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Peter Elkind / Fortune:
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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Scott Collins / The Wrap:
Viacom: Move to Oust Philippe Dauman ‘Extremely Disrupting and Damaging’
Viacom: Move to Oust Philippe Dauman ‘Extremely Disrupting and Damaging’
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
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.
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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@benmullin, @featuresedndn, @geniepee, @sonnyrd, @jamesrbuk, @derekjohnbryant, @periodistas21 and @coreyschreppel
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
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
Nick Madigan / New York Times:
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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Garett Sloane / Digiday:
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 …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
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.
Stassa Edwards / Jezebel:
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.
Vulture:
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
Alexandra Ellerbeck / Committee to Protect Journalists:
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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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
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
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
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