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Sources: Sumner Redstone ousts Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and director George Abrams as trustees of entity that will control Viacom and CBS — Sumner Redstone, it seems, has at least one power move left in him—and he appears to be using it to benefit his daughter, Shari.
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Viacom: Move to Oust Philippe Dauman ‘Extremely Disrupting and Damaging’
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Fortune


Current and former workers say Facebook Trending Topics group was ill-managed, relied on personal news judgment, had no intentional, institutional bias — SAN FRANCISCO — Last July, in a seventh-floor conference room at Facebook's Lower Manhattan offices, a small group met to discuss the future of news media on the social network.


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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@benmullin, @featuresedndn, @geniepee, @sonnyrd, @jamesrbuk, @derekjohnbryant, @periodistas21 and @coreyschreppel


TipOff is a twice-weekly email newsletter that explains sports to non-fans by writers from ProPublica and ESPN — Sports are ever-present in most Americans' lives. There's practically always a game on in the background at restaurants or bars, and idle chit-chat in offices or parties often turns …
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Awful Announcing and @mdichristina


A look back at the abrupt end to The Tampa Tribune after a protracted war with The Tampa Bay Times — TAMPA, Fla. — A pair of 18-wheel rigs waited outside the former printing plant of The Tampa Tribune on a recent afternoon. Workers were busy dismantling machinery and hauling it away, preparing for the building's demolition.
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@staceyshick


New York Magazine won't offer advertisers viewability guarantees unless ads consume less data — New York Magazine is getting real with its advertisers, telling them the website can't guarantee viewability of their ads if they don't consume less data. — “If the advertiser provides creative …


Columbia-based CONNECTAS nonprofit network connects reporters in Latin America and publishes collaborative investigating pieces — More than 100 media organizations partnered with the The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on the initial swath of stories in the Panama Papers leak.


Reaction to a horrid post on xoJane about an ex-friend's death reveals nasty formula fueling personal essays — On Thursday, xoJane published an essay titled “My Former Friend's Death Was a Blessing,” which outlines a series of petty grievances with a woman who, the piece reveals, later committed suicide.


How the dramatic surge in TV production is reshaping the industry for actors, writers, showrunners, and crew — <span>There are more great shows in production now than ever before — but it’s never been harder to make one.</span> — In Hollywood, the tweets and email alerts …
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@kevinroose, @tvmojoe and @nkulw

Trump's insults against journalists should be taken seriously as they can lead to self-censorship and be a prelude to legislation to restrict media — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called the mainstream media “crooked” “unfair” “troublemakers” and The New York Times a failing …
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@brianstelter


CNN en Marcha's two mobile studios will cover news and events on the West and East coasts in the United States for CNN's Spanish channels — CNN en Marcha's two mobile studios will cover news and events on the West and East coasts in the United States for CNN's Spanish channels


Walt Disney under pressure to stop Vice Media making tobacco ads — Campaigners target Frozen and The Jungle Book maker, which owns about 10% of youth-focussed media company — Anti-tobacco campaigners are pressuring Walt Disney to use its $400m (£274m) stake in Vice Media to stop …
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@tobaccofreekids and @mattgarrahan