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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Vivian Schiller to Leave NBC News for Twitter — In a bid to reinforce Twitter's mutually beneficial relationships with the news industry, the social networking giant on Thursday appointed Vivian Schiller to a newly created position, head of news and journalism partnerships.
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@twitterfornews, TVNewser, USA Today, Gigaom, The Wrap, JIMROMENESKO.COM, TechCrunch, Politico, Poynter, The Verge, Reuters, @nytfridge, Los Angeles Times, @chloes, @claireatki, Digital Media Wire, @vivianschiller, Washington Post, @marksluckie, @felixsalmon, @nycjim, @raju, @edmundlee, ValueWalk and @rosental
Erik Wemple:
Book: Fox News planted false information to discredit reporter, stifle bad news — Pity the journalist who wishes to write about Fox News. It can be very dangerous. — In his new book “Murdoch's World,” NPR media reporter David Folkenflik documents one of the perils as part of a chapter …
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Washington Post, Talking Biz News, @jayrosen_nyu, The Raw Story and The Huffington Post
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Matthew Flamm / Media & Entertainment:
I'm the reporter Fox News conned — There are six steps to perpetrating a classic con, according to the 1923 book Confessions of a Confidence Man. My favorite—the one that best summarizes how in 2008 Fox News duped me in order to discredit my reporting—is the third in the list, known as the “Build-up.”
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Gawker, @mflamm_reporter and @davidfolkenflik
Pew Research Journalism Project:
The Role of News on Facebook — Common yet Incidental — Overview — On Facebook, the largest social media platform, news is a common but incidental experience, according to an initiative of Pew Research Center in collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Mashable, Forbes, Poynter, The Switch, @lavrusik, TVNewser, @pewresearch, Reuters, ValueWalk, The Next Web, @pewinternet, @mikeisaac, Knight Foundation, WebProNews, @asmitch, GeekWire, paidContent, Softpedia News and Kirk LaPointe's …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Bumping into the news: New Pew data shows Facebook users find news there, but don't seek it out
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Journalism.org, @niemanlab and Forbes
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Time Warner Cable Reaches Agreement to Distribute Al Jazeera America — Time Warner Cable, one of the country's biggest cable operators, has agreed to carry Al Jazeera America, giving the Qatar-owned broadcaster exposure to millions more households as it seeks to build an audience in the United States.
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TVNewser, Mediaite, Politico, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Radio & Television …, The Verge, The Huffington Post, Variety, AdAge, Inside TV, Broadcasting & Cable, Poynter, @nycjim, The Wrap, New York Magazine and @joer138
Jason Deans / Guardian:
Press regulation: seven global groups urge Queen not to sign ‘toxic’ charter — Letter claims royal charter would have a chilling effect on UK journalism and could lead to muzzling of press in other countries — Seven international newspaper industry trade bodies and media freedom organisations …
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Press Gazette
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ITV:
Press apply to High Court over rejected regulation plans
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Daily Express, BBC, HoldTheFrontPage, @lisaocarroll and Newspaper Society
Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Press announces timetable for ‘toughest regulator in the world’
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Press Gazette
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Twitter sets $17-$20 price range for IPO, will offer 70 million shares, trading could begin Nov. 6 — Update: The New York Times has confirmed that Twitter's investor roadshow begins on Monday and the IPO is expected to be on November 6. — Twitter has set its IPO price range at $17 to $20 …
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Forbes, CNET, DealBook, BuzzFeed, TechCrunch, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider and @pkafka
Beth Healy / Boston Globe:
John Henry's purchase of Boston Globe is completed after Worcester judge lifts injunction — Boston businessman John Henry's purchase of the Boston Globe became official Thursday afternoon, ending 20 years of ownership by the New York Times Co. — Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox …
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Poynter, New York Times, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Media Nation, investors.nytco.com and @chaughney
Tanzina Vega / New York Times:
Ad-Sponsored Editorial Content Draws Regulator's Notice — THE practice of native advertising, or the use of editorial content for promotional or marketing purposes, is beginning to capture the attention of advertising regulators who are concerned that some content could be considered deceptive to consumers.
