Alden Clashes With Billionaire Over Future of Tribune—and of Local News – New York hedge fund was on verge of expanding its newspaper empire when Maryland hotel magnate Stewart Bainum turned the tables [WSJ]
Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal – “The Wall Street Journal is a rarity in 21st-century media: a newspaper that makes money. A lot of money. But at a time when the U.S. population is growing more racially diverse, older white men still make up the largest chunk of its readership, with retirees a close second. Now a special innovation team and a group of nearly 300 newsroom employees are pushing for drastic changes at the paper.” [NYT]
DGA Awards: Winners List [THR]
‘Friends’ Reunion Shoot Apparently Underway As Matthew Perry Makes Revealing Instagram Post – Perry posted a photo on Instagram Friday night of himself in a makeup chair, mouth askew. “Seconds before eating a makeup brush,” he joked. “Not to mention reuniting with my Friends.” [Deadline]
Alleged Pixel Watch leak shows us the Wear OS watch we’ve been waiting for [Android Central]
Taylor Swift gets redemption as her re-recorded version of Fearless reaches No. 1 on US Apple Music Top Albums chart [Daily Mail]
