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Nate Schenkkan / Foreign Policy:
How a soured relationship between former allies Erdogan and Gulen led to government's takeover of Zaman, a possibly fatal blow to a free press in Turkey — The Death Blow to Turkey's Media — Earlier today, a Turkish court gave the green light to a government-approved takeover of media group Feza Journalism.
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Agence France-Presse:
Zaman defiant in a latest issue printed despite takeover; EIC Abdulhamit Bilici fired by new government administrators, protests and clashes resume on Saturday — Turkey newspaper defiant after raid as police disperse protests — Agence France-Presse By Stuart Williams with Fulya Ozerkan in Ankara 16 minutes ago
BBC:
Turkish police raid offices of anti-Erdogan daily paper, Zaman, after court ruling placed it under state control
Agence France-Presse:
Istanbul court orders anti-Erdogan daily Zaman into administration amid alarm over freedom of expression
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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Twitter Editorial Director Karen Wickre Is Leaving the Company — Twitter's editorial director, Karen Wickre, is leaving the company after more than four years. — Wickre made the announcement in a Medium post Friday. She ran Twitter's editorial teams, which includes overseeing …
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@kvox, Karen Wickre, @magicandrew, @zamosta and SiliconBeat
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Meerkat Is Ditching the Livestream — And Chasing a Video Social Network Instead — Two weeks ago, Meerkat CEO Ben Rubin sent an email to his company's 48 investors laying bare an observation that he'd made peace with months earlier: Meerkat, the livestreaming app that played the role …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Samsung says it has no plans to buy Tidal — Samsung Says It Won't Buy Tidal (EXCLUSIVE) — Samsung has no plans to acquire Jay Z's Tidal music service, the company told Variety Friday. — “The rumor of Samsung acquiring Tidal is not true,” said Samsung spokesperson, breaking the company's silence on the matter.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: Samsung has reduced jobs at Milk Music, likely to shut down service soon — Samsung Likely to Shutter Milk Music Service; Considering Tidal Deal (Exclusive) — Samsung is getting close to making a major announcement in the music space, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plans.
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Digital Trends, Patently Apple, The Next Web, Pocketnow, Ubergizmo and AppleInsider
Gawker:
Voicemails that appear to be from Trump phone show friendship with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Tamron Hall — Voicemails Appear to Reveal Donald Trump's Cozy Relationship With the Liberal Media — Early Thursday morning, Gawker received an anonymous email with an attachment …
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BetaNews, AOL, @jamiefolk45, @dollarocracy, Mediaite, @mlcalderone, @gawker, @ywxwy, @poynter, Poynter, @johnjcook, @poniewozik, @asankin, @ericgeller, @jktrotter, @mhbergen and @alexweprin
Yaqiu Wang / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Anonymous former Weibo censor discusses off limit topics, sensitive words, and methodology — Read and delete: How Weibo's censors tackle dissent and free speech — The Chinese microblogging site Weibo has a huge following, with around 100 million users posting every day.
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@pressfreedom, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal and China Digital Times
Alex Weprin / Politico:
SEC filing: New Media Investment Group agreed to keep buyer of Las Vegas Review Journal secret indefinitely — Las Vegas newspaper sellers agreed to keep buyers a secret ‘indefinitely’ — Gatehouse/New Media Investment Group agreed to keep the new owner of the Las Vegas Review Journal secret …
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@jayrosen_nyu and @davidfolkenflik
Owen Thomas:
Owen Thomas, former editor-in-chief of ReadWrite and Daily Dot, named business editor of San Francisco Chronicle — Chron Job — So I have some news. — I'm starting Monday as the business editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, directing the 151-year-old newspaper's business and technology coverage.
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@kvox, @jenkinxia, @owenthomas, San Francisco Chronicle, @thekenyeung and Talking Biz News
Alastair Sharp / Reuters:
Toronto Star to invest C$10M into Star Touch tablet edition in 2016, expects it to break even in 2017, posts Q4 loss of C$233M with revenue down 8% to C$213.7M — Toronto Star publisher ups bets on tablet app, online forums — Torstar Corp (TSb.TO) will pour more money into the tablet version …
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Globe and Mail, @jembradshaw, @joeycoleman, Toronto Star, The Huffington Post, Financial Post and MobileSyrup.com
Sonya Song / MediaShift:
Chartbeat study of 700 sites and Google, Facebook, and Twitter referrals: when big news breaks, people head for a few brand-name media outlets for updates — Chartbeat Study: How News Consumption Gets Less Diverse Around Major Events — As part of our Metrics that Matter special series …
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