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@adamostrow and @aschweig
Donna Tam / CNET:
Amazon reports $17.09 billion in sales for Q3, meets expectations — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. — (Credit: James Martin/CNET) — Amazon just barely beat Wall Street's expectations Thursday when it reported a loss of $41 million, or 9 cents-per-share, in the third quarter and net sales of $17.09 billion.
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AllThingsD, Forbes, Business Insider and The Verge
TechCrunch:
This Is What Instagram Ads Look Like — Instagram has just released the first image of an Instagram ad. — Last month the company announced Sponsored Photos and Sponsored Videos would begin appearing in people's feeds from brands they don't follow, promising something beautiful and engaging.
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Fast Company, Betabeat, Gigaom, AdAge, VentureBeat, Wired, AllFacebook, Inside Facebook, WebProNews, The Next Web, CNET and Engadget
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
‘Fortune’ bulks up: Andy Serwer announces seven new hires at once — Fortune, the business magazine published by Time Inc., announced seven new editorial staff hires today. — “I am delighted to tell you about a great influx of new talent coming to Fortune,” wrote managing editor Andy Serwer …
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@megan, Talking Biz News and @jenwieczner
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Rick Berke to Leave The Times for Politico — Rick Berke, a longtime political correspondent and senior editor at The New York Times, was appointed executive editor of Politico on Thursday, in what Politico described as a testament to its influence and growth.
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Politico, Capital New York, The Huffington Post, @jyarow, Poynter, @nprinskeep, FishbowlDC and The Wrap
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Jim Dalrymple's Loop Magazine Reboots With Stunning Mobile Publishing Platform Glide — Five months ago, veteran Apple reporter Jim Dalrymple made a bet that people would want to pay two bucks to read articles about tech, music and more in a minimal iPad magazine.
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AppleInsider, Folio, The Loop and Daring Fireball
Michael Rondon / Folio:
RR Donnelley to Buy Consolidated Graphics for $620M — Company also reports $2.6B in revenues for Q3. — RR Donnelley, the Chicago-based printer and integrated communications provider, has agreed to acquire Consolidated Graphics, a general commercial printing company, for more than $600 million.
Merrill Knox / TVSpy:
Q3 Earnings: Meredith Local Media Group Revenue Up 3% — Total revenues for Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group grew +3% to $90 million in the third quarter of 2013. Non-political advertising revenues were up +3% to $64 million led by strong performance from KPHO in Phoenix, KCTV in Kansas City and KPTV in Portland, Ore.
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Meredith Corporation MediaRoom, Folio, GalleyCat, Radio & Television …, Business Record:Home, FishbowlNY and AppNewser
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Tumblr Rebuilds Search Feature To Be More Powerful, Filter NSFW Tags Better As It Passes 65B Posts — Tumblr has completely revamped its search feature to make it more user friendly and powerful. Among the updates are the ability to use multiple tags in one query, easier access …
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Tumblr Staff, Betabeat, WebProNews and The Next Web
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
News Corp. to report first quarterly earnings as a new company on Nov. 11 — The new News Corp. will report its first quarterly earnings as a standalone publishing entity on Monday, Nov. 11, the company announced today. — The results will reflect the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year.
Erik Maza / WWD:
Media Execs Present United Front at Association of Magazine Media Conference — CHEERING SQUAD: The magazine industry convened Wednesday in New York for the annual conference held by its main trade group, the Association of Magazine Media, and made a show of unity to defend the vitality of print.
Discussion:
Capital New York
Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
China Box Office Surges 35 Percent to $2.7 Billion in First Nine Months of 2013 — The figure is close to the full-year 2012 total of $2.8 billion as local Chinese films made big gains, but Hollywood and other imported foreign fare fell 5.2 percent. — China's box office take was $2.7 billion …
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