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New York Times requests on-air apology and tweet from “Fox & Friends” for “inaccurate and malicious” segment that said a NYT story foiled pursuit of ISIS leader — The New York Times on Sunday took the unusual step of requesting an apology from a competitor …
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Fact-checking website Snopes publishes an appeal for donations to help it avoid shutting down, amid its legal dispute with digital services company Proper Media — It seems that the ongoing legal battle between Snopes and one of its former contractors is beginning to take a toll.
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Nieman Lab, TechCrunch, @myhlee, @digiphile and @dpfunke
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Scaramucci on hot mic said CNN's “hitting those guys”, a reference to resignations of 3 reporters following a Russia story, helped him get Comms Director job — “I have to call on CNN and send a message to Zucker that we are back in business," Scaramucci said on a hot mic Sunday in between morning show appearances.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue says the company had its first ever cashflow positive month in February and now has 100M+ users — Tech entrepreneur Mike McCue knows a lot about bringing different types of media — voice, video and text - onto the Internet. But for the last couple years …
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@sarafischer, @sarafischer and @gabyaschwarz
Ross Benes / Digiday:
Profile of Julia Beizer, HuffPost's head of product who oversaw the site's recent redesign and who, prior to that role, spent 11 years at the Washington Post — After HuffPost released its redesigned website in April, Julia Beizer went to a tiny midtown Manhattan karaoke bar with a dozen or so colleagues to celebrate.
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@raju, @digiday and @emilyingram
Emily Steel / New York Times:
If AT&T's $85.4B bid for Time Warner is approved by regulators, CEO Jeff Bewkes is expected to leave, with the Time Warner brand being eliminated — Jeffrey L. Bewkes championed acclaimed series like “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” at HBO, salvaged Time Warner from its disastrous merger …
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TVNewser, @sherman4949, @dylanbyers, FierceCable and @gerryfsmith
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Profile of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, on their off-camera romance, their tempestuous relationship with Donald Trump, and more — Joe, Mika, and their star-crossed relationship with the president. — It was Joe Scarborough's 53rd birthday, April 9, 2016, and his youngest child …
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Profile of Tim Crews, small-town newspaper publisher who ignores digital, but files 20+ open records requests/year so his community continues to get its news — At the Sacramento Valley Mirror, Tim Crews is everything. — He's the founder, publisher, editor and owner. He reports, takes photos and sells ads.
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@kristenhare
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu hires Kelly Campbell, the current head of Global Growth Marketing for Google Cloud, as CMO — Hulu announced this morning the appointment of Kelly Campbell, the current head of Global Growth Marketing for Google Cloud, as its new Chief Marketing Officer.
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap and Variety
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Chicas Poderosas is launching an accelerator in Latin America for women interested in starting their own independent digital news organizations or projects — “We are hoping to change the narrative in Latin America, where most media organizations are led by men."
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. wants to sell a majority stake in Essence, its African-American women's lifestyle magazine, confirms CEO Rich Battista — Publisher decided against selling entire company in April — Time Inc. TIME 1.44% is looking to sell a majority stake in Essence, the monthly African-American …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Bleacher Report names Condé Nast veteran Howard Mittman its chief revenue officer and its first chief marketing officer — Bleacher Report has named veteran Condé Nast publisher Howard Mittman as chief revenue officer and its first chief marketing officer as it seeks to capitalize …
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