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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.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart piece mocking Ben Shapiro was written under pseudonym his father used when writing for the site
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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
Breitbart News Editor-at-Large apologizes for company's earlier statement on Fields, Shapiro resignations, says it was published as result of misunderstanding
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sony to buy Michael Jackson's stake of Sony/ATV catalog for $750M — Sony to Pay Michael Jackson's Estate $750 Million for Stake in Music Catalog — Sony has agreed to pay the estate of Michael Jackson $750 million for its share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog …
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CNNMoney, Forbes, The Wrap, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! News, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone and Fortune
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 …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Mashable to make four short-form Web series, each spanning six episodes, with NBCUniversal's Bravo network — 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
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Multichannel News and Variety
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter In Discussions With Top Vine Creators About Payment — Vine is popular because it became a home for a brand new form of entertainment: six second looping videos perfect for bite-sized appetites on mobile. But while Vine is a home for all that content, it doesn't actually create it.
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Global Editors Network
Miranda Ward / mUmBRELLA:
Crikey editor Marni Cordell to join Buzzfeed Australia as head of news — Buzzfeed Australia has appointed Crikey editor Marni Cordell as its first head of news, Mumbrella can reveal. — Cordell joined Private Media's Crikey in May 2014 and worked previously for The Australian and The Guardian.
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@marnicordell, @buzzfeedben, @myriamrobin, @allanjclarke, New Matilda and @joshgnosis
Reveal:
Amy Pyle named new editor in chief of The Center for Investigative Reporting — EMERYVILLE, Calif. - The Center for Investigative Reporting has named Amy Pyle as its new editor in chief. — Pyle has been leading CIR's newsroom as managing editor since September.
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@howardweaver and @amy_pyle
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 …
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New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, WWD, Newser, WWD, @tomkludt, Reuters, @tomkludt, Salon, Death and Taxes, New York Daily News and CNNMoney
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
New experimental bookmarking tool from Washington Post lets readers save their place when reading long stories — The Washington Post is trying to make it easier to read long features — On Thursday, after more than a year and a half of reporting, The Washington Post published a story …
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 …
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PlayStation.Blog, Fast Company, The Next Web, Pocket-lint, ZDNet and The Verge
ABC:
Facebook suspends users over ‘nude’ photo of Aboriginal women in traditional dress — Facebook has suspended the profiles of people who shared an article about Aboriginal feminism, because it contains a photograph of two Indigenous women in traditional attire. — Facebook does not allow bare breasts in posts.
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New Matilda, Daily Life, New Matilda, @utopiana, Rantings of an Aboriginal …, ABC, The New Indian Express and ABC
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
The Daily Beast is launching two Facebook live video series, with one show at noon weekdays, another weekly on Friday afternoons — The Daily Beast launches two Facebook live video series — The Daily Beast is the latest publisher to join the Facebook live streaming party.
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 …
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Variety, Deadline, Crain's New York, Bloomberg Business and Reuters
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