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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Source: Tronc to return to original name, Tribune Publishing, now that sale of Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and others has been finalized — Tronc, one of the most lambasted corporate name changes of the digital era, is going to return to its original name, Tribune Publishing.
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Sargent McCormick says he and other investors have formed a venture fund to raise money to acquire the Chicago Tribune or become Tronc's largest shareholder — - McCormick raising money from Chicago businesses, civic groups — Deal to buy Ferro's 25 percent stake fell through this month
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times names Norman Pearlstine as executive editor; Pearlstine has served as an advisor to Soon-Shiong through ownership transition — Norman Pearlstine, who has spent 50 years in journalism helping shape some of the nation's most prominent publications — including Time Inc. magazines …
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Patrick Soon-Shiong / Los Angeles Times:
A copy of the letter to readers from new LA Times owner Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong that appeared in Sunday's paper and the San Diego Union-Tribune
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Antitrust experts argue several major acquisitions have given Facebook and Google dominance over the ad market, with the DoJ failing to regulate them — Several major acquisitions have helped Google and Facebook on their way to unprecedented dominance over the advertising supply chain …
K.G Orphanides / WIRED UK:
An overview of the EU's proposed new copyright law that will require internet platforms to automatically filter uploaded content, ahead of Wednesday's vote — A proposed new European copyright law could make memes illegal and threaten the future of the internet as we know it. Time to panic?
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Columbia Journalism Review, Techdirt and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Rana Ayyub / Foreign Policy:
The Indian government does little to protect journalists outside the centers of power and in some cases is itself targeting journalists — I had the resources to survive a campaign of online hate — but other reporters have been far less fortunate. — Two days after I'd written …
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Nieman Lab:
At the WAN-IFRA annual congress, the head of the Portuguese press association forcibly kissed a woman onstage, one of a number of misogynistic incidents — “We are done pandering to the egos of change-resistant influential men in the hope that our gentle lead will eventually encourage …
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Former Mexico President Vicente Fox joins the board of cannabis publication High Times — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Mexico President Vicente Fox, who calls himself a soldier in the global campaign to legalize marijuana, is joining the board of directors of venerable cannabis publication High Times to advance his agenda.
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Associated Press:
Pulitzer prize-winning author Junot Diaz will return to his teaching post at MIT after an internal investigation cleared him of allegations of sexual misconduct — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation cleared Pulitzer Prize-winning author …
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The Bookseller
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Daily Mail names former Fox News Digital EIC Noah Kotch EIC of DailyMail.com and MailOnline — Noah Kotch recruited from Fox News Digital to run website — The publisher of the Daily Mail has turned to Rupert Murdoch's Fox News to poach a new chief editor for its websites.
Jason Cherkis / HuffPost:
A look at Chickfactor, a print zine with sporadic, limited circulation which helped shape the indie pop scene and put bands like Belle and Sebastian on the map — Co-founder Gail O'Hara on her life pursuit. — Gail O'Hara's fanzine, Chickfactor, has been publishing off and on since 1992.
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Katie Couric's production company to produce short-form online video series for digital media company theSkimm, sponsored by Procter & Gamble — Broadcaster will beef up her production company with the aim of finding sponsors and distribution outlets — Does a brand-name journalist need a brand-name platform to succeed?
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