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8:35 PM ET, June 1, 2016

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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Inside The New York Times' power struggles, speculation about who will succeed Dean Banquet as executive editor, and forthcoming cuts  —  It's been two years since Dean Baquet vaulted over Jill Abramson to claim the top editorial job, but the prospect of deeper change is still stirring at the 164-year-old Times.
Courtney Weaver / Financial Times:
Trump deflects questions about his promised $6M donation to veterans groups by berating media at press conference, calling one reporter a “sleaze” to his face  —  In the world of Donald Trump, it was campaigning 101.  —  Faced with scrutiny over whether he had delivered …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Meeker's charts show decline of ad money spent on print from 25% in 2011 to 16% in 2015 and increase on mobile from 1% to 12% in same period  —  It's an annual moment of print realism here at Nieman Lab: The posting of the attention/advertising slide from Mary Meeker's state-of-the-Internet slide deck.
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Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Meeker's annual web trends report: slower internet user growth; US mobile ad growth accelerating, dominated by Facebook and Google; more voice and image search  —  The Kleiner Perkins partner's new predictions.  —  Mary Meeker, partner at Kleiner Perkins and a longtime tech industry analyst …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Speaking at Code Conference, Jeff Bezos says public figures like Thiel need to learn to deal with media criticism  —  Speaking today at the Code Conference, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke out against Peter Thiel's crusade against Gawker Media.  Bezos who was perhaps speaking more as the owner …
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Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Sheryl Sandberg says Peter Thiel will remain on Facebook's board and that Facebook had no knowledge of his actions against Gawker  —  Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, said today on stage at Vox Media's Code Conference that Peter Thiel would remain on the company's board …
Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Bloomberg hires Mark Gurman to cover consumer electronics starting this summer  —  Gurman graduated college last month.  —  Over the last few years, Mark Gurman has made a name for himself as the go-to guy for Apple product scoops.  And now he's taking his talents to Bloomberg.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Vanity Fair launches the first of its new verticals, The Hive, focused on business, politics, and tech  —  When Vanity Fair looks at powerbrokers, it finds them in New York, Washington, D.C., and, increasingly, Silicon Valley.  —  The publication on June 1 is rolling out the Hive …
Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
Bill Simmons launches The Ringer, a new site covering culture, sports, and technology  —  Grantland.  The editor tries not to even utter its name.  The football writer, eager to embrace his new gig at Sports Illustrated, admits he feels like a guy who can't stop talking about his old girlfriend.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
State Department admits deleting a tough Fox News question about secret talks with Iran in 2013 press briefing video  —  Now here's an interesting evolution: When the State Department was first pressed on why a tough question from Fox News correspondent James Rosen was missing from a Dec. 2 …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Sources: 300-400 film and TV staffers take buyouts at 21st Century Fox, which has no immediate layoff plans; the buyout offers were sent to 15+ year veterans  —  Between 300 and 400 film and television staffers have taken voluntary buyouts at 21st Century Fox, Variety has learned.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Fox Will Fund TheSkimm's Move Into Video With $8 Million Round  —  TheSkimm runs daily newsletter with users topping 3.5 milllion  —  Founders' discussions with Fox CEO James Murdoch led to accord  —  21st Century Fox Inc. led an $8 million investment in theSkimm, owner …
 
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Profile of Discourse Media, a bootstrapped Canadian firm producing journalism through collaborations with other media and academic researchers
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic, Chicago's $10/mth subscription sports site, hopes exclusive content and local fans will help it become a sustainable business
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Interview with Roku CEO Anthony Wood on competitors, specifically Google, licensing its tech and OS to TV makers, and how the company makes money
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Jane Friedman, co-founder of publisher Open Road Integrated Media Inc., steps down as CEO, replaced by company president Paul Slavin
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
S. Mitra Kalita, LA Times managing editor for digital strategy, joins CNN as VP of programming
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
New York Times' Paris staff launch bid to reduce local job losses by asking bosses to cut staff in London and Hong Kong offices
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Incoming CEO of Salon, Jordan Hoffner, hints to staff of big changes ahead, including expanding the business through acquisitions
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Facebook, Google, Twitter promise to review most requests to remove hate speech within 24 hours, as European Commission unveils guidelines to halt its spread