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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Americans aged 18-24 watch just 2.3 hours of TV a day versus those over 35 who watch more than twice that — Unless you are a millennial. Then you're only watching an enormous amount of TV every day. — TV! It's cooked! Toast! Doneso. Ready for the fork.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
A collection of New York Times journalists known as the 2020 group are undertaking a strategic review of the paper, causing fear and unrest in the newsroom — A working group is focused on results in 2020 — which means the paper must transform itself right now
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Elizabeth Spayd, incoming New York Times public editor: 'I'm not there to make friends' — Elizabeth Spayd remembers where she was when the call came through. — She was driving into New York City after a visit to Long Island when her phone rang. It was Philip Corbett …
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New York Times, @edzitron, @timafranklin, @lauraelizdavis, New York Magazine, FishbowlNY and @raju
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times launches a one-week test of a state-specific morning news roundup, California Today, by Los Angeles-based staffer Ian Lovett — The New York Times, no stranger to focused newsletters, is turning its attention to California. — With California Today …
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New York Times, @passantino, FishbowlNY, @fmanjoo, @iglovett, @iglovett and LA Observed
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN staff say ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski could be an asset to the network's campaign coverage — CNN sustained a public-relations black eye from critics and commentators last week by adding Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to its stable of paid pundits.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Inside the WaPo newsroom under Bezos: $60M in digital revenue so far, increased risk-taking, more investigative projects, data at heart of newsroom decisions — One of the first things you notice in Washington Post editor Marty Baron's office is the typewriter art on the wall.
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Recode, @myurow, @lainnafader, @meyerson, @hermanywong, @pbump, @mlcalderone and @sulliview
Nat Ives / Ad Age:
Bloomberg's Chief Revenue Officer Paul Caine steps down, Chief Operating Officer Jackie Kelley to assume his duties on an interim basis — Chief Operating Office Jackie Kelley to Assume His Duties on an Interim Basis — 6 Ways You Can Put Behavioral Automation to Work for Your Clients Today
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FishbowlNY, Media Wire Daily and @whatthebit
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Uber partners with Pandora to give drivers streaming music option, first 6 months ad-free — As the battle for drivers continues to heat up, on-demand car services are tacking on more benefits to build up their respective armies. Today, Uber is upping the ante with the launch of Pandora music on its driver app.
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Uber Global, VatorNews, Ubergizmo, Roadshow and TechCrunch
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Hulk Hogan's legal team questions why Nick Denton isn't liable for $10M payment, asks that he submit deposition — Hogan demands a deposition and documents as part of a move to possibly move forward in collection efforts against Denton. — Not even a bankruptcy and a temporary restraining order …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Mashable hires Andrew Springer, ABC News head of global social media strategy, for similar role, poaches Ben Fullon from Vox Media to lead paid media strategy — Mashable, the digital-media company making a push to boost video and TV production, has recruited Andrew Springer …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITV sees almost £2.5bn wiped from stock market value after Brexit, leading to speculation it could be an acquisition target for a foreign media company — Broadcaster saw share price fall by more than 20% on Friday, raising speculation it will become target for takeover bid
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Talking New Media, @mdhillraiser and @marksweney
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue talks about focus on “class over mass” for ads, competition from Nuzzel and Apple News, and JPMorgan's $50M investment — Flipboard, the magazine-style curation app, is about to turn profitable “reasonably soon,” the company's CEO Mike McCue revealed to Business Insider on Monday.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
SCOTUSblog's Lyle Denniston joins National Constitution Centre's Constitution Daily as Supreme Court correspondent — Lyle Denniston, dean of the Supreme Court press corps, is leaving SCOTUSblog to join the National Constitution Center, the center announced over the weekend.
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New York Magazine, @meleaadrianna, @hadas_gold, @brianstelter and @hadas_gold