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Max Read / New York Magazine:
Former Gawker EIC Max Read reflects on who really caused Gawker's demise, pointing to Nick Denton, A.J. Daulerio, Peter Thiel, himself, and others — Or was it Nick Denton? Hulk Hogan? Peter Thiel? Or the internet? — It feels a bit strange to say this now, but in the spring of 2014 …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Gawker staffers Pareene, Nolan, Feinberg, and Sargent are moving to Deadspin; Trotter, Galperina, and Hongo go to Gizmodo, while others join Jezebel — If there is a silver lining for writers and editors at Gawker Media's flagship site, which will cease operations next week, it's that, for now, they still have jobs.
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Univision exec Isaac Lee addresses Gawker Media staff in New York; Nick Denton gets $16,666/month for two-year non-compete and non-solicitation agreement — Univision executive Isaac Lee was in New York on Friday to address employees at Gawker Media, the digital media company that Univision agreed …
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James Rainey / Variety:
Viacom formally announces settlement: Phillippe Dauman ousted, will be non-executive chairman until Sept. 13, Tom Dooley serves as CEO at least through Sept. 30 — It took two days longer than expected, but Shari Redstone's victory finally received a stamp of official approval.
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Viacom's future still up in the air after management shake-up: firm must boost key businesses, decide whether to sell a stake in Paramount or recombine with CBS — Turning around ratings and ad momentum at key networks and boosting Paramount's financials are among the items on the to-do list …
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Adrienne Lafrance / Nieman Reports:
The blurring of lines between media and tech firms, Silicon Valley's culture of secrecy, and a lack of skepticism and resources make tech reporting difficult — With the lines between media firms and tech firms blurring, coverage of the tech sector presents one of the most profound accountability challenges in modern journalism
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Sandra Upson / Backchannel:
After releasing emails from Turkish political party AKP containing malware, WikiLeaks says it will continue not redacting archives for “accuracy” — It's alarmingly easy to visit WikiLeaks' email database from Turkish political party AKP and come away infected with malicious code.
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James Warren / Poynter:
New editor of ESPN's The Undefeated Kevin Merida on leading a startup sports news site, video efforts, covering racially charged issues like police violence — Yes, Friday brought extensive Summer Olympics coverage, notably the ad nauseam, 24/7 mini-soap opera of the dissembling U.S swimmers …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Two Ailes assistants left Fox News this week, and contract hasn't been renewed for private eye and on-air contributor Bo Dietl — The Fox News housecleaning continues. — Two more executives closely associated with ex-chairman Roger Ailes, Brigette Boyle and Nikole King, left the network this week.
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Pandora nears licensing deals with major record companies for on-demand streaming; $10 per month would give subscribers unlimited access to tracks — The internet radio service is aiming to start offering new paid tiers as soon as next month — Pandora Media Inc. is aiming …
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Ryan Lochte's Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC — NBC, the exclusive television home of the Olympics, became the exclusive repository of the Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte's dubious tale of a gunpoint robbery in Rio de Janeiro last Sunday morning.
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Michael Wolff / Hollywood Reporter:
Inside the Murdoch family tensions over the future of Fox News, with sons looking to emulate CNN, Rupert looking to preserve Ailes' legacy — Rupert Murdoch is in charge, but his promotion of two network veterans despite a widening harassment probe (and over his sons' doubts) …
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Kimberly Dozier / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon settles with Navy SEAL who wrote the book “No Easy Day” about the Osama bin Laden raid; author will pay $6.7M — Four years after a former Navy SEAL was threatened with prison for writing about the Osama bin Laden raid, the Pentagon has dropped its claim …
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