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Liz Seymour / Washington Post:
Washington Post hires New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan as media columnist, will begin work in spring — Margaret Sullivan joins The Post as media columnist — Announcement from Liz Seymour, executive features editor: — I am thrilled to tell you that Margaret Sullivan …
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The New York Times Company:
In newsroom memo, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. says he will announce Margaret Sullivan's successor as public editor “very soon” — A Note from Arthur Sulzberger — NYT Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. issued the following note to staff about Margaret Sullivan:
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@jayrosen_nyu, @savedyouaclick, @wblau, @raju and @gerryfsmith
Ken Doctor / Politico:
Source: Tribune CEO Jack Griffin ousted by board chairman Michael Ferro, who will provide more details after March 2 earnings call — CEO Jack Griffin is out at Tribune — Tribune Publishing has parted ways with its CEO Jack Griffin, I've learned. In a fast-moving turn of events …
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Alex Weprin / @alexweprin:
Tribune makes Ken Doctor's scoop official: Griffin out, Dearborn in: http://www.sec.gov/...
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@sleavenworth and @raju
Seb Joseph / The Drum:
Trinity Mirror launching New Day newspaper in UK on February 29, with no website, just a Facebook feed and print for 50p a copy — Trinity Mirror's New Day newspaper vies for ‘Facebook news-feed’ style but won't get a site — Trinity Mirror's New Day is being pitched as a …
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Guardian, NetNewsCheck Latest, @analystnick, @gemmalaldridge, WWD, BBC, The Independent, Mediatel, The Drum and Business Insider
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
NowThis reached 1B monthly video views in January, credits it to shutting down its site and focusing on distributed content — Distributed news: How NowThis reached one billion monthly video views on social — The figure was achieved in January 2016, a year after NowThis shut down its website …
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@liahaberman, Thanks:@elanazak
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Ex-SB Nation reporter Jeff Arnold releases statement apologizing for Holtzclaw story, says at least four editors vetted it before publication — Ex-SB Nation reporter says ‘at least four editors’ vetted his Daniel Holtzclaw story — Jeff Arnold, whose SB Nation Longform story …
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New York Times and The Huffington Post
Josh Stearns / The Local News Lab:
From Chat Apps to Town Halls: Why More Newsrooms are Designing Journalism for Conversation — “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” —Arthur Miller — At a panel on “The Hunt for News Products of the Future” hosted by CUNY and the New School last week, Aron Pilhofer …
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@jcstearns and @jasonbernert
John Cook / GeekWire:
Cheezburger sold to undisclosed, newly formed overseas private media company; CEO Scott Moore to continue running the site — Cheezburger online comedy sites sold to unnamed buyer in acquisition of startup that made funny cat pictures famous — I can has acquisition?
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@heatherredman, The Seattle Times and @scottm00re
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
In a meeting with Xinhua, The People's Daily and China Central Television, President Xi Jinping increased pressure on media to “speak for the Party's will” — President Xi just laid out some creepy rules for China's news media — Chinese President Xi Jinping last week gathered …
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Fortune, Xinhuanet, @vajr, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, RFA and Variety
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
The Telegraph suspends commenting on site as it reviews its audience engagement strategy — Telegraph suspends comment on relaunched online content — Newspaper is deciding whether to reinstate comment function as it undergoes website revamp — The Telegraph has suspended online comment …
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@brokenbottleboy, @tauriqmoosa, @tomchivers, @mathewi, @andrew_mueller, @mathewi and @toadmeister
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Grantland founder Bill Simmons partnering with Medium for his new site, The Ringer — Ex-ESPN superstar Bill Simmons is partnering with publishing platform Medium for his new site — Media superstar Bill Simmons is starting a new website called The Ringer.
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