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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Tampa Bay Times buys and closes Tampa Tribune, price not disclosed, redundancies expected — Tampa Bay Times buys and folds the Tampa Tribune — The Poynter-owned Tampa Bay Times announced Monday afternoon that it has acquired The Tampa Tribune, ending a 29-year competitive battle …
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Gizmodo:
Former contractors who curated Facebook's “trending” news describe preferred media outlets, “Twitter” censorship, layoffs, more, compare it to a content farm — Want to Know What Facebook Really Thinks of Journalists? Here's What Happened When It Hired Some.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
New York Times reports $14M net loss for Q1 on revenue of $380M, down 1% YoY; digital-only subscription revenue up 14% to $54M, ad revenue down 7% to $140M — New York Times Co. Reports Loss as Its Digital Subscriber Base Grows — The New York Times Company reported a $14 million net loss …
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
The New York Times now depends on readers for 57% of its revenue — Behind today's Times numbers: reader revenue — If there were any doubt about the importance of reader revenue to the future of The New York Times - and most of the news publishing business - consider these numbers …
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
ESPN and Vice News team up to produce sports shows together and exchange content across TV and digital properties — Vice and ESPN Team Up to Produce Sports Shows — Partnership, which also involves swapping content, shows deepening relationship between Walt Disney Co. and Vice
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Adweek, Variety, NetNewsCheck Latest and Ad Age
Shakeeb Asrar / USA Today:
World Press Freedom Day comes amid tough times for journalists — Verbal attacks by presidential candidates in the U.S., new security laws in Europe and increased surveillance of information are some of the new challenges journalists face today, media freedom advocates said on the eve of World Press Freedom Day.
Evan Hansen:
Medium Senior Editor Evan Hansen, Wired's former editor in chief, leaves after three years to become editor in chief at Periscope — Farewell Medium, Hello Periscope — A little over three years ago I was angling for a new job. In an attempt to impress with the local cuisine I took Kate Lee …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
In internal memo, Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory announces new round of buyouts — Boston Globe announces buyouts, again — Another round of buyouts is coming to The Boston Globe as the newspaper seeks to reinvent its strategy and coverage priorities in advance of a move to new downtown offices.
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Media Nation, The Wrap and Media Life Magazine
Sruthijith KK / India - The Huffington Post:
Sources: Quartz Managing Editor Bobby Ghosh to be named editor-In-chief of Hindustan Times, replacing Sanjoy Narayan — Sanjoy Narayan Is Leaving Hindustan Times, Bobby Ghosh To Be Named Editor-In-Chief — Aparisim ‘Bobby’ Ghosh, a seasoned foreign correspondent and editor …
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Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Digiday says it makes a seven-figure profit on eight-figure revenue that's growing 30-50% per year, and may spin out its in-house studio later this year — Digiday Shows There Is Money in Media if You Stay Focused — You might not have heard of an online publication called Digiday …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Digiday launches Glossy, a site dedicated to fashion and luxury
Digiday launches Glossy, a site dedicated to fashion and luxury
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Business Insider names four people as executive editors, names two others as managing editors, promotes others — Business Insider names new editorial management — Business Insider co-founder and editor in chief Henry Blodget sent out the following announcement on Tuesday morning:
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@whatthebit, @dangraziano, @fromedome and FishbowlNY
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Interview with former British MP Louise Mensch, who has launched Heat Street, a right-leaning website from News Corp with 16 editorial and business staffers — The Woman Running Rupert Murdoch's ‘Gawker’ for the Right — The former Tory MP Louise Mensch is running Heat Street …
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Ben Makuch / Macleans.ca:
On World Press Freedom Day, VICE reporter Ben Makuch, currently in court battle with Canadian police, criticizes Canada's limited protections for journalists — When the RCMP came calling — May 3 is UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day. In Ottawa, VICE reporter Ben Makuch will be recognized …