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Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro resign over site's handling of Trump controversy — Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart — “Today I informed the management at Breitbart News of my immediate resignation,” the reporter at the center …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Breitbart Editor Ordered Staffers To Stop Defending Michelle Fields — “STOP tweeting about the story. Stop speculating about the story,” editor-at-large Joel Pollak told Bretibart staffers in internal chats, screenshots of which were obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
New York Times in talks with Atlantic's James Bennet to return in senior newsroom role — The New York Times has recently been trying to bring James Bennet, a former Times reporter and current editor of The Atlantic, back to the paper, POLITICO has learned from multiple sources either inside …
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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Snapchat Adds Another Publishing Partner — News Video Startup NowThis — Snapchat cares a lot about video — its users are watching eight billion of them every single day. Now the mobile communications company has pegged NowThis, a video-only publisher, as its next partner for the app's Discover section.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
CBS News Reporter Sopan Deb Arrested While Covering Donald Trump Rally — He's charged with resisting arrest despite no evidence of doing so. — CBS News reporter Sopan Deb was arrested Friday night while covering protests surrounding Donald Trump's canceled rally in Chicago.
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Beau Yarbrough / L.A. Daily News:
Digital First Media makes $45.5M initial bid for OC Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise, setting bottom price for formal auction Wednesday — Digital First Media bids $45.5M for Orange County Register, Riverside Press-Enterprise — LOS ANGELES >> It'll cost at least $45.5 million …
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
BuzzFeed unveils Swarm, which lets advertisers run simultaneous campaigns on its channels on Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, more — BuzzFeed Launches New Ad Format to Further Monetize Its Big Social Reach — BuzzFeed's made a name for itself with a cross-platform distribution model …
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Will Worley / The Independent:
Reports: Facebook and Twitter throttled or blocked among other media restrictions in Turkey following explosion in Ankara — Turkish government ‘blocks Facebook and Twitter’ following Ankara explosion — The Turkish authorities have reportedly imposed media restrictions and residents …
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Government plan to directly appoint members to BBC's new oversight body threatens the corporation's independence, says BBC director of radio Helen Boaden — BBC radio chief: government plans threaten our independence — BBC head of radio Helen Boaden attacks government proposal that it appoints most members of new BBC board
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Ahead of Viacom's annual meeting on Monday, shareholders express concern about the company's 11 directors and their ties to Viacom or the Redstone family — The 11 Executives, Lawyers and Celebrities Overseeing Viacom — A looming power struggle. A salacious court battle. A shareholder suit.
Marianne Bouchart / Global Editors Network:
Q&A with CNN Digital Editor-in-Chief Meredith Artley on distributed content, mobile-centric projects, and in-house tech — CNN's Meredith Artley on distributed content, metrics and innovation — “Gone are the days of digital having the audiences but not the revenue”.
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Guardian:
Advertising CEO Martin Sorrell of WPP stands to gain over £60M, or about $86M, in shares from bonus plan this week — Sir Martin Sorrell set to gain £60m in share scheme — Move means WPP founder's 2015 earnings could reach £70m and total £150m over past five years
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