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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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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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Politico:
Sources: IBT Media lays off at least 30 journalists, affecting copy desk and tech, media, business, international, and culture news desks — IBT Media unexpectedly laid off at least 20 journalists on Thursday, POLITICO has learned. — The tech and media desks were hit the hardest.
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Newswire:
IBT Media announces restructuring, spinning Newsweek off into separate operating entity and clustering other IBT brands including International Business Times — Restructuring Designed To Support Future Plans — New York, June 30, 2016 (Newswire.com) - IBT Media, a privately held publishing firm …
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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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Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Judge grants new trial for Adnan Syed of popular “Serial” podcast; murder conviction vacated — A Baltimore judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular “Serial” podcast that explored his case, and granted his request for a new trial.
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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 …
Peter Kafka / Recode:
In letter to Apple's general counsel, Spotify says Apple won't approve app update in move to “diminish competitiveness” of Spotify on iOS — “We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon.” — Spotify says Apple is making it harder …
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Cora Currier / The Intercept:
Classified rules show the FBI can get journalists' phone records using national security letters after OK of two internal officers, including general counsel — Secret FBI rules allow agents to obtain journalists' phone records with approval from two internal officials — far less oversight than under normal judicial procedures.
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Bloomberg:
Source: Disney to buy 1/3 stake in video unit of MLB Advanced Media in deal valued at $3.5B — Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook is shutting down its Paper newsreading app on July 29th — Facebook is shutting down Paper, a bold reimagining of the company's flagship app for iOS that impressed critics but failed to attract a large audience, the company said today. The app transformed the core Facebook experience …
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