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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Gawker Media files for Chapter 11 triggering auction, will continue operating and fight the Hogan verdict; source says Ziff Davis opens with $90-$100M bid — Company files for Chapter 11 to protect assets from seizure by Hulk Hogan — Gawker Media parent company Gawker Media Group …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Heather Dietrick, Gawker Media president and general counsel, describes how the prospect of liens held by Hulk Hogan prompted the bankruptcy decision — Heather Dietrick, Gawker Media's president and general counsel, has always been close to her 90-year-old grandfather …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Denton may try to buy back Gawker.com, if he wins Hogan appeal
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Gawker requests injunctive relief prohibiting Hogan and others from taking more legal action against it and Denton without bankruptcy court approval
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Inside the Orlando Sentinel newsroom on a tragic day, through the eyes of a journalist who also covered the Aurora theater shooting — ORLANDO, Fla. — A text woke Charles Minshew up early Sunday morning. — “Horrible news out of Orlando,” a friend from grad school texted at 6:46 a.m.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reporting on Orlando horror shows how audience demographics and preferences drive commentary, opinion presented on TV — Call it news event as Rorschach test. — It was only about 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, and very little was known about exactly what had happened in Orlando …
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Dan Kennedy / Nieman Lab:
A deep look at digital and business strategies of The Washington Post under Jeff Bezos: a focus on scale, tech, and experimentation — Editor's note: Nieman Lab contributor and Northeastern University professor Dan Kennedy has spent the past semester as a Joan Shorenstein Fellow …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post is dabbling in translations to reach a growing non-English speaking audience — The Washington Post was preparing to publish an editorial on the Obama administration's move, in December of 2014, to restore ties with Cuba, when executive editor Marty Baron asked about a Spanish translation.
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Tribune blocks 42 stations on DISH in retransmission dispute said to focus on WGN America, which 7M DISH subscribers received before the blackout — Dish blames demands for higher fees for WGN America — Tribunes Media's TV stations were blacked out to Dish Networks subscribers Sunday evening …
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Wall Street Journal:
Behind Shari Redstone's rise in the fight for control of her father's $40B media empire — No longer at odds with Sumner Redstone, her influence grows at his $40 billion media empire, which includes Viacom and CBS. — Beginning last fall, when visitors came to meet the ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone …
James Warren / Poynter:
Harper's Magazine Publisher Rick MacArthur on blogging, paywalls, his editor shakeup, and the future of journalism — Rick MacArthur is an acerbic, slightly rumpled born-to-the-manor renegade who remains publisher of Harper's Magazine long after saving it from extinction upon taking …
Julia Love / Reuters:
Sources: Amazon to launch $9.99/mo standalone streaming music service late summer/early fall — Amazon.com Inc is preparing to launch a standalone music streaming subscription service, placing it squarely in competition with rival offerings from Apple Inc and Spotify, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on the future of TV, monetization, and growth — Photo: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.— Susan Wojcicki holds a unique place in the history of the technology industry. These days she plays a key role in the future of media and entertainment, too.
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Profile of Bill Simmons in advance of his new HBO show Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons, which debuts June 22 — The controversial sports personality opens up about his acrimonious relationship with John Skipper, learning about being fired on Twitter, becoming a (gasp!) …
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