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Jack Shafer:
From Tom Paine to Glenn Greenwald, we need partisan journalism — I would sooner engage you in a week-long debate over which taxonomical subdivision the duck-billed platypus belongs to then spend a moment arguing whether Glenn Greenwald is a journalist or not, or whether an activist can be a journalist …
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@froomkin, @ericuman, @johnmcquaid, @mccanner and @clarajeffery
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Daily Beast to launch a new weekend title, ‘Beast Weekend’ — The Daily Beast is launching a weekend title to debut this fall along with a homepage makeover, editor-in-chief Tina Brown told staff today. — “Beast Weekend will refresh and refocus our weekend content towards culture as well as longer reads …
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eMedia Vitals and FishbowlNY
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Hits One-Year Mark — Shares Have Soared More Than 70%, but Little Evidence Yet of a Real Turnaround — Yahoo Inc.'s share price has soared more than 70% since the arrival of Chief Executive Marissa Mayer one year ago, but there isn't much evidence yet of a fundamental turnaround at the veteran Web company.
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TIME, Businessweek, NetNewsCheck Latest and TechCrunch
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Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
Yahoo Misses Estimates as CEO Fails to Woo Advertisers
Yahoo Misses Estimates as CEO Fails to Woo Advertisers
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Yahoo!, Quartz, AllThingsD, Business Insider, AdAge, @cnet, @tcarmody, @karaswisher, @dscheinm, @amir_efrati, @ryantate and Business Insider
Bronwen Clune / Guardian:
Are fact-checking sites a symptom of the media not doing its job? — ‘Fact-checking’ sites are on the rise in Australia. Are those new ventures suggesting that journalism is failing to adequately perform its functions? — The Guardian's data journalism workflow. Illustration: Mark McCormick for the Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Google Pitches Online TV Service to Media Companies — Streaming of Traditional TV Programming Is Also Planned by Others — Google Inc. has approached media companies about licensing their content for an Internet TV service that would stream traditional TV programming, people familiar with the matter say.
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New York Times, Engadget, SlashGear, AdExchanger, ReadWrite, Electronista, Quartz, C21Media, CNET, Broadcasting & Cable, Yahoo! News, Pocket-lint, Variety, Digital Spy, Business Insider, Deadline.com, WebProNews, AdAge and paidContent
Lindsey Clay / Guardian:
There's no battle between TV and YouTube. Fact. — Thinkbox's Lindsey Clay says that the emotional connection people enjoy with TV makes the so-called battle between TV and YouTube a false one — Here's a fact: in the UK, for every minute spent with YouTube, the average person spends nearly an hour watching terrestrial TV.
Gina Damron / Detroit Free Press:
National Press Photographers Association expresses concern over arrest of Free Press photographer — The National Press Photographers Association says it appears police violated the First Amendment rights of a Detroit Free Press photographer when she was arrested after trying to get her iPhone …
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Walter Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Next up for Tribune Co.: making the most of its real estate — The Los Angeles Times is seen from the observation deck of Los Angeles City Hall. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / November 21, 2012) — After announcing a plan to split its newspaper unit into a separate company …
Discussion:
Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and LA Observed
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Netflix Dominates Speculation Over Emmy Awards — The nominations for the Emmy Awards will be announced on Thursday in Los Angeles, and it is widely expected that, for the first time, the headlines will be all about Netflix. — Two programs created for that Internet streaming service …
Brendan Nyhan / Columbia Journalism Review:
When ‘he said,’ ‘she said’ is dangerous — Media errs in giving “balanced” coverage to McCarthy's discredited views — ABC's announcement yesterday that actress/comedian Jenny McCarthy will become a co-host of The View brought forth a torrent of condemnation from doctors, science journalists …
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The New Yorker Blog, Guardian, ComPost, Lexington Herald-Leader, Boston Globe, NY Daily News and Politico
Jack Kim / Reuters:
Asiana says scrapping plan to sue U.S. TV station for name gaffe — (Reuters) - Asiana Airlines said on Wednesday it has scrapped a plan to sue a U.S. television station that incorrectly reported in a racially offensive manner the names of pilots of the flight that crash-landed in San Francisco this month.
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Deadline.com and nbcchicago.com
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Dish opens up the Hopper DVR to help developers build smarter, more useful TV apps — Smartphones and tablets have endlessly customizable interfaces, but sadly we're usually stuck at the mercy of remote controls that have no awareness of context when we watch TV.
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PC Advisor, bizjournals, TechSpot, DailyFinance and CNET
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Going a la carte would destroy pay-TV industry, analyst says — The logo of Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal is seen on the exhibit floor during the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn. Cable Show in Washington. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg / June 11, 2013)
Bloomberg:
Malone Yields to Vodafone in German Cable Race — John Malone, the billionaire who controls Liberty Global Plc (LBTYA), said he's out of the race for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (KD8) and will look to southern Europe for opportunities when the economy there starts improving.
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Hollywood Reporter
Lauren Ingeno / Inside Higher Ed:
USC announces changes to its journalism master's degree program — Shelling out thousands of dollars for a master's degree in journalism may seem illogical in 2013, as newsrooms continue to shrink at alarming rates. There are now less than 40,000 full-time professional employees working …
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