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Sources: controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone removes five members of Viacom's board of directors, including CEO Philippe Dauman — Controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone on Thursday removed five of Viacom Inc's (VIAB.O) directors, including Chief Executive Philippe Dauman …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sumner Redstone Says He No Longer Trusts Viacom Board or CEO — Controlling shareholder says his wishes, stockholder interests are being ignored — Viacom Inc. controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone said he doesn't trust the company's board of directors or its Chairman and Chief Executive Philippe Dauman.
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Tech site Backchannel moves to Condé Nast, becoming part of Wired Media Group — Backchannel is moving to Condé Nast. Jessi Hempel is joining us. We're poised to grow. But we still will publish only the good stuff.
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Peter Rubin / Wired:
Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB and Magic Leap partner to produce mixed-reality Star Wars content — You're used to C-3PO being diplomatic and prissy, wringing his droid hands over any and every little setback. You're used to him sticking close to R2-D2. What you're probably not used to, though …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
ITV and Sky to acquire minority stakes in Ginx eSports TV, which will launch on Sky as a 24-hour channel in the UK and Ireland on June 23 — EMAIL ME — With growing interest in competitive video gaming, the companies are expected to buy minority stakes.
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Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
House approves FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, bill is expected to be signed by President Obama ahead of 50th anniversary of federal FOIA law next month — Congress has passed reforms to the Freedom of Information Act, which EFF hopes signals the beginning of a larger overhaul of the transparency law …
Nick Denton / Gawker:
Gawker Media will be fine in the long run, and its legal battles have exposed the imbalance of power when covering Silicon Valley — Perhaps the most embarrassing aspect of filing for bankruptcy is the well-meaning condolence note from a friend. “I'm so sorry,” more than one has written.
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Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:
Reddit is changing algorithms and processes after Orlando shooting fallout raised questions about volunteer mods, censorship, and small groups' influence — As the shooting in Orlando unfolded Sunday, the biggest news on Reddit — the self-proclaimed “front page of the Internet” — wasn't the crime taking place in Florida.
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Net neutrality battle not over despite FCC win in DC Circuit as ISPs prepare to take case to Supreme Court — FCC won in all facets of today's decision, but ISPs are not out of options. — Today's court decision upholding net neutrality rules is a huge legal milestone …
Corporate Crime Reporter:
LexisNexis Unit Law360 to Stop Using Non Compete Agreements for Most Employees — LexisNexis subsidiary Law360 has agreed to stop using non-compete agreements that had been mandatory for the vast majority of employees, including some in their first jobs out of college with no journalism experience.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
FT takes controlling stake in content marketing company Alpha Grid — Publisher to ramp up its presence in branded content, especially digital and video — The Financial Times is to significantly boost its advertiser-funded video and digital content by acquiring specialist firm Alpha Grid.
Shirley Halperin / Billboard:
Q&A with Apple's Iovine, Reznor, Cue, and Kondrk on Apple Music, Beats 1, and YouTube's “disingenuous” business model, and more — Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president of internet software and services, helps introduce the new iOS software at an Apple event …
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Roy Peter Clark / Poynter:
The 1990s Public Journalism effort, which focused on enhancing democracy by encouraging engaged readers, could help improve campaign coverage now — At a time when America and American journalism seems befuddled by what constitutes effective campaign coverage — especially in the era of Bernie …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Newsrooms are sending food to the Orlando Sentinel — As the Orlando Sentinel newsroom continues covering the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, newsrooms in other cities are showing their support with food. — Southern California News Group, which includes publications …
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Ciara Nugent / New York Times:
Paris-based Librarie des Puf holds no books, instead printing titles on customer request from a 3M-title catalog in as little as five minutes — PARIS — Gauthier Charrier, a graphic design student, stepped inside one of Paris's newest bookstores and wondered, “Where are all the books?”
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