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WaPo says Matt Murray will be Executive Editor until the US presidential election, after which Robert Winnett will take on the new role of Editor — The Washington Post also announced today its intention to launch a new division of the newsroom dedicated to better serving audiences …
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The Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee steps down, replaced by Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal — Matt Murray, the former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will take her place. — The executive editor of The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee …
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post plans to launch a new newsroom division in Q3 2024 focused on “service and social media journalism”, led by Matt Murray from November 6 — The departure of the first woman to run the nearly 150-year-old news operation was sudden and followed the arrival in January of a new publisher.
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Washington Post:
A WaPo staff meeting to introduce new top editor Matt Murray turned contentious when staff questioned CEO William Lewis about Sally Buzbee's abrupt replacement — Murray, a veteran of the Wall Street Journal, said he plans to oversee an era of growth and innovation.
New York Times:
Source: Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new WaPo divisions, in what would've been an effective demotion for her; Buzbee chafed at the idea — Sally Buzbee, who has been editor of The Washington Post since 2021, chafed at a major reorganization by the newspaper's chief executive.
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David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik:
[Thread] Sources: Will Lewis wants to make his mark on the WaPo newsroom, bringing in Robert Winnett, who Lewis worked with on a UK MP's expenses scandal story
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Source: Paramount and Skydance agree to the terms of a merger, which will likely be announced in the coming days; Shari Redstone still needs to sign the deal — - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance deal sticking points include legal expenses in case of shareholder lawsuits, potential “go-shop” period, and a shareholder vote — A special committee of Paramount's board of directors supports a merger with Skydance, a studio that has increased its offer in recent days.
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
US prosecutors charge The Epoch Times' CFO Bill Guan with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67M in illegally obtained funds — One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Spotify plans to raise US prices: Premium from $10.99 to $11.99 per month, Duo from $14.99 to $16.99, and Family from $16.99 to $19.99, after a July 2023 hike — A year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it's happening again.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X changes its adult content policies, formally letting users post consensual NSFW and AI content “provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed” — The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Antenna: Spotify users are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services in the US, with a ~2% monthly churn rate, similar to Netflix — Its customers are the least likely to cancel among major video or audio streaming services. — Good afternoon from Chicago …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at The Intercept's internal tensions, as it fails to raise funding and staff implore the board to fire CEO Annie Chabel and its chief strategy officer — The Scoop — Staff at the Intercept are imploring the nonprofit's board to fire its CEO and chief strategy officer amid a dispute …
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