforms, publishers should weigh how they respond to the shift in control of free speech — Censorship in the social media age — 1965 FBI monograph on Nation of Islam (Wikimedia Commons) — Nearly half a million people had already seen …
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
In interview, Quartz publisher Jay Lauf refuses to talk about site's potential sale — Quartz Publisher Doesn't Want to Discuss Sale — In an interview with Nieman Lab, Quartz publisher Jay Lauf discussed a variety of subjects, from plans for an app to adblocking.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Quartz Publisher Jay Lauf about the forthcoming app, adblocking, potential sale, and more
Q&A with Quartz Publisher Jay Lauf about the forthcoming app, adblocking, potential sale, and more
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AdExchanger and @dangillmor