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4:55 AM ET, June 13, 2016

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: @sulliview
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Jason Wilson / VentureBeat:
Twitch's 100 million viewers watched 800 million hours of esports in the last 10 months  —  If you're uncertain why companies like ESPN and Activision have been making big acquisitions and investments in esports, here's a good answer: because more than 100 million viewers spend lots of time …
Discussion: @jcenters, PollstarPro and ESPN
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!) …
Discussion: New York Times, @thr, @thr and @claytravis
 
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
New York Times published an op-ed under the byline of a foreign official who apparently never agreed to it
Discussion: iMediaEthics and @jayrosen_nyu
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Canadian court issues temporary injunction banning the sales of some Android-based set-top boxes with piracy software pending a full trial
Discussion: Federal Court
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Norman Pearlstine in Talks to Step Down as Chief Content Officer of Time Inc.
Discussion: Media Wire Daily and Ad Age
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
NAA is getting ready to accept digital-only sites as members
Kim McLaughlin / Bloomberg:
Axel Springer buys 93% of market researcher EMarketer for $242M
Discussion: @rafat, Mashable and Reuters
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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