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Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
Reporter recounts being pressured by Google and her bosses to take down a Forbes piece in 2011 criticizing Google's monopolistic practices with Plus and search — The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank, was getting rid …
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Memo: The BBC's flagship news show, Today, is preparing to include online news sources and coverage by foreign media in its daily print newspaper review — Welcome to 2017. — The BBC's flagship news show is preparing to replace its review of the day's printed newspapers with a round …
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@jimwaterson, @heatheranne9, @bienbutcher and @alexgspence
Detroit Free Press:
Peter Bhatia, formerly of The Cincinnati Enquirer and the Portland Oregonian, is named editor of The Detroit Free Press, starting September 19 — Peter Bhatia, a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning editor who has led several large news organizations across the country, was named editor of the Detroit Free Press on Thursday.
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@michpoligal and @davidshepardson
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple is in talks to move its original content division to The Culver Studios, the iconic Hollywood studio where Gone With The Wind was filmed — Apple is eyeing the studio where films from Gone With The Wind to The Matrix were shot, as the base for its big push into Hollywood production.
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Local union president says Village Voice will lay off 13 of 17 union workers when print edition ends the third week of September — Just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, employees at The Village Voice in Manhattan received an email from co-workers saying that the weekly newspaper appeared to be on the verge of announcing layoffs.
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Ross Barkan, @hamiltonnolan, @jill_jorgensen, @nytmedia and New York Daily News
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Glenn Beck announces layoffs for 20% of staff at TheBlaze and Mercury Radio Arts; source estimates number at about 50 — The host announced that 20 percent of his staff was dismissed on Thursday. — Despite an uptick of interest in political news and the ascendant trajectory …
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Breitbart has hired Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, candidate for governor, and vice chair of Trump's election commission, as a columnist — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is now a regular columnist on the far-right news site run by President Donald Trump's former chief strategist.
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The Week, @jasonkander, @bryanlowry3, @lrozen, @_rscottwhitley_ and Mediaite
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Spotify's head of original video and podcasting, Tom Calderone, is leaving as firm rethinks its video strategy, tying it more closely to music — Streaming company says videos will focus around music — Spotify Ltd. is parting ways with Tom Calderone, the head of original video and podcasts …
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Business Insider, Engadget, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, @pkafka, @digitalshields, @lucas_shaw and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Ethics expert Kathleen Culver says the flaws of Katrina reporting provide lessons for journalists covering Harvey — Before Hurricane Harvey dumped feet of water on Texas, a bevy of national reporters descended on the state to cover the devastating storm, which has since forced local Houston journalists …
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Columbia Journalism Review and @hansenkarenm
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Alan Butterfield and Ruaridh Connellan, the two Daily Mail journalists stranded for 18 hours covering Harvey, are in stable condition at a hospital in Houston — Clinging to a tree branch in torrential rain and howling winds, Ruaridh Connellan fought against the ferocious current of Houston's Greens Bayou.
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@matthewhaag and Houston Chronicle
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Time Inc. will stream a cooking show on Facebook later this year, and plans to produce about 40 hours of TV programming that will be licensed to 12 networks — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Inc, publisher of magazines including People and Sports Illustrated, is turning to the internet to distribute …
Michael Blanding / Nieman Reports:
How some news outlets are covering climate change well, amid a dearth of coverage from networks, uneven newspaper coverage, and issues with false balance — A look at news outlets bringing innovation, urgency and new audiences to stories on climate change — The assignment was simple …
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