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Moscow bureau of The New York Times was target of attempted cyberattack, but no evidence of a breach to internal systems, spokeswoman says — The New York Times's Moscow bureau was the target of an attempted cyberattack this month. But so far, there is no evidence that the hackers, believed to be Russian, were successful.
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CNN:
Sources: FBI investigating cyber “intrusions” of NYT, other news orgs; the hackers are suspected to be affiliated with Russian intelligence agencies — Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters …
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify tries to get long-term deals with labels wanting higher cuts and other rights while operating on short-term extensions of old contracts — Streaming service is in talks with record labels to negotiate new contracts — As Spotify AB gears up for a potential initial public …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
BuzzFeed reorganizing into two departments: BuzzFeed News under Ben Smith and BuzzFeed Entertainment Group led by BuzzFeed Motion Pictures president Ze Frank — A staff memo underscores how the new media giant sees video as key to its longevity. — BuzzFeed, the somewhat new media giant, is multiplying.
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Adam Smith / Severe Contest:
How The Economist, which has avoided bylines for 173 years to offer a single voice, is adapting in the age of social media — Publishing without author names in the age of social media — Most of our articles don't carry a byline to identify the author. Why is that?
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The Tantaros lawsuit highlights shady tactics of the Fox News PR unit, like leaks to embarrass Fox staffers and denial of interviews — This week's lawsuit by Andrea Tantaros against Fox News depicts the network's public relations department as a dirty tricks operation …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Tantaros lawsuit alleges Ailes quizzed her about Fox News staffers' sex lives and used racist stereotypes to describe Kimberly Guilfoyle and Harris Faulkner
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Jim Brady / ESPN:
ESPN loosens editorial standards with treatment of its annual Body Issue, particularly nude photo of UFC fighter Conor McGregor on homepage — One of the limitations of any public editor or ombudsman position is that, to an extent, it reflects one person's opinion.
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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google plans to lower search rankings of publishers' mobile pages that use intrusive interstitial ads starting January 10 — Google has announced that it will begin cracking down on “intrusive interstitials” on January 10, 2017, because this type of ad “can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller.”
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Shane Smith says Vice tried to buy The News of the World at the height of the phone-hacking scandal — The family-friendly entertainment conglomerate, worried about reaching young men in an era of cable-cutting, is betting big on the profane gonzo journalism of ex-punk rocker Shane Smith
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John Herrman / New York Times:
On Facebook, activist-run pages which distort news stories have as much reach as established, traditional media brands like MSNBC and the NYT — How a strange new class of media outlet has arisen to take over our news feeds. — Open your Facebook feed. What do you see? A photo of a close friend's child.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Report: UK news industry could lose up to £500M to Twitter, Facebook, Google News, others, in next decade, representing 10-15% of its revenues — The UK news industry could lose up to £500m in revenue to online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google News and Apple News in the next decade, new research warns.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Instapaper has been acquired by Pinterest and will continue to operate as an independent app — It will continue to operate as an independent app — Instapaper, a pioneering app for saving articles to read later, has been acquired — again. The app, which was created by developer Marco Arment …
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Tom Scocca / Gawker:
How Peter Thiel's covert bankrolling of Hulk Hogan's lawsuit effectively gaslighted Gawker's business and editorial sides — A lie with a billion dollars behind it is stronger than the truth. Peter Thiel has shut down Gawker.com. — This is the final act in what Thiel wished to present …
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