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Tuesday May 21, 2013

ESPN Cuts Hundreds; Staffers Quit the Village Voice

rd100.gifHundreds of staffers were unexpectedly let go from ESPN, two more writers quit the Voice and Deborah Turness is officially the new president of NBC News.

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How David Karp Launched Tumblr

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So What Do You Do, David Karp, Founder of Tumblr?

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ESPN Cutting Hundreds of Staffers

According to Deadspin, ESPN is letting go about 400 staffers, with one anonymous axed employee calling the layoffs "completely out of the blue."

Read the story on FishbowlNY

twitterAnBrowne Whoa!

twitterDavidCaplanNYC Wow. Not a good day for HR: Hollywood-com did a bunch too today

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Morning Media Newsfeed: DOJ Targeted Fox News, Voice Writers Quit, Karp Nets $250 Million

Fox "will unequivocally defend" Rosen against DOJ investigation, the Village Voice loses two more writers and Yahoo! will bring ads to Tumblr.

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Monday May 20, 2013

How Does Kara Swisher Get So Many Scoops?

The AllThingsD co-founder discusses her success as a reporter and weighs in on the lack of women and minorities in tech.

So What Do You Do, Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor of AllThingsD.com?

Yahoo! Confirms Plans to Acquire, But Not 'Screw Up,' Tumblr

yahoo_tumblr.jpgYahoo! has officially announced its plans to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion, bringing the company a younger user base with the promise of more revenue.

Read the story on SocialTimes

twittersrcrawf2 Odds are Yahoo will screw Tumblr up

twitterceciliatapia I hope they don't

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Revolving Door Newsletter: 05.21.13
ESPN Cuts Hundreds; Staffers Quit the Village Voice

Latest News as of Wednesday, May 22, 11:15AM

Jeff Morris has been named SVP of operations and technology at NBC Owned Television Stations. He had been VP of technology there. (TVSpy)

Kris Frieswick has been named editor-in-chief at On Wall Street. She had been a freelancer. (mb)

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