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David Carr / New York Times:
Campaign Journalism in the Age of Twitter — In Timothy Crouse's seminal campaign book, “The Boys on the Bus,” the crusty political reporters settle on the story that they will tell the world at the end of the day. — For modern political reporters, the end of the day never arrives.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Acquires Viki Video Site for $200 Million — Japan's Internet e-commerce giant Rakuten is set to purchase Viki, a premium video site that has been described as “Hulu for the rest of the world.” — The deal was set to be announced next week …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Video Site Viki Had Offers From Google And Yahoo Before It Took A $200M Deal With Rakuten …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
David Frost's Nixon interview helped end ‘age of deference’, says Lord Birt — Former producer describes process leading up to ex-president's apology and emphasises late presenter's impact on British TV — Lord Birt, the former BBC director general and producer of the late Sir David Frost's …
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Peter Walker / Guardian:
David Frost: a career in clips
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Esquire to launch weekly tablet edition — Esquire is aiming to shake up the monthly magazine market with the launch of weekly tablet edition designed to appeal to a younger generation of readers who grew up on digital content. The title, Esquire Weekly, launches on 5 September …
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Egypt accused of jamming al-Jazeera — Broadcaster says it has pinpointed four different sources of jamming after commissioning an interference detection company — The Egyptian government has been accused of jamming the signal of al-Jazeera, the pan-Arabic news channel, for the past seven weeks.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
‘Fox News Watch’ Says Goodbye — “Fox News Watch” can now be added to the pantheon of canceled cable news shows. Jon Scott hosted the final edition of FNC's long-running media criticism show this weekend. “Thanks for making News Watch part of your weekend,” said Scott …
Emma Beals / VICE:
More and More Journalists Are Being Kidnapped in Syria — Driving through the streets of Aleppo. — My heart is in my throat. I haven't taken a full breath for 24 hours. On the horizon is the sight I'd been hoping to avoid: black flags and men in smocks with AK-47s slung casually over their shoulders …
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Ami Sedghi / Guardian:
Vogue, Tatler and other high-end women's magazines target teen market — Observers say move is attempt to secure future generation of readers in industry suffering endemic declines in print sales — With parted blonde locks, bubblegum pink lips and a knitted jumper thrown over a denim shirt …
Walter Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Verizon pays $130 billion to acquire all of Verizon Wireless from Vodafone — Verizon Communications finalizes a deal to buy Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images / June 6, 2013) — In one of the largest deals in global corporate history …
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Steve Hewlett / Guardian:
BBC Newsnight should brace for change as Ian Katz takes over — Ex-Guardian deputy editor faces plenty of challenges as he takes over a show still recovering from the Jimmy Savile saga — Ian Katz's appointment as editor of BBC2's daily flagship Newsnight - he starts on Monday - caused genuine surprise.
Noreen Malone / The New Republic:
The Onion Is The Country's Best Op-Ed Page. Seriously. — I largely dislike reading op-ed columnists. All too often, columnists hem and haw and posture and drop references to their famous friends and fancy trips. They make points that are obvious. They are overly pious. They hew to the party line.
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