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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
Memo: The New York Times confirms it's eliminating its public editor position, held by Elizabeth Spayd — The accountability position was created in the wake of a 2003 plagiarism scandal. — The New York Times is eliminating the position of public editor, an accountability role …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
The New York Times offers another round of buyouts to newsroom, aiming to reduce layers of editing, and could turn to layoffs if too few volunteer — The New York Times offered buyouts to its newsroom employees on Wednesday, aiming to reduce layers of editing and requiring more of the editors who remain.
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Jordan Cohen / The New York Times Company:
The NYT newsroom is setting up a Reader Center that will give readers a direct channel to the paper, will be led by international desk editor Hanna Ingber — The New York Times is establishing a Reader Center to capitalize on our readers's knowledge and experience, using their voices to make our journalism even better.
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Page Six:
Sources: Scott Pelley being shifted permanently to 60 Minutes and taken off CBS Evening News; replacement yet to be named — Scott Pelley is out at “CBS Evening News,” Page Six has exclusively learned. — Sources tell us that 'Poison Pelley's' office was being cleared out on Tuesday …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Anthony Mason will serve as interim anchor of CBS Evening News when Scott Pelley moves to 60 Minutes full time — “CBS This Morning” Saturday co-anchor Anthony Mason will be the interim anchor on “CBS Evening News.” (Craig Blankenhorn / CBS) — Anthony Mason will step …
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David Gauvey Herbert / Quartz:
Fox News reporter who wrote now-retracted report on Seth Rich, Malia Zimmerman, also used anonymous sources to falsely connect local imam to Pulse club shooting — Last week, Fox News anchor Sean Hannity reheated the long-cold conspiracy theory connecting the murder of Seth Rich …
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Daily Star:
BBC driver Mohammed Nazir among 80 killed in Kabul today and four BBC journalists among 300+ injured during suicide bomb explosion in Afghan's diplomatic region — A HUGE explosion near the British embassy in the Afghan capital has killed at least 80 people and wounded 350 more, the Afghan health ministry said.
A.C. Thompson / ProPublica:
The Daily Caller cuts ties with freelancer and activist Jason Kessler, who covered rally supporting Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, VA — On May 14, The Daily Caller, a popular conservative website, published a news story about recent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Tech and advertiser trade groups helped Congress dismantle Obama-era internet privacy rules — Congressional Republicans knew their plan was potentially explosive. They wanted to kill landmark privacy regulations that would soon ban Internet providers, such as Comcast and AT&T …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Interview with Pitchfork Executive Editor Mark Richardson on how the magazine has changed since being bought by Condé Nast, competition, and evergreen content — There's nothing to make you grateful for quality heating like Brooklyn in the winter. — Two years ago …
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Deadline for Sun-Times bids extended to Monday — Copies of the May 31st edition of the Chicago Sun-Times ready to be delivered at the Tribune's Freedom Center printing plant on May 30, 2017. — A proposed deal by Chicago Tribune parent company Tronc to acquire the rival Chicago Sun-Times …
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Politico:
Politico announces it will launch London Playbook on September 4 and hires Jack Blanchard to lead the new newsletter — Starting September 4, Playbook is part of a steady POLITICO build up in Britain in 2017. — Executive editor Matthew Kaminski sent the following note to staff on May 31:
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