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Pete Cashmore / LinkedIn Pulse:
Mashable announces layoffs, departures of Chief Content Officer Jim Roberts and Chief Revenue Officer Seth Rogin as site increases emphasis on video — Today I Sent This Note to The Mashable Team — Last week we announced a funding round to put Mashable on — more platforms, including television.
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Mashable replaces execs in reorganization, editorial coverage to focus on tech, web culture, entertainment, and business; world news and politics lose verticals — Mashable Hires a New CRO and New Chief Content Officer — Ed Wise Replaces Seth Rogin as CRO, Greg Gittrich Replaces Jim Roberts as Chief Content Officer
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
About 30 Mashable staffers were laid off, including the whole politics desk, most of the global news desk, and around half of editorial video team — Politics, news and editorial video slashed in Mashable restructuring — Mashable's restructuring on Thursday hit its news desk …
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet responds to story about Gay Talese, calling story flawed and Times staffer Nikole Hannah-Jones treated unfairly — Dean Baquet Responds To “Gay Talese Goes Through the Twitter Wringer” — NYT executive editor Dean Baquet responds to “Gay Talese Goes Through the Twitter Wringer”:
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Sridhar Pappu / New York Times:
Gay Talese ends up with a dim view of social media after a Twitter storm followed his struggle to name an inspiring female writer during a talk
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Bob Christie / Associated Press:
Arizona lawmakers impose last-minute background check rules for reporters on the House floor following media investigation into lawmakers' spending — Arizona rule restricts reporters who reject background check — PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House of Representatives has imposed …
Josh Horwitz / Quartz:
China blocks The Economist's website over satirical cover depicting President Xi in Mao-era propaganda style — The Economist's website is now censored in China—and all it took was one satirical cover — A bold denouncement of Xi Jinping will typically get censored very quickly in China.
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Kareem Shaheen / Guardian:
Australian reporter Tara Brown and 60 Minutes TV crew detained in Beirut while filming story about Australian children taken to Lebanon by father — Australian TV crew wanted to show kidnapping as ‘a good thing’: Beirut police — Tara Brown and Nine Network staff from 60 Minutes were working …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cablevision Launches Hulu as Cable TV Channel — Cablevision Systems is now delivering Hulu to cable TV customers through their set-top boxes — the first time the Internet-video service is available directly through a pay-TV platform. — The New York-area cable operator has integrated Hulu …
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Framework of Settlement Is Said to Be Reached in Sumner Redstone Competency Case — The framework of a settlement has been reached in the salacious legal battle over the mental competency of the ailing media mogul Sumner M. Redstone, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Associated Press:
Feds approve Gannett $280M purchase of Journal Media Group — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Federal regulators have approved media company Gannett's purchase of newspaper company Journal Media Group for $280 million. — The two companies said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the purchase.
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo's sale “book”, circulated among prospective buyers, reveals expected 2016 revenue dropping 15%, earnings by 20% — Secrets of the Yahoo Sale ‘Book’ Reveal Financial Meltdown and Big Bet on Mobile Voice Search — According to some pages from the “book” …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Al Roker launches Roker Media live streaming content and ad network, programming deals inked with several social influencers — Al Roker Looks to Lead a Live Video Revolution — Famed TV weatherman aims to nurture a new crop of creators focused on live streaming
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