Mediagazer: The UK's i newspaper signs syndication deal with The Economist and will run two articles from the magazine per week (Freddy Mayhew/Press Gazette)

Three of Axios' top technical executives, including its CTO plus multiple design employees, have left in the last six months over tensions about product mission — - Axios has lost its top three technical executives, all in the past six months. — They were heads of technology, product …

Discussion: @laurenjohnson and @jyarow

The New York Times Company:

Slate's Chief Political Correspondent Jamelle Bouie is joining The New York Times' Opinion section as a columnist — All: We're very happy to tell you that Jamelle Bouie is joining Times Opinion as a columnist, the newest member of the most excellent and eclectic lineup of opinion voices in English-language journalism.

Discussion: @ron_fournier, @mvddm, @jbouie, @redsteeze, @carolynryan, @chrislhayes, @gaywonk, @maxjrosenthal, @bmac0507, @tombreihan, @owillis and @nhannahjones

New York Times:

Los Angeles sues the company behind the Weather Channel app, which is owned by IBM, for slyly using location data for commercial purposes — The Weather Channel app deceptively collected, shared and profited from the location information of millions of American consumers …

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Todd VanDerWerff / Vox:

As publications cut back on culture writing or eliminate it entirely, a look at why cultural criticism helps us understand our society better — Cultural criticism is journalism. And in an era when fewer outlets support it, we need more of it, not less — I've been thinking about The Hateful Eight a lot lately.

Discussion: American Press Institute, @tvoti, @wilw_writes, @bertha_c, @tedhope, @kvanaren, @coralmerfi and @voxdotcom

Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:

How The Weekly Standard met its end, amid pressure from parent company execs and subscribers, as some editors plot an attempt to revive it — The Weekly Standard was killed last month, an act that had both a clear culprit and a muddy forensic trail. For twenty-three years …

Discussion: Politico, @dkahanerules, @ericboehlert, @billkristol, @ahmed, @drvox and CNN

Kendall Baker / Axios:

Axios has acquired Sports Internet, a newsletter run by ex-ESPN staffer and Bleacher Report writer Kendall Baker, and will relaunch it as Axios Sports on Monday — Dearest readers, I'm beyond excited to announce that Sports Internet has been acquired by Axios and will be relaunching as Axios Sports on Monday.

Discussion: @kenvogel and @axios

Dylan Byers / Byers Market:

Sources: Facebook execs “fed up” with NYT coverage and frustrated by a sponsored post on how to leave Facebook; NYT EIC says coverage is separate from business — What's Next: Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives are fed up with The New York Times after weeks …

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Jason Guerrasio / Business Insider:

Memo: MoviePass Product Manager Eric Jeng resigns from the company, citing its response to allegations of inappropriate behavior — - On Wednesday, a MoviePass product manager, Eric Jeng, resigned after one year at the company. — In a 704-word letter sent to the entire company …

Discussion: @nmcalone

Marcus Baram / Fast Company:

In her new book, Jill Abramson says the NYT's publisher drafted a letter “all but apologizing” to the Chinese govt for a Pulitzer-winning story on corruption — In her new book Merchants of Truth, former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson claims that the news outlet's publisher drafted …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Conde Nast Britain made a pre-tax loss of £13.5M in 2017, down from a pre-tax profit of £6.7M in 2016 — Vogue and GQ publisher Conde Nast made a pre-tax loss of £13.5m in 2017, down from a pre-tax profit of £6.7m a year earlier. — The magazine publisher …

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix revises its operating expenses, revealing it spent $534M more on streaming operations for the first nine months of 2018 than previously reported — Netflix has changed the way it accounts for personnel expenses related to its streaming service — a move showing the company has invested …

Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:

The UK's i newspaper signs syndication deal with The Economist and will run two articles from the magazine per week — The i newspaper will run selected articles from The Economist, both in print and online, as part of a new deal between the two news titles.

Discussion: @lizzyandersonuk and @editorinchiefjp