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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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Kyle Chayka / Racked:
A profile of Kinfolk, one of the last print lifestyle magazines, and an interview with Nathan Williams, its editor-in-chief — The Last Lifestyle Magazine — One evening in Hawaii in 2009, a lanky young man named Nathan Williams led his girlfriend Katie into a forest near the beach.
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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Daily Life, @utopiana, Rantings of an Aboriginal …, New Matilda, New Matilda, ABC, The New Indian Express and ABC
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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@buzzfeedben, @myriamrobin, @marnicordell, @beth_blanchard, @allanjclarke, New Matilda and @joshgnosis
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
At SXSW, New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson predicts VR could generate “significant revenue” for the paper with the right partners — The New York Times touts its VR operation at South by Southwest — AUSTIN, TEXAS—At the SXSW Interactive festival here in 2014 …
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@joepompeo, Washington Post, Politico, New York Times, Media Wire Daily and CNNMoney
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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@kmieszkowski, @howardweaver and @amy_pyle
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 …
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@newswhip
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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