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3:25 PM ET, January 25, 2016

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@jack:
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 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In wake of executive departures, Twitter stock falls as much as 7%  —  Twitter Shares Tumble After Exec Exodus  —  Twitter's stock price fell as much as 7% Monday, after investors reacted to the disclosure that four top company executives are flying the coop.
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
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
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
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 …
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
Discussion: AdExchanger and @dangillmor
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 …
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 …
Discussion: @columbia, @raju and @whatthebit
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Posting sports highlights helped Bleacher Report reach 28.6M Instagram views in December  —  Bleacher Report did 29 million video views on Instagram in a month  —  The distributed content model has helped Bleacher Report collect a lot of views on Facebook.  Now, it's helping the publisher see growth on Instagram.
Discussion: @jamiemottram and @whatthebit
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Howard University is using TruthBeTold.news, its site devoted to dispelling myths about African-Americans, as a tool to teach students fact-checking  —  A Howard project is debunking myths about African-Americans and teaching students fact-checking  —  In December, NewsOne …
Discussion: @eugene_scott
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 …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Vulture
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Sky Invests $10 Million in Programmatic Ad Tech Firm DataXu  —  The pan-European pay TV giant has been investing in a slew of technology companies.  Pan-European pay TV giant Sky said Monday it has invested $10 million in DataXu, a Boston-based provider of programmatic advertising analytics software.
 
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