Dylan Byers

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Josh Tyrangiel Means Business

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Josh Tyrangiel has a preposterous mission: to convince readers that a weekly business magazine left for dead two years ago is now a must-read. That would be challenging enough in [...]

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The Observer’s Next Target: Chinese Tourists

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Since Jared Kushner bought the Observer Media Group in 2006, the business has focused heavily on generating advertorial supplements and ad-heavy verticals—from NYO Magazine, NYO Home, and NYO Tennis to [...]

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‘Guardian’ Correspondent Levels Plagiarism Charge at Reuters

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“Wow. Thanks to @Reuters for at least changing a few of the words from my story,” Miriam Elder, The Guardian’s Moscow correspondent, tweeted Thursday, suggesting that Reuters had either plagiarized or borrowed [...]

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‘New York’ Hires New CTO

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New York will announce today that Larry Chevres, formerly vice president of engineering at Ziff Davis, will take on the role of chief technology officer for the magazine’s website. The [...]

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Jared Kushner, Dan Abrams in Talks

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Dan Abrams, the founder of Mediaite and the Abrams Media Network, and Jared Kushner, the owner of the New York Observer, have been in talks that have included the discussion [...]

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‘Times’ Names Eric Asimov Interim Restaurant Critic

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The New York Times has announced that Eric Asimov, the paper’s wine critic, will serve as interim restaurant critic, replacing—for now—Sam Sifton, who left the post to become national editor. 

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Turmoil Engulfs News Corp. Meeting

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“I think we’ve had enough questions,” Rupert Murdoch told News Corp. shareholders on Friday, less than an hour and a half into the company’s annual shareholder meeting at Fox Studios [...]

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Can Arianna Make a French Connection?

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It’s 11 p.m. and Arianna Huffington has just finished dinner. “That’s early for Istanbul!”

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‘Post’ Launches New Effort to Reach the Non-Tweeting Masses

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Back in August, Twitter launched “Fast Follow,” a feature that uses SMS to allow people to follow Twitter accounts even if they haven't signed up for the social networking service.

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Bloomberg, ‘Post’ Tap Social Media Companies for GOP Debate

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Technology has been playing a large role in the presidential primary debates this year. Google and YouTube have each cosponsored a GOP debate, drawing on data and video contributions to [...]