Mediagazer: “We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver's looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight (Justin Ellis/Nieman Journalism Lab)

1:20 AM ET, October 24, 2013

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A Liberal Parts Ways With Fox — Sally Kohn, one of the Fox News Channel's most visible liberal pundits, parted ways with the network this week and turned up almost immediately on one of its rivals — MSNBC. — MSNBC wasted no time booking her Tuesday evening to discuss a commentary …

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Twitter deal rankles some network execs — The NFL's new deal with Twitter isn't causing the same level of angst among TV networks as the league's extensive content deal with Verizon earlier this year or the launch of NFL RedZone four years ago. — But network executives privately express annoyance …

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

“We want people to do their own thinking”: What Nate Silver's looking for at the new, ESPN-housed FiveThirtyEight — What will the new FiveThirtyEight look like when it debuts next year? More politics, more sports, and, according to Nate Silver, all the other data they can get their hands on.

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Meranda Adams / 10,000 Words:

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Carol Loomis / Fortune:

Buffett: Why I didn't buy the Washington Post — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett reveals why he passed on the deal that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stepped up to. — FORTUNE — As the Graham family exits emotionally from the Washington Post newspaper, and new owner Jeff Bezos stays mum about his plans …

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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Walmart's VUDU And Sony Pictures Introduce Online Extras For Digital Movies — Sony Pictures has teamed up with Walmart's Vudu to start offering additional content and features to viewers who buy movies through the streaming video service. The partnership is designed not just to provide …

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