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9:45 AM 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 Exec 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 who sources …
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.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Quartz Publisher Jay Lauf about the forthcoming app, adblocking, potential sale, and more  —  Quartz sees its readers' behaviors evolving, so it's evolving with them: It's launching its first major app  —  Since its launch in 2012, Quartz has been among the fastest-growing and most closely watched, digital news sites.
Discussion: @dangillmor and AdExchanger
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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.
Discussion: Editor & Publisher
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
Discussion: Forbes, Phandroid, @pkafka, Gizmodo and The Verge
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 …
Discussion: @alexgspence and The Next Web
Andrew Thompson / The Awl:
How Philadelphia magazine grew as the city's newspapers dwindled and the alt-weekly died  —  It's Always Sunny in ‘Philadelphia’  —  Last week, H.F. Lenfest, the owner of Philadelphia's daily newspapers, the Inquirer and Daily News, donated the parent company of the papers and their website …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:   Interviews with board members of Philadelphia's new Institute for Journalism in New Media on how it plans to operate
CNNMoney:
The final days of Al Jazeera America  —  Al Jazeera America's employees didn't see it coming.  They thought they had more time.  —  The cable news channel was always a gamble.  Everyone knew that — the anchors, the producers, the engineers.  And in retrospect, the channel was probably doomed from the get-go.
Peg Brickley / Wall Street Journal:
Judge reverses order that required 100+ sources to reveal contact with Bloomberg reporters in Molycorp bankruptcy case, says a more tailored approach is needed  —  Bankruptcy Judge Limits Probe of Bloomberg News Sources  —  News organization had challenged court order related to disclosures about Molycorp bankruptcy
James Warren / Poynter:
Q&A with Dose Media's Emerson Spartz on viral content, old media, and partnership with Tribune Media  —  The ‘King of Clickbait’ on going viral, why old media stumbles  —  The “King of Clickbait's” domain in downtown Chicago looks more like a spare and makeshift newspaper newsroom …
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
 
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Sky Invests $10 Million in Programmatic Ad Tech Firm DataXu
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
Discussion: @eugene_scott
Corey Layton / Ad Age:
How podcasters at Gimlet, Serial, and Panoply are using ads to tell stories
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Recent South Carolina libel cases show lack of consistency in state laws and journalists must exercise precision and wariness
 Earlier Picks: 
Emily Reynolds / Wired UK:
New browser Brave replaces ads with company's own inventory; 55% of revenue goes to the publisher, 15% to Brave, 15% to ad supplier, and 15% to user
Discussion: Editor & Publisher
Nieman Reports:
Interview with Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell on ad blocking, telling stories on Snapchat, newsroom collaboration and more
Discussion: @deniselaw_
Wall Street Journal:
Judge in competency lawsuit rules geriatric psychiatrist can examine Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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