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Sources: Gannett is leaning toward dropping bid to acquire Tribune Publishing — Gannett expects majority of Tribune investors not to withhold — Company said to be open to buying Tribune Publishing in future — Gannett Co. is leaning toward dropping its bid to acquire Tribune Publishing Co …
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Tribune Publishing closes shareholder meeting to the press … The press will be barred from a much-anticipated Tribune Publishing shareholder meeting being held in Los Angeles later today. — At the meeting, shareholders will either vote for or withhold votes from Tribune Publishing's board …
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Mic:
Nested parentheses, known as an “echo” are being used by trolls to unleash anti-Semitism online — In the early days of the social web, putting someone's name in multiple parentheses was meant to give that person a cute virtual hug. Today, it's something far more sinister.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Defamation League forms task force to study online abuse targeting journalists and whether it causes them to self-censor out of fear of retribution — The 2016 election has been nothing if not a case study in what you can get away with saying. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump set …
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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
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Government set to strengthen protection for journalists' sources in snoopers' charter bill — New protections for journalists and their sources are expected to be included in the Investigatory Powers Bill (or snoopers' charter) when it goes back to the House of Commons next week.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
The Sumner Redstone Battle: A Guide to the People and the Points in Dispute — After surviving a fire at a Boston hotel at the age of 55, Sumner M. Redstone emerged as one of the entertainment industry's most tenacious titans. — Through National Amusements, the private theater chain company started …
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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.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter and the NBA sign deal with Samsung for first 360-degree video Twitter Amplify ad campaign, to run during NBA Finals pre- and post-game — As the NBA Finals tipping off Thursday night, get ready to see superstars Stephen Curry and LeBron James from every angle on Twitter …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Exaro editor in chief Mark Watts says site's management plans to halve its editorial budget and begin operating with no editor — Editor-in-chief says investigative news site that published allegations of VIP child abuse plans to halve its editorial budget
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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 …
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Google brings Google Cast to Fiber TV boxes, enabling media and app streaming similar to Chromecast devices — Beginning today, Google is turning every single one of its Google Fiber cable boxes into Chromecasts. The company just announced that it'll be rolling out an update over the coming weeks …
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