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Elizabeth Spayd, CJR editor and publisher, named as New York Times public editor, to begin in summer — Elizabeth Spayd has been named public editor of The New York Times, it was announced today by Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., The Times's publisher. Ms. Spayd will join The Times later this summer …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Melania Trump says journalist Julia Ioffe provoked the antisemitic abuse from Trump fans with the GQ profile of Melania — In an interview with Du Jour magazine released Tuesday, Melania Trump took an indifferent approach to the anti-Semitic abuse suffered by journalist Julia Ioffe …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Charter purchase of Time Warner Cable and Bright House complete, Spectrum brand name to be phased in — A Time Warner Cable truck in New York. Charter Communications has completed its purchase of the provider and plans to phase out the name. (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press)
Financial Times:
UK press regulator IPSO rules The Sun's “Queen backs Brexit” headline was “significantly misleading” — The Sun has been rebuked by the biggest UK press regulator over the headline of the tabloid's front-page story in March declaring that the ‘Queen Backs Brexit’.
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
ESPN's new Live Connect ad tech serves web visitors ads tailored on data about favorite players and teams, including recent game outcomes — Sports media giant rolls out new product to bolster performance of ads — Sports media giant ESPN is rolling out a new advertising product …
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Brandon Formby / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas Morning News launches metered paywall giving North Texas readers 10 free articles in 30 days; readers elsewhere get 5 free articles in 30 days — Less than two years after shutting down a short-lived paid website, The Dallas Morning News plans to again start charging digital readers for access to online content.
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Tim Nudd / Adweek:
Why Facebook's Lovely New VR Film, Shot in Grand Central, Is So Unlike Most 360° Videos — In the infancy of virtual reality, two opposing extremes of 360° films have tended to dominate the brand space. On the one hand, you have your epic visual extravaganzas, including explosive work in gaming.
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German Court Bans Bulk of Satirical Poem About Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan — Judges in Hamburg say TV sketch aired by comedian Jan Böhmermann violated Turk's rights — BERLIN—A German court on Tuesday banned a comedian from repeating large sections of a satirical text …
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Ian Burrell / London Evening Standard:
Inside the Guardian's feuding, factionalism, and financial problems — Rusbridger's out, Viner's in and the money's drying up. As The Scott Trust faces up to its perilous future, Ian Burrell reports on bitter feuding, factionalism and financial meltdown at King's Place
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sources: iTunes 12.4, released on Monday, addresses widely reported music deletion issue — Apple rolled out a new version of iTunes this week which introduced an updated design, including modified navigation and the return of the left sidebar. However, under the hood …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
North Carolina local news and lifestyle startup Charlotte Agenda expanding to Raleigh, starting July 1 — More than a year after launching in North Carolina's largest city, the local news startup Charlotte Agenda said Tuesday that it's expanding into the state's next biggest market — Raleigh.
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April Simpson / Current:
Mississippi Today government watchdog, founded by NBC News chairman Andy Lack, launches with donations from politicians, foundations, and journalists — More on Featured in Category Subscribe to Featured in Category — A new politics site in Mississippi officially kicked off May 2 …