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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Times Co. Chairman Declares Paper Not for Sale — After a week in which both the Boston Globe and The Washington Post were purchased by new owners, the publisher of The New York Times Company emphatically declared Wednesday night that his company was not for sale.
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Tom McGeveran / Capital New York:
What would it look like if the Times had to find a Bezos, too? — It was a natural question to ask after news broke that The Washington Post is to be sold for $250 million to Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos: Could it happen here? — By here, I mean New York City, and by it …
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Sara Morrison / The Wrap:
The NY Times Isn't Selling - 6 Newspapers That Should — New York Times chair Arthur Sulzberger batted down speculation that the paper would follow in the Washington Post's footsteps — With the Washington Post and the Boston Globe changing hands, there's plenty of chatter about which will be the next to go.
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Dear Jeff Bezos, Here's What I Saw as an Analog Nobody in the Mailroom of the Washington Post — While it might seem an awful cliche, the fact of the matter is — if you go back to a time long before the commercial Internet existed, and well before you became so rich that you have $250 million …
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Corey Pein:
We Already Know What Kind of Newspaper Owner Jeff Bezos Will Be — Remember when Amazon pulled the plug on Wikileaks? — There's already a great flood of commentary wondering whether Jeff Bezos, the new owner of the Washington Post, will be a good king or a bad king. — The tech crowd is predictably enthusiastic.
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Scripps Networks Profits Rise 12% in 2d Quarter — Company raises guidance on strong ad market — Scripps Networks Interactive reported higher second quarter profits and said the ad market looked stronger than expected for the rest of the year. — Net income rose 12.2% to $160 million …
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Human Rights Watch:
Russia: Silencing Activists, Journalists ahead of Sochi Games — Six Months Before Olympics Launch, Fresh Concerns about Intimidation — (Moscow) - Local authorities have harassed numerous activists and journalists who criticized or expressed concerns about preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
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Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
Why negative comments are like broken windows — A look at how and why the quality of content below the line can affect readers, editorial and a publication's brand — Copyright: By Luton Anderson on Flickr. Some rights reserved. — The topic of online abuse has been coming under scrutiny …
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
YouTube Founders Introduce MixBit To Crack The Code Of Video Editing On Mobile — From the two co-founders behind YouTube, MixBit is a brand new mobile-first video platform. But contrarily to other video apps focused on recreating a social network, MixBit is all about editing and putting …
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Erik Wemple:
James Risen asks Justice to drop subpoena — James Risen wants his subpoena scrapped. — Risen is the New York Times reporter at the heart of a juicy court case that sits astride important First Amendment and journalism issues. His 2006 book, “State of War: The Secret History of the CIA …
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Rakuten Launches iPad And Android Apps For Its Wuaki.tv Streaming Service In Europe — Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten has launched tablets apps on iOS and Android to support the launch of its Wuaki video streaming service in the U.K. and Spain. The apps allow users of the service to purchase …
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The Next Web
Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:
Google Play Music All Access comes to the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand — It's been a few months since Google launched its Play Music All Access service, the company's answer to Spotify, Xbox Music, or Rdio, and now it's making its way out to countries besides the US.
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David McKnight / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch and his influence on Australian political life — Over the course of the federal election, Australia will experience a real time experiment which will demonstrate the degree of influence exerted by Murdoch on Australian political life — In 2007, journalist Ken Auletta spent …
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Christina Chaey / Fast Company:
The Twitterization Of Facebook Continues With Trending Topics — FACEBOOK'S NEW TRENDING TOPICS FEATURE ACTS A LOT LIKE TWITTER TRENDS. — Facebook is bringing some users a new Trending Topics feature later today, according to AllThingsD. Sound familiar?
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
RTL's Dutch Arm Buys Majority Stake in Online VOD Service Company — Netflix recently said that it would launch its streaming service in the Netherlands later this year. — RTL Nederland, the Dutch arm of European broadcast giant RTL Group, seems to be gearing up for a showdown with Netflix.
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
When UX Takes a Back Seat to Pageviews — The pressures of the current publishing world are making publishers compromise the standard user experience. A talented designer or user-experience expert would be aghast as some practices employed by marquee brands.
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