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Betsy Reed / The Intercept:
The Intercept says reporter Juan Thompson fabricated quotes, used fake email accounts to impersonate people, including alleged source, was on staff until Jan. — A Note to Readers — The Intercept recently discovered a pattern of deception in the actions of a staff member.
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Sydney Smith / iMediaEthics:
Talking Points Memo Unpublishes Juan Thompson Essay, Trust with Writer ‘Irrevocably Broken’ — Talking Points Memo unpublished a freelance first-person essay by Juan Thompson, The Intercept reporter who was fired for fabrication. — Talking Points Memo said it didn't believe Thompson's story …
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Talking Points Memo, Re/code, New York Times, Slate, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Robert Feder, Poynter and USA Today
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo is exploring “strategic alternatives”, says its chairman; CEO Marissa Mayer outlines plans for $400M in cost cuts and asset sales that could bring in $1B+ — Yahoo for Sale, Says Yahoo, Finally Admitting the Obvious (Also Q4 Results!) — Who cares how Yahoo's business performed in its fourth quarter?
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Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Yahoo announces 15% staff cut, will close 5 overseas offices as part of “aggressive strategic plan”, $1.27B in quarterly revenue, up 1.5% YoY, beating estimates — Yahoo to lay off 15% of its workforce as part of ‘aggressive strategic plan’ — Yahoo (YHOO) announced plans today …
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Fortune, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Financial Post, Al Jazeera America, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, MediaNama, Variety, NPR, USA Today, Financial Times, Deadline, Adweek, Forbes, GeekWire, WWD, ZDNet, Tech Trader Daily, AOL, The Wrap, Reuters, Re/code, @benfritz, TechCrunch, Guardian, Talking New Media, @jswartz, @dmac1, @dmac1 and The Tell
William Alden / BuzzFeed:
Yahoo writes down Tumblr's value by $230M, nearly a quarter of what it paid for it in 2013 — Tumblr Has Lost Almost A Quarter Of Its Value Under Yahoo's Ownership — The scene at Tumblr's Year In Review 2014 at Brooklyn Night Bazaar. — Rob Kim / Getty Images
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Fortune, Tech Times, Quartz, Wall Street Journal and Business Insider
Alex Weprin / Politico:
ESPN's FiveThirtyEight launching a presidential documentary series — FiveThirtyEight, the ESPN-owned news site which emphasizes data over political punditry, is launching a documentary series called “FiveThirtyEight's Election.” — The six-part series, which will be produced by ESPN Films …
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Harper's Editor-in-Chief Christopher Cox Suddenly Fired After Editing Only Three Issues — Last fall, Harper's publisher and CEO John R. MacArthur promoted Christopher Cox, then serving as deputy editor of the 165-year-old literary and political magazine, to editor-in-chief.
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FishbowlNY, New York Times, bookforum.com, @evaholland, @mathewi and The Huffington Post
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud Gets Its Own Radio Feature With Launch Of “Stations” On iOS And Android — With opportune timing, given Apple's decision to put its curated iTunes Radio stations behind a paywall, music streaming service SoundCloud today launched its own take on continuous, lean-back listening with the debut of “Stations.”
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon plans to open “300 to 400” brick-and-mortar bookstores, according to CEO of mall operator General Growth Properties — Amazon Plans Hundreds of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores, Mall CEO Says — Amazon.com is planning to open as many as 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores …
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Street Fight, New York Times, Business Insider, ZDNet, Engadget, Ars Technica UK, CNET and Fast Company
Malathi Nayak / Reuters:
Comcast Q4: beats expectations with $19.25B total revenue, up 8.5%, video subscribers up 89K; NBCU revenue up 13% to $7.5B — Comcast revenue beats Street as NBCUniversal, Internet units grow — Comcast Corp posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday …
Hollywood Reporter:
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio appoints Julie Menin as city's film czar as agency expands into more segments including digital distribution — Julie Menin Named New York City Film Czar — Julie Menin has been chosen by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as New York City's new film czar, it was announced Tuesday morning.
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Bimonthly niche magazine Garden & Gun defies industry slump with growing readership and increasing ad sales — How Garden & Gun Magazine Defies Industry Slump — Southern-focused niche publication wins readers and ad dollars, even as spending shifts to digital outlets
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