After weeks of rumors, Buzzmedia made it official and acquired Spin, adding a legacy print magazine (founded 1985) to its near-monopoly on music blogs. Buzzmedia owns: Stereogum, Idolator, Hype Machine, Pure Volume, Brooklyn Vegan, AbsolutePunk, Buzznet, Concrete Loop, Gorilla vs. Bear, Pop Matters, Punk News, RCRD LBL, XLR8R, as well as the official websites of the Kardashian sisters.
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For the first time since launching its probe into British tabloids’ bribery and phonehacking practices more than a year ago, Scotland Yard has arrested a reporter not employed by Rupert Murdoch, reports The Guardian.
The 37-year-old former Daily Mirror reporter under investigation for bribery was not identified but is said to be Greig Box Turnbull, who currently works in communications for Westminster City Council. Two non-journalists were arrested as part of the same probe. Read More
Gina Chon, The Wall Street Journal reporter whose Iraq courtship emails with ambassadorial nominee Brett McGurk (now her husband) were leaked on Cryptome last week, has resigned.
“Gina Chon agreed to resign this afternoon after acknowledging that while based in Iraq she violated the Dow Jones Code of Conduct by sharing certain unpublished news Read More
