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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Michael Bloomberg mulling new leadership structure that would allow him to step down, is considering running for President, decision expected within 2 weeks — Bloomberg again at center of his company, but readying exit? — NEW YORK (AP) — Since returning to the financial information company …
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Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Watch the Hulk Hogan v. Gawker Trial Live From Florida — The Bollea v. Gawker Media jury trial begins today in St. Petersburg, Fla. and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can watch it all live right here. — The basis of the trial began in 2012, when Gawker posted …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Opening statements to begin in Gawker-Hulk Hogan sex tape trial, Hogan to testify — Hulk Hogan and Gawker head to court over decade-old sex tape — Hulk Hogan will finally get his day in court. — Roughly a decade since he was filmed having sex with a friend's wife and four years …
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FishbowlNY, @tomkludt and @marygeorgant
George Slefo / Ad Age:
IAB creates guide for publishers to combat ad blocking, worked with publishers including Gawker and BuzzFeed to find practical tactics — IAB Creates Guide for Publishers to Combat Ad Blocking — Organization Describes Six Tactics Including Paying the Ad Blockers
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Julia Greenberg / Wired:
How adblockers like Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and others make money and track users — Ad Blockers Are Making Money Off Ads (And Tracking, Too) — Advertising pays for a lot of what you see on the Internet. This makes ad blockers a big deal. Readers are using them. Advertisers are panicking about them.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Spy Magazine co-founders, Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter and Kurt Andersen, two reporters who covered Trump closely in 1980s, discuss the candidate — Decades Later, ‘Spy’ Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump — Listen to the Story — Soon after its launch in 1986 …
Oliver Roeder / FiveThirtyEight:
New database helps reveal that more than 60 crossword puzzles edited by Timothy Parker for USA Today and syndicated Universal Crossword copy elements from NYT — A Plagiarism Scandal Is Unfolding In The Crossword World — A group of eagle-eyed puzzlers, using digital tools …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCU veteran Alison Moore joins SoundCloud as chief revenue officer — SoundCloud Appoints NBCUniversal Veteran to Executive Role — A month after reporting wide losses, music streaming startup SoundCloud is bringing in an experienced television executive to oversee its moneymaking businesses.
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Re/code and TechCrunch
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Apple loses Supreme Court appeal in ebook price-fixing case, must pay $450M — Apple Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court in $450 Million E-Book Case — Apple Inc. must pay $450 million to end an antitrust suit after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a finding that the company orchestrated …
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Shira Ovide / Bloomberg Business:
The FCC's failed attempt to unlock set top boxes more than ten years ago with CableCard shows breaking Big Cable isn't easy — The Cord Empire Strikes Back — There are many prophecies of a coming end to the Big Cable tyranny. The compelling options for Web video grow by the day.
Al Jazeera English:
Turkey's Zaman adopts pro-government line after the takeover and firing of editor-in-chief — Turkey's Zaman: Editorial tone changes after takeover — Pro-government line marks newspaper's first edition since court order for it to be seized set off two days of protests.
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@sevgiakarcesme, Guardian, Guardian, @yeganeg, Guardian, @dangillmor, @sevgiakarcesme, @sevgiakarcesme, @sevgiakarcesme, BBC, @susiesteed, VICE News and @sevgiakarcesme
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Agence France-Presse:
Zaman defiant in latest issue printed despite takeover; EIC Abdulhamit Bilici fired by new government administrators, protests and clashes resume on Saturday
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@markmackinnon, @martinschulz, @martinschulz, @carlbildt, The Independent, Al Jazeera English, @abdbozkurt, @abyasun, @todayszamancom, TodaysZaman, Associated Press, BBC, Reuters and @repgosar
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
NBA star Steph Curry launches Slyce, a new startup helping athletes optimize social media chatter — Most sports fans likely know how Stephen Curry is breaking new ground on the court, with the Golden State Warriors star playing basketball this season at an insanely high level and in a way no one has seen before.
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@johnlegere
Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
How The Influence and other media outlets are challenging the prevailing narratives on drugs that are often shaped and spun by law enforcement — How drug reporting is changing — Journalism has a drug problem. It's festered for years, from the panic-stricken coverage of marijuana in the 1930s …
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