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A Struggling CNN Worldwide Is Said to Be Drawn to Jeffrey Zucker — In the days to come, when Time Warner appoints a new leader of CNN Worldwide for the first time in a decade, that person will face an identity crisis unlike any other in corporate America. — Though CNN over all is on track …
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Analysis: Why Jeff Zucker is right for CNN — Stagnant news cabler needs leader willing to take big risks — Hate Jeff Zucker if you must, but there's a lot to like about CNN hiring him. — That's not an easy thing for anyone to hear on the West Coast, where his popularity ranks somewhere between smog and wildfires.
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Piers Morgan phone-hacking conversation to air on Channel 4 — Ex-Daily Mirror editor shown in documentary telling Charlotte Church of stories which came about due to mobile phones — Footage of former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan telling Charlotte Church how “a spate of stories” …
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Piers Morgan Discussing Phone Hacking With Charlotte Church — Transcript of the footage of Piers Morgan specking to Charlotte Church: … Just in case you have forgotten, Piers claims: … He told Leveson:
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You're Launching a Digital Music Start-Up? In 2012? Really? — Question to the people putting money into streaming music start-ups* in 2012: What are you thinking? — Yes, public investors value Pandora at something like $1.4 billion. And private investors think Spotify is worth at least $3 billion.
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My Congressional Testimony on Internet Music Licensing — I was invited to testify in front of the IP/Competition/Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on the state of internet music licensing. I presented the following testimony today: — Testimony of David B. Pakman — Partner
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The Leveson inquiry in numbers — Lord Justice Leveson publishes his report tomorrow. Here is a numerical summary of how the Inquiry has taken shape so far — • More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian — The Leveson Inquiry opened almost 18 months ago …
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Leveson Inquiry: Cameron receives report — The Leveson Inquiry was established by the prime minister in July last year — The Leveson report into media standards has been given to Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of its official publication on Thursday.
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WikiLeaks suspect Manning expected to testify for the first time — The Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks is expected to testify in court for the first time as early as Wednesday …
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What kinds of local stories drive engagement? The results of an NPR Facebook experiment — Editor's note: In February, our friends at NPR Digital Services told you about an experiment they were trying to localize content on the network's Facebook page, which has a massive 2.5 million fans.
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Tom Ricks to MSNBC: You're just like Fox, only not as good at it … Most of those chortling over Tom Ricks's highly unusual ninety seconds on Fox News this week were wowed by the way he spoke liberal truth to conservative power, informing his astonished interviewer, Jon Scott …
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Tom Ricks: Fox News ‘is making it up’
Tom Ricks: Fox News ‘is making it up’
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‘Just the facts’ isn't good enough for journalists anymore, says Tow Center's journalism manifesto — Of the dozens of assertions in a wide-ranging “manifesto” about the altered state of journalism from Columbia's Tow Center for Digital Journalism, this one stands out:
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Marissa Mayer Has A Simple Plan For Yahoo — Let's not overthink this Yahoo thing, shall we? — At a Fortune event in Silicon Valley Tuesday night, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave her first interview since taking the job. She told Pattie Sellers how she plans to build on Yahoo's strengths …
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Deezer lays the groundwork for its own music apps following Spotify's success — Deezer recently celebrated its international success by announcing that it had amassed 20 million tracks while serving 160 countries. Rather than making the anticipated expansion into the United States …
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What Happened To The Phoenix? — Thirty years ago, the Phoenix was the essential paper for a new generation of readers: those interested in a smart, countercultural alternative to the offerings of the mainstream press. Its writers and editors, many of whom are now among the most distinguished …
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