Top News:
Anh Do / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County Register editor Rob Curley confirms he's leaving; sources say 70+ layoffs expected after its acquisition by Digital First Media — Editor and 70-plus others said to be out at the Orange County Register — More than 70 Orange County Register employees were being targeted …
Discussion:
OC Weekly, Orange County Business …, @davidsirota, @robcurley, @scottrenshaw, The Wrap, Media Nation, @sammihandles, @dougfisher and Los Angeles Times
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Sources claim interns produce most of Milo Yiannopoulos's work; he confirms “about 44” interns and two people writing Breitbart posts, says practice is standard — Top Conservative Writer Is A Group Effort, Sources Say — Sources claim interns produce much of Breitbart.com tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos's work.
Discussion:
@jonathanchait, @caitlindewey, @martindaubney, @pbump, @chrislhayes, @popehat, @glinner, @bruce_arthur, @iptuttle, @noahcrothman, @bernstein, @nero, @katzonearth, @chrislhayes, @hayesbrown, @mat, @soledadobrien, @chrisgeidner, @popehat, @davidadonaldson, @timcushing, @_grendan, @byjoelanderson, @travelinganna, @byjoelanderson, @davidfolkenflik, @leroy_lynch and The Verge
Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Red Bull Media House to provide Reuters subscribers with exclusive sport and lifestyle content — Reuters is extending the sports content it offers its Reuters Media Express customers after partnering with Red Bull Media House (RBMH) who will provide a curated selection of its best sports and lifestyle content.
Discussion:
Digiday, MediaPost, @themurdochtimes, campaignlive.co.uk, GlobeNewswire News Room and CNBC
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report — Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked …
Discussion:
Wired, Boing Boing, Ars Technica, Tech Times, Quartz, Techdirt, TorrentFreak, TechCrunch, Engadget, CIO.com, Sky News, International Business Times, ZDNet, CNET, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, @wvualphasoldier, Guardian, The Verge, @xeni, Gizmodo, @csoghoian, The Register, @nikcub, Fortune and Daring Fireball
Adam Ewing / Bloomberg:
Jay Z seeks compensation in his $56M Tidal purchase from Schibsted ASA, claiming subscriber numbers were inflated — Jay Z Says Firm That Sold Him Tidal Inflated Subscriber Numbers — Hip hop mogul says he wants some of his $56 million back — A year after acquisition, Tidal still trails Spotify, Apple
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Kanye West's label says Pablo will be streaming on all major services by midnight Friday, despite West's earlier claim it would be a Tidal exclusive — 400 Million Streams Later, Kanye West's ‘Pablo’ Is to Get a Wider Release — What makes a successful album in 2016? A No. 1 debut on the Billboard chart?
Discussion:
The FADER, CNNMoney, USA Today, Tech Times, hypebot, XXL Mag, The Wrap, VentureBeat, SlashGear, Rolling Stone, Guardian, Consequence of Sound, Engadget, The Verge, Re/code, Ubergizmo, Refinery29 and Mashable
Reuters:
Sources: Egypt blocked Facebook's Free Basics service after the company refused to let the government spy on users — Exclusive: Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance - sources — Egypt blocked Facebook Inc's (FB.O) Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year …
Discussion:
VatorNews, Boing Boing and Fortune
Alex Spence / Politico:
Study: Europe's media independence threatened by political interference and concentrated ownership — Media freedom at risk across Europe — The independence and diversity of Europe's media is under threat from political interference and concentrated ownership, according to a report published Wednesday.
Discussion:
Centre for Media Pluralism …
Alex Spence / Politico:
Study: tech companies have power over media and communication that needs greater scrutiny — Who is keeping Google and Facebook in check? — LONDON — With many people now using smartphones and social media to get news, a handful of huge Silicon Valley companies have amassed disproportionate influence over what we read and view.
Discussion:
Policy Institute … and The Conversation
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Der Spiegel's leaked innovation report recommends restructuring, highlights a rigid structure, second-class digital status, and brand confusion — Is Der Spiegel's leaked Innovation Report one of the key documents of this (German) media age? — An eminent legacy news organization's innovation report has leaked!
Discussion:
@ylichterman, @leloveluck, @coreypein, @kim_bode and Politico
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How ten Gannett newspapers teamed up and spent months reporting on Wisconsin's youth suicide problem — How 10 Wisconsin newspapers teamed up to address the state's youth suicide problem — After one of her first interviews with a family who'd lost a child to suicide, Rory Linnane got into her car and called her best friend.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Economist deputy editor Tom Standage on how the weekly business mag reached 35m social media followers — Economist deputy editor and head of digital strategy Tom Standage has revealed some of the secrets behind his title's 35m-strong social media following. — In terms of social media reach The Economist boasts:
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
