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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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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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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 — Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong will become the new owner of the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune on Monday, when the sale is expected to be finalized.

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 …

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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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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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 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.

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.

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.

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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Sources: Roku plans to launch a video subscription marketplace to allow customers to sign up for and watch subscription services without separate apps — Roku plans to launch a marketplace for video subscription services in the coming months, which will allow consumers to sign …
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