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David Lieberman / Deadline:
In statement, Sumner Redstone opposes sale of Paramount stake and calls claims he's incapacitated “false and unfair” — Redstone's camp released a lengthy statement challenging Dauman's assertions that his nearly 93-year-old boss isn't competent enough to have decided for himself …
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Reuters:
Sources: Sumner Redstone plans to add National Amusements exec Tad Jankowski and family friend Jill Krutick to seven-person trust that will control Viacom, CBS — Media mogul Sumner Redstone is planning to name National Amusements Inc general counsel Tad Jankowski to the seven-person trust …
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Tribune Publising Co.:
Tribune receives $70.5M investment from Nant Capital to support transformation strategy, taking 12.9% stake; Nant founder to join Tribune board as Vice-Chairman — Tribune Publishing Co. (NYSE:TPUB) today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which it will receive …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Adelson claims he hasn't meddled in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newsroom, but staffers suspect otherwise and continue to leave — In late January, about a half-dozen reporters from The Las Vegas Review-Journal gathered at a colleague's apartment after work.
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Mark Hertsgaard / Guardian:
Former senior US Department of Defense official John Crane shares how his colleagues broke the law and withheld evidence to persecute whistleblower Thomas Drake — By now, almost everyone knows what Edward Snowden did. He leaked top-secret documents revealing that the National Security Agency …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Now's an opportune time for aspiring journalists to play a major role in helping the industry survive — News reporter — that's just about the worst job you can have, right? According to one career site, it ranks dead last, behind pest-control worker and logger.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
New York Times memo: less commodity news, more story forms, assigning editors no longer focus on print with separate hub building print edition, more — An ambitious effort to overhaul The New York Times is beginning to come into focus. — In a memo sent to staffers Friday …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Michelle Fields, ex-Breitbart reporter allegedly assaulted by Donald Trump's campaign manager, joins the Huffington Post to cover the candidate's 2016 run — Michelle Fields, the conservative reporter who had Donald Trump's campaign manager charged with battery, has a new job.
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Financial Times:
Digital media companies like BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and Tastemade use food videos to drive traffic and advertising — Companies such as BuzzFeed showcase cooking as drivers of traffic in bid to attract advertisers — More than 100,000 people signed a petition this week in protest at the BBC's plan …
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Minneapolis Star Tribune finds sustainable business model with a metered digital paywall, programmatic ads, and diversified revenue streams — Does the Star Tribune of Minneapolis have a secret formula for outperforming the rest of the newspaper industry? — I have been puzzling over that for years.
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Wenner Media launches digital-first only brand, gaming site Glixel; will soon be added to Rolling Stone site's culture vertical — Wenner Media is betting that video game culture is here to stay with the launch of Glixel, a site that will cover the world of gaming.
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National Union of Journalists:
NUJ: Vice's UK management try to form staff councils to dilute support for unionising — Vice management are making moves to form a staff council after they ran a week-long staff survey comprised of only three questions - Do you want a staff council? Rank your most important issues …
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