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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times' Dean Baquet launches strategic newsroom planning effort, led by David Leonhardt, cites need to “turn some things off”, build on unique strengths — New York Times Eyes Ambitious Overhaul In Quest For ‘Journalistic Dominance’ — The paper's top editors plan to rethink pretty much everything.
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New York Times, The Awl, @jbenton, Wall Street Journal, @mlcalderone and @mlcalderone
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
New York Times Q4: $52M net income, up 48% YoY; $445M revenue; digital ad revenue up 11% to $70M — New York Times Co. Reports $52 Million Quarterly Profit — Buoyed by strong digital growth and cost savings, The New York Times Company reported on Thursday an increase in quarterly profit …
Ken Doctor / Politico:
Sources: New editor to be installed at Las Vegas Review-Journal as early as Friday, stories involving owner Adelson are being reviewed, changed, or killed daily — Sheldon Adelson tightens grip on Review-Journal — After a brief spell of normalcy seemed to return to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, all bets are now off.
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@benjysarlin, @jayrosen_nyu and @alexweprin
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Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom Names CEO Philippe Dauman Executive Chairman — Viacom on Thursday named a new chairman to replace Sumner Redstone: president and CEO Philippe Dauman. — The news from the conglomerate, whose assets include MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures, came Thursday after a board meeting that started around 10 a.m. ET.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Leslie Moonves Named CBS Chairman, Replacing Sumner Redstone
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Wall Street Journal:
In SEC filing, Lions Gate discloses interest in merging with cable network Starz — Lions Gate to Explore Combination With Starz — Lions Gate Entertainment said it has rekindled merger talks with Starz, a year after cable mogul John Malone set the table for a tie up.
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Bloomberg Business, The Wrap, Fortune, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Hollywood Reporter and USA Today
Pew Research Center:
Pew: 35% of 18 to 29-year-olds say social media is most helpful source for election information, cable news named top by 30+ year-olds — The 2016 Presidential Campaign - a News Event That's Hard to Miss — About nine-in-ten Americans learn about the election in a given week …
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Nieman Lab, USA Today, The Huffington Post, FishbowlDC, The Hill, Washington Post, NPR, TVNewser and Politico
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing's top shareholder is now Michael Ferro, majority owner of Sun-Times — Michael Ferro. — Michael Ferro, majority owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, has become the largest shareholder in Chicago-based Tribune Publishing, parent company of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other major daily newspapers.
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Robert Feder, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Business, Agence France-Presse, Chicagoist, Chicago Business Journal, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Daily Herald, Chicago, Poynter, @peternickeas, @ameetsachdev, @robertfeder, USA Today, @jbenton, Talking New Media, Chicago Business, StreetInsider.com, Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal
Rich Juzwiak / Gawker:
Some new writers for Bustle face a probing survey asking about sensitive topics including trauma, sex, and medical issues — Bustle and the Industrialization of Confession — Imagine you just started at a new job. You work remotely and have never met your boss in person.
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@allegrakirkland, @mccarthyryanj, @mseling, @sapna, @libbyanelson, @amandakhurley, @mseling, @theseantcollins and @joshhterry
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Public radio staffers across the U.S. lay out new guidelines for podcast audience measurement — If you work with podcasts, how many times have you heard complaints about the difficulty of getting accurate data on audiences and their listening habits, and the lack of an industry standard?
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Google Docs, AllAccess.com and RAIN News
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Condé Nast fined £10K for contempt of court over British GQ article by Michael Wolff that risked prejudicing Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson phone-hacking trial — GQ publisher fined for contempt of court over Rebekah Brooks article — Condé Nast ordered to pay £10,000 …
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Press Gazette
David Segal / New York Times:
Playboy's redesigned first issue without frontal nudity still has pictures and interviews, but photos of naked women are strategically concealed and unretouched — Playboy Puts on (Some) Clothes for Newly Redesigned Issue — What is Playboy without naked women?
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Gizmodo, Mediaite, Talking New Media, The Daily Beast, 89.3 KPCC, Daily Mail, The Huffington Post, Fortune, @independent, CBS Chicago, The Daily Caller, CNNMoney, The Drum, WPTV, Telegraph, Mic, Mirror.co.uk, Jezebel, Fox News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New York Daily News, Newsweek, FishbowlNY, Digiday, ELLE, Tech Insider, Media Wire Daily, The Verge and The Next Web
Krysia Lenzo / CNBC:
News Corp reports Q2 revenue of $2.16B, down 4% year over year, blames currency changes, print revenue; will focus on streamlining newspapers in Australia, UK — News Corp earnings: 20 cents per share, vs expected EPS of 21 cents — News Corp. reported mixed results on Thursday …
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@gerryfsmith, The Wrap and News Corp
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