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Ken Doctor / Politico:
The impact of Tribune Publishing changes: editor-publisher roles, the Maharaj memo, the exit of executives Denise Warren and Michael Rooney, and la.com plans — Between the lines of today's big Tribune reshuffle — The Jack Griffin era at Tribune Publishing is over - almost before it had really taken hold.
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Jonathan Lansner / Orange County Register:
CEO Justin Dearborn says Tribune Publishing will bid for The Orange County Register
Chicago Sun Times:
Tribune chair Ferro donates Sun-Times stake to charitable trust
Tribune chair Ferro donates Sun-Times stake to charitable trust
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Tribune Publishing Co.:
Tribune Publishing reassigns top editors as editor-publishers at 8 papers, reports Q4 revenue up 1% to $462M YoY, ad revenues down 1.9% to $268M
Tribune Publishing reassigns top editors as editor-publishers at 8 papers, reports Q4 revenue up 1% to $462M YoY, ad revenues down 1.9% to $268M
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Adam Pasick / Quartz:
Spotify expands music discovery with Fresh Finds, a weekly playlist of music from new artists culled from music blogs and review sites — Spotify is using 50,000 anonymous hipsters to find your next favorite song — Spotify's personalized Discover Weekly playlist has won millions of fans …
Dale Maharidge / The Nation:
As newsrooms slim down, veteran reporters are forced from the profession, leaving younger journalists without mentors and confidence in the future — These Journalists Dedicated Their Lives to Telling Other People's Stories. What Happens When No One Wants to Print Their Words Anymore?
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John Koblin / New York Times:
MSNBC President Phil Griffin says network wasn't trying to end Melissa Harris-Perry's show — Melissa Harris-Perry Says MSNBC Show Deserved ‘Proper Burial’ — Melissa Harris-Perry is still frustrated with MSNBC. — Ms. Harris-Perry, the former weekend morning host …
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
CNET launches Technically Literate, a monthly fiction series featuring short stories about technology, to entice new readers to its 33M+ monthly audience — Tech Site CNET Tries Something Completely Different: Publishing Fiction — The technology news site CNET is known for covering the latest digital products.
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Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Axel Springer 2015: pre-tax earnings up 10.2% to €559M, revenue up 8.5% to €3.3B, plans to expand investment in digital businesses in 2016 — Axel Springer sees earnings rise 10% amid digital growth — Axel Springer announced a 10 per cent increase in earnings for last year …
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Chia Lun Huang / WAN-IFRA:
Hong Kong's The Initium has attracted 4M monthly uniques in its first six months with coverage about investigative journalism in China, Taiwan's election, more — New Hong Kong media startup capturing Chinese global market — A new media startup in Hong Kong is on its way to become …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
How Turner's new social aggregation site Surf.co connects to third-party sites like Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, and Giphy — Turner's Super Deluxe Is Building a Video and Gif Aggregation Site (Exclusive) — Turner Broadcasting's digital media venture Super Deluxe is getting ready …
Laurie Beth Harris / American Press Institute:
Interview with founders of email newsletter Clover, which aims to inform teen girls about news and has had a daily 70% open rate since launch February 1 — Emailing teenagers the news: 8 good questions with Clover's Liza Darwin and Casey Lewis — Email newsletters are in the midst of a renaissance …
John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
FCC Complaint Filed Against Comcast's Stream TV — Public Knowledge says it violates NBCU condition, net neutrality — Public Knowledge has filed a complaint at the FCC over Comcast's exclusion of Stream TV from a customers' data caps. — It could become the first test of the FCC's case …
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Verizon and Hearst announce joint video venture, will launch mobile-focused lifestyle and comedy channels aimed at millennials this spring — Verizon and Hearst to Create TV for Mobile Millennial Viewers — Seeking to entertain the elusive millennial, Verizon Communications and Hearst announced …
Mike Snider / USA Today:
Sony cuts monthly rate for PlayStation Vue to $40, a $10 drop, and adds ESPN and Disney channels in 7 cities — PlayStation Vue gets price cut plus ABC, ESPN — Sony's PlayStation Vue online video service is getting a price cut and a content upgrade, gaining ABC, ESPN and channels from Disney.