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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Politico journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman will take over Politico's Playbook newsletter in July, according to memo from EIC John Harris — Journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman will take over Politico's Playbook newsletter in July, according to a memo from Editor-in-Chief John Harris sent to newsroom employees Sunday night:
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New York Times, @hilaryr, @dlippman, Washington Post, @tylercowen, @jmartnyt, @kenvogel and @ron_fournier
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Fast and furious: Using Axel Springer's reach, Business Insider is pushing rapid expansion abroad — Business Insider is wasting no time setting up its little newsrooms around the world. With the recent launch of Polish and Nordic sites, the company now has 10 international editions.
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@niemanlab and @niemanlab
Corey Hutchins / The Colorado Independent:
Fearing more layoffs after buyout offers, Denver Post journalists organize a rally against hedge fund owner Alden Global Capital — DENVER — As a cops reporter for a corporate-owned newspaper in South Carolina, Noelle Phillips had already survived multiple rounds of layoffs before moving across …
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@davidsirota, @bruvs, @davekrieger, @nickgroke, @laurakeeney, @yhsteves, @nickgroke, @robcurley, @nickkosmider, @pacmediaguild and @danattrib
Elena Cresci / Guardian:
Behind Lonelygirl15, a fictitious video blogger who became one of YouTube's first viral sensations — Bree was a funny, friendly 16-year-old video blogger with a strange family. But all was not what it seemed. Ten years on, we revisit YouTube's first viral sensation
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
How Marissa Mayer's spending at Yahoo to spur growth, in defiance of deals with activist investors to cut costs, led to auction of core assets, board shakeup — Embattled CEO failed to produce pledged savings, plunged deeper into turnaround; more room in the parking lot
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@harrymccracken, @rafat, @nicktimiraos, CNBC and Business Insider
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Al Jazeera English:
Egypt finalizes death sentences in absentia for two Al Jazeera journalists and one Rassd News Network reporter — Death sentences upheld for six defendants, as ex-president and aides receive 25-year jail term in controversial trial. — A previous version of this article briefly carried …
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@ajenews, The Hill, Scroll.in, Sky News, The Independent, Gulf Times, The Arab Daily News, Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, Quartz and The Wrap
Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
As Trump freezes out some news organizations, the Democratic mayor of Harrisburg, PA, follows suit, perhaps signaling increased dismissiveness of media — 904 WORDS — What motivates a politician to freeze out the press? In Harrisburg, the poverty-stricken capital of Pennsylvania …
Digital Book World:
Hachette UK buys British mobile game studio Neon Play, which will remain standalone business — Hachette UK announced today that it has acquired the British mobile game development studio Neon Play, which will operate as a standalone business under the Hachette umbrella.
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Bookseller News, Pocket Gamer.biz and Bookseller News
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
The Guardian accepts 257 voluntary redundancies, 69 from editorial staff, less than original target of 100 — The Guardian will make more than 250 staff redundant as part of an attempt to slash costs by 20pc, but has not hit a target of 100 job cuts in its newsroom.
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@neilwallis1, @neilwallis1 and The Drum
James Warren / Poynter:
Q&A with Reason editor in chief Katherine Mangu-Ward on the place of libertarian media, covering the presidential campaign, and the magazine's purpose — It's apt that libertarianism aims to uphold individual judgment since Katherine Mangu-Ward now has the freedom to run her own shop at Reason magazine.
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@mattwelch, @kmanguward and Hit & Run
Michael Forsythe / New York Times:
How the publisher of a Chinese-language media company, Mirror Media Group, gets scoops and gossip on Chinese political figures from the safety of Flushing, NY — Ho Pin is in a very dangerous line of work. He publishes books chronicling the political infighting, the far-flung business interests and …
Discussion:
@jmartnyt
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Interview with Medium's Ev Williams on corporate web consolidation, the open web, and centralized platforms — To a certain kind of nerd, Ev Williams is the Forrest Gump of internet media. Williams helped write the software that made us call blogs blogs. He founded a podcast company years before most people listened to them.
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@james_gross, @sacca and @billsimmons
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