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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Gay Talese releases statement saying neither he nor his publisher is disavowing The Voyeur's Motel and publisher says he will promote the book — In Gay Talese's forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” about a Colorado motel owner who spied on his guests for years without their knowledge …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Gay Talese addresses discrepancies in his new book The Voyeur's Motel and says he should not have believed his main source — In his forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” acclaimed journalist and nonfiction author Gay Talese chronicles the bizarre story of Gerald Foos …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service; Tidal held similar talks with Rhapsody last year — Sources say talks are ongoing and may not result in a deal — Apple Inc. is in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, a streaming-music service run by rap mogul Jay Z …
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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple accuses Spotify of asking for “preferential treatment” after app rejection complaint, says Spotify is “publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths” — “We find it troubling that you ... are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service."
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Major Political News Outlets Offer Interviews for Sale at DNC and RNC Conventions — For high-rolling special interests looking to make an impression at the presidential conventions next month, one option is to pay a lot of money to a media outlet. Lobbyists for the oil industry, for instance …
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
President Obama Signs FOIA Reform Bill into Law on 50th Anniversary — President Barack Obama today signed a bill that significantly reforms and improves access to public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The signing marked the culmination of open government advocates' battle …
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Politico:
Newsweek lays off roughly a half-dozen staffers — Newsweek has been hit with around a half dozen layoffs one day after more than 30 people were laid off at its sister publication, The International Business Times. — “Newsweek staffers affected by the restructuring have been notified,” …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Data analysis by analytics startup Canvs shows hate is the emotion that most drives TV viewership — Study by startup Canvs finds ‘hate’ is the emotion most strongly associated with TV tune-in — One of the true pleasures of HBO's “Game of Thrones” the last few seasons has been seething …
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Black-owned media companies, smaller and resource-constrained, losing influence on black culture as media landscape consolidates — For the black community in Chicago and elsewhere, Johnson Publishing Company represented a certain kind of hope. — The company's magazines …
Li Yuan / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese journalists increasingly leaving the profession and turning to jobs in tech as China tightens media control — Many depart profession as China tightens media control and tech opportunities beckon — When former senior Chinese official Bo Xilai was expelled from the Communist Party …
Rhonda Cook / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia weekly newspaper publisher indicted on felony charge and jailed after filing open records request related to local Superior Court judge — » FRIDAY UPDATE: Weekly newspaper publisher Mark Thomason says he was called in Friday morning to submit to a drug test, which is one of the conditions of his bond.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Amazon Prime gets exclusive premium streaming rights for most PBS children's shows — In the increasingly competitive space of children's television, Amazon Prime reached a deal to become the exclusive premium streaming service for most of PBS's shows for children, the company said on Friday.
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