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Nexstar confirms it is acquiring Tribune Media Co. for $4.1B; the deal will make it the biggest operator of local TV stations in the US — The deal, worth $6.4 billion when including debt, will make the company the largest operator of local U.S. television stations.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook says he has already spoken with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about Tribune acquisition, as company seeks federal approval — Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook is taking a friendly approach to the FCC and other regulators as he begins the PR effort …
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Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Radio & Television …, Adweek, Reuters, Gizmodo and Engadget
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Rappler's Maria Ressa, charged with tax evasion after coverage critical of Philippine government, says charges are being used to intimidate her — Editor of independent news website Rappler has been released on bail over charges she says are being used to intimidate her
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Camille Elemia / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa posts bail of 60K Philippine Pesos, after court finds probable cause that Rappler's parent company failed to disclose tax info — (3rd UPDATE) The case at the Pasig court is just one of the 5 tax cases the Department of Justice has filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa
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@mariaressa, @daveyalba and Financial Times
Shannon Liao / The Verge:
Tumblr says it will permanently ban adult content from its platform beginning December 17 — Existing posts containing porn will be switched to private mode — Tumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th in a move that will eradicate porn-related communities …
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Fast Company, Motherboard, Tumblr Staff, TechCrunch, Engadget, Adweek, Variety, Business Insider, RAPPLER, BGR, USA Today, Fortune, Hit & Run, Polygon, The Next Web, Mashable, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As digital outlets, which became entry points for young journalists after the demise of local newspapers, go under, journalism may lose a generation of talent — About five years ago, I was asked to visit the newsroom at Mic, a digital-media start-up backed by venture capital and focused on news for the millennial audience.
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New York Times:
NYT Opinion writer Bari Weiss and Vice writer Eve Peyser, former Twitter enemies, discuss how the Internet polarizes and divides — Bari Weiss and Eve Peyser were Twitter enemies. Then they met. — Ms. Weiss is a writer and editor for the Opinion section. Ms. Peyser writes about politics and culture for Vice.
Simon Owens / What's New in Publishing:
When BuzzFeed relied on native ads it praised Facebook, but after failing to scale that business, it's now alarmed by Facebook/Google like any other publisher — I can't be the only person who was genuinely perplexed by the interview BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti gave to The New York Times last week.
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The Drum
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Speaking on CNN podcast “The Axe Files”, CNN President Jeff Zucker says he is interested in running for office — CNN President Jeff Zucker appeared Monday on ‘The Axe Files,’ the CNN podcast with contributor and politico David Axelrod for an hour-long interview touching …
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Episodes, TVNewser and The Daily Caller
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Speaking at UBS media conference, New York Times COO Meredith Levien said some print subscribers are paying upwards of $1000/year for the paper — The New York Times has long been the gold standard of journalism in the United States, but for an unknown number of print subscribers …
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Ad Age and @sarafischer
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Glenn Beck's TheBlaze and Mark Levin's CRTV are to merge, creating a conservative-media entity called Blaze Media which they say will reach 165M people — The homes of Glenn Beck and Mark Levin are combining to create Blaze Media, which insiders say will reach 165 million people via television, digital platforms and social media.
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@benshapiro, TheBlaze, CNN, The Daily Beast, CNBC, Newser, @owillis, @billyhallowell, @crtv, @glennbeck, @saragonzalestx, @heckyessica, The Wrap and Mediaite
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Far-right activist and ex-Breitbart journalist Milo Yiannopoulos is $2M+ in debt, with creditors including his employees and Breitbart writer Allum Bokhari — Cache details deterioration in relationship between far right activist and his former Gold Coast-based promoters
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Mediaite, @seanzevran, @stevesilberman, @repealist_, @robmanuel, @wajahatali, @mtracey, @j_zimms, @nrmorrow, @jimwaterson, @slpng_giants, @jason_a_w, @mattdpearce, @samsanders, @misselliemae, @crisprtek, @jessicavalenti, @glinner, @bernstein, @karolcummins, @tonybonesarelli, @kris_sacrebleu, @chick_in_kiev, @commonsenseb0t, @ositanwanevu, @jason_a_w, @swin24, @drance, @susanarendt, @mazmhussain, @_itsmarisworld_, @mattdpearce and Boing Boing
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