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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Breitbart piece mocking Ben Shapiro was written under pseudonym his father used when writing for the site — Breitbart piece mocking editor who resigned was written under father's pseudonym — Early Monday morning Breitbart posted, and then deleted, a piece mocking Ben Shapiro …

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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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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Breitbart's national security correspondent Jordan Schachtel and associate editor Jarrett Stepman resign, citing site's pro-Trump stance — Two more staffers resign from Breitbart — Two more staffers for Breitbart have resigned from the company, citing the website's pro-Donald Trump stance.

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, iMediaEthics, Talking Points Memo, @owengood, @jasetaro, @olivianuzzi, @buzzfeedandrew, @jimwaterson, @jake_wilde, @woodruffbets and @politibunny

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

Breitbart News Editor-at-Large apologizes for company's earlier statement on Fields, Shapiro resignations, says it was published as result of misunderstanding — Statement from Breitbart News Editor-at-Large and In-House Counsel Joel B. Pollak — Statement from Breitbart News Editor-at-Large and In-House Counsel Joel B. Pollak:

Discussion: Washington Post, @trumpbart, @benshapiro, @jpodhoretz, @spacekatgal, @benshapiro, @benjibacker, @bkcolin, @hotlinejosh, iMediaEthics and Mediaite

Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers at Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership

Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, @markamesexiled, Fortune and The Daily Caller

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Fortune Apple writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt is leaving to start his own site, Apple 3.0, with $10/month subscription that drops paywall on posts after three days — Fortune's Apple-Watcher Philip Elmer-DeWitt Is Leaving, Launching His Own Site — Since 2007, Philip Elmer-DeWitt has written …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Sony PlayStation Vue launches “Slim” TV bundles nationwide starting at $30 per month but without live broadcast channels in most markets — Sony PlayStation Vue Launches ‘Slim’ TV Bundles Nationwide Without Live Broadcast Channels — Packages priced $10 per month below ‘full’ TV service …

Discussion: PlayStation.Blog, Fast Company, Home Media Magazine, ZDNet, SlashGear and The Verge

Hollywood Reporter:

Viacom shareholders re-elect board, defeat proposal that would have given every shareholder the same voting power — Viacom Board Re-Elected, Voting Rights Proposal Defeated by “Substantial” Majority, Even Excluding Redstone Vote — EMAIL ME — Vice chair Shari Redstone attended Monday's event …

Discussion: Deadline, Variety, Crain's New York, Bloomberg Business and Reuters

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

Discussion: @emilysteel, @emilysteel and TheStreet.com

Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:

Ex-Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio defends his posting of Hulk Hogan sex tape as journalism — Gawker editor defends Hogan sex tape as journalism — When he posted portions of Hulk Hogan's sex tape, A.J. Daulerio says he was merely practicing journalism. He had followed reports …

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, WWD, Newser, Reuters, New York Times, @tomkludt, @tomkludt, Salon, Death and Taxes, New York Daily News and CNNMoney

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.

Discussion: @ashishp and FishbowlNY

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:

Mashable to Make Web Shows With NBCUniversal's Bravo Network — Digital news site will co-produce four short-form series — Shows can be original or based on existing Bravo programs — Mashable Inc. will make four short-form Web series with NBCUniversal's Bravo to appear this year …

Discussion: Multichannel News and Variety

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

GlobalPost founder Philip Balboni launches independent email newsletter, the Daily Chatter — GlobalPost's founder hopes to find freedom from platforms and ads with a new email newsletter — “At GlobalPost, I saw the loss of control over so many things that are important to your success.”

Discussion: @laurahazardowen

Kif Leswing / Business Insider:

Apple News introduces ad format for sponsored posts, in line with articles, with Apple keeping 30% of revenue — Apple News will soon get ‘native’ ads that look like articles — Apple has introduced a new ad format for sponsored posts that will appear in users' news feeds alongside articles in the Apple News app.

Discussion: AppleInsider, MacRumors and 9to5Mac, Thanks:@steverubel

Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:

The New York Times Taps Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as Publisher of T Magazine — The New York Times has hired Elizabeth Webbe Lunny as publisher of T Magazine. — Lunny takes the role left open by Brendan Monaghan, who departed The Times late last year to become publisher and chief revenue officer of Condé Nast Traveler.

Discussion: FishbowlNY

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