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Anthony Bourdain, writer, chef, and TV host, has died by suicide at age 61 — Remembering the life of Anthony Bourdain — Programming note: CNN will air “Remembering Anthony Bourdain,” a special report on the life and legacy of the chef, storyteller and writer, tonight at 10 p.m. ET.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Press advocates bash US government's seizure of years of email and phone data from NYT reporter Ali Watkins, covering time she worked at multiple outlets — The revelation that federal prosecutors seized years' worth of email and phone records from a New York Times reporter drew criticism …
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DOJ seized years of phone and email records of NYT national security reporter Ali Watkins as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information — WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials secretly seized years' worth of a New York Times reporter's phone and email records …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Trump administration's seizure of a reporter's phone and email records chills every serious reporter and follows a clear blueprint from the Obama era — It was never a question of “if.” — It was always a matter of “when.” — The seizure of a New York Times reporter's phone …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Pixar co-founder John Lasseter, on leave since November following misconduct allegations, will not return to Disney but will have a consulting role through 2018 — LOS ANGELES — John Lasseter, the animation titan who has been on leave from the Walt Disney Company since November because of what he called …
Greg Wilson / Fox News:
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political analyst and Fox News contributor, reveals he is in the final stages of losing battle with cancer — Charles Krauthammer, the beloved and brilliant Fox News Channel personality who gave up a pioneering career in psychiatry …
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Bloomberg:
European broadcasters emulate Hulu as they try to join forces to build streaming platforms to fight the expansion of Netflix, HBO, and Amazon into Europe — Broadcasters are setting aside old rivalries to battle a common streaming enemy. — , and — For the past two decades …
George Slefo / Ad Age:
Sources: Defy Media has left some publishers unpaid, with amounts up to $40K, since shutting down its programmatic ads division — Defy Media recent decision to shut down its business serving ads has left some publishers unpaid, according to publishers and executives familiar with the company's situation.
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Marta Martinez / Nieman Lab:
Colombia's El Spectador is connecting with millennial audiences via La Pulla, a weekly YouTube series with 500K+ subscribers that examines complex subjects — La Pulla is run out of El Espectador, Colombia's oldest newspaper. But to remain independent, the team fundraises for its own salaries, equipment, and expenses.
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Ex-Tronc Chairman Ferro behind the delayed sale of LAT and San Diego Union Tribune to Patrick Soon-Shiong as Ferro pressures Soon-Shiong to buy all of Tronc — “Any would-be scenarios involving Tronc include odd tradeoffs, weird valuations, and questions of sheer feasibility."
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Adrienne Samuels Gibbs / Chicago magazine:
The Obsidian Collection is digitizing historically black newspapers' archives, with help from Google Arts & Culture, for a window into the black experience — The organization is busy digitizing papers like the Chicago Defender and the Baltimore Afro American.
Hannah Karp / Billboard:
Sources: Spotify offers several hundred thousand dollar advances to music managers and indie acts for direct licensing, to earn 50% of revenue per stream — Spotify has offered advances to a number of managers and indie acts in exchange for licensing their music directly to the streaming service, sources tell Billboard.
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