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New statement from Martin Baron on The Post's Jason Rezaian — Statement from Martin Baron, Washington Post executive editor: The guilty verdict announced by Iran in the trial of The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian represents an outrageous injustice. Iran has behaved unconscionably throughout this case …
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Amid Reports of Jason Rezaian's Conviction, Iran Hints at Prisoner Exchange
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Washington Post's Jason Rezaian sentenced in Iran; verdict is unknown
Washington Post's Jason Rezaian sentenced in Iran; verdict is unknown
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BuzzFeed to begin creating native video ads for politicians and political causes — BuzzFeed launches native video political advertising — <p>BuzzFeed will begin creating native video ads for politicians and political causes, the website will announce Monday.</p><p>Rena Shapiro …
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Interview with The New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet on the news org's finances, digital rivals, Jill Abramson, more — Dean Baquet: ‘My goal is to keep the number of reporters really high at the New York Times’ — The NYT executive editor on his paper's global appeal …
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ESPN's Grantland loses four employees to as yet unknown project run by Bill Simmons — The Grantland Exodus Has Begun — On the third episode of Bill Simmons's podcast, Simmons had former Grantland movie critic Wesley Morris on. They talked about movies in a particularly Simmonsy way …
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Snapchat Adds Refinery29 to Its Stable of Discover Publishers — Publishers are still jumping at the chance to give Snapchat their content. Next in line: Fashion and beauty site Refinery29, which launched its Snapchat Discover channel Monday morning. — Snapchat now features 15 publishers …
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FCC weighs cable, entertainment, and tech industry arguments about who can make changes to UI of TV set-top boxes — Does the Future of Television Belong to the Device or the App? — This week, the FCC hears reaction to a controversial proposal. The MPAA says it violates the U.S. Constitution.

Liberty Global invests $10.8M for 14% stake in London-based cross-platform production company Bigballs Media, owner of YouTube soccer channel Copa90 — John Malone's Liberty Global Invests $10.8M in Bigballs Media — LONDON — John Malone's international cable company Liberty Global …

Grantland co-founder Dan Fierman joins MTV News as VP and editorial director — MTV News Goes Digital With Editorial Director Hire — Former Grantland Editorial Director Fierman Takes Post — MTV, whose young viewers are increasingly online and streaming, hired a digital media executive …
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Moroccan Government Cracks Down on Journalists and Activists — RABAT, Morocco — As he sits in a jail cell with seven other inmates, Hicham Mansouri, an investigative journalist, worries about his colleagues on the outside. — For now, at least, they remain free.
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Julian Assange: police removed from outside Ecuadorian embassy — Scotland Yard says it still intends to arrest WikiLeaks founder if he leaves embassy but it is ‘no longer proportionate’ to monitor building — Police officers are no longer stationed outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London …
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Dish and Tegna reach a multiyear carriage deal, ending 24-hour blackout on 46 TV stations in 38 markets — Dish Network, Tegna Reach Deal Ending Station Blackout in 38 Markets — Dish Network is restoring 46 Tegna-owned network affiliate stations to its lineup, ending a more than 24-hour blackout in 38 markets.
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Inside Boston Globe's niche website strategy as it plans to launch its third standalone news site Stat on health, medicine, and life sciences this fall — Inside The Boston Globe's niche website strategy — Publishers have traditionally heard “niche” and thought small.
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