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12:05 PM ET, October 18, 2016

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New York Daily News:
New York Daily News promotes Pulitzer-winning Editorial Page Editor Arthur Browne to editor-in-chief; Eric Gertler becomes Co-Chairman, Co-Publisher  —  Calling him “the lifeblood and soul” of the Daily News “for decades,” publisher Mort Zuckerman has named Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
University of Texas study: digital first has not worked for most newspapers, with online readership declining for more than half of 51 US newspapers since 2011  —  What if almost the entire newspaper industry got it wrong?  —  What if, in the mad dash two decades ago to repurpose …
Discussion: @jackshafer and @niemanlab
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
Sue D'Emic replaces Jeff Bairstow as executive VP and CFO of Time Inc.  —  A major shuffling of the leadership deck has come to Time Inc. Sue D'Emic is replacing Jeff Bairstow as executive vp and CFO and three other execs are taking on additional duties.  —  Bairstow had served as Time Inc.'s CFO since 2013.
Discussion: Folio
Sam Levin / Guardian:
Judge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protest  —  Authorities had issued a warrant for her arrest after Democracy Now! host filmed guards for the Dakota access pipeline using dogs and pepper spray on protesters  —  A North Dakota judge rejected prosecutors' …
Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
Money.net hires former Bloomberg exec Norman Pearlstine to build a news feed based on machine-generated news bulletins as low-cost alternative to data terminals  —  A start-up looking to take on the financial information behemoth Bloomberg L.P. is hiring a former Bloomberg executive to begin a new financial news service.
Discussion: Media Wire Daily
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Billy Bush's Departure From ‘Today’ Is Now Official  —  As of Monday, Billy Bush is no longer with NBC's “Today” show, the program's supervising executive said in a note to staffers.  —  “Billy Bush will be leaving the Today show's 9 a.m. hour, effective today,” said Noah Oppenheim …
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
BuzzFeed is doubling the size of its London office to house two new studios, with a focus on developing sponsored video content  —  BuzzFeed's shift to video is taking hold in its U.K. operations.  The digital media company is doubling the size of its London office so it can house two new studios …
Discussion: @jamesrbuk and @digiday
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vimeo launches digital storefront selling TV shows to consumers in 150 countries in partnership with Lionsgate, adds Starz to its lineup  —  Vimeo officially launched its new global television storefront Tuesday in partnership with Lionsgate, offering the studio's TV series including …
The Daily Beast:
Sources: a female Apprentice staffer was sexually assaulted by celebrity contestant Gary Busey; Trump, senior execs were aware but allowed him to remain on show  —  Oscar nominee Gary Busey allegedly sexually assaulted a female Apprentice employee during his time on the show, five Apprentice employees tell The Daily Beast.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Rolling Stone deleted an article about the NBA and domestic violence on Friday, after the NBA disputed a number of assertions in the piece  —  Rolling Stone quietly removed an online article about the NBA and domestic violence on Friday, two days after it was published, POLITICO has learned.
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Tyler Kingkade / BuzzFeed:
Interview with UVA dean about school's stance on sexual assault to be allowed in Rolling Stone libel case as the magazine tries to prove it acted without malice
 
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Interview with New York Times public editor Liz Spayd, four months into the job, on representing readers, affecting change, false balance, and more
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
With 5M MAUs, streaming startup Pluto TV raises $30M at $140M valuation from ProSieben, Scripps Networks, others to expand to Europe, buys Berlin-based Quazer
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Netflix beats expectations, adding 3.2M global subscribers vs. 2M expected and 370K domestic subscribers vs. 304K for the quarter; stock up over 20% after hours
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Telegraph overhauls its news app, with 60K MAUs, to be faster; to reach a wider audience it's no longer subscription-based and is free to download
Financial Times:
Sources: Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner approached Aryeh Bourkoff, founder of investment bank LionTree, about setting up a Trump TV network post-election