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Sam Kirkland / Poynter:
Why USA Today's huge growth in digital circulation isn't what it seems — The Alliance for Audited Media released a new round of circulation figures today — a twice-yearly occasion for newspapers to write about themselves. In true Halloween spirit, a few of them published press releases disguised …
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Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Struggling industry throttles newspaper metrics — Unable to arrest years of declining ad sales and sliding print circulation, two key trade groups representing the newspaper industry have done the next best thing: — They effectively have stopped reporting on the metrics that make it possible …
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Dominic Casciani / BBC:
Phone-hacking trial: Andy Coulson told editor ‘do his phone’ — Mr Goodman and Mr Coulson face two counts in relation to paying for royal directories. Prosecution will elaborate after a break. #hacking — Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC … Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire was paid more than £400,000 by NoW
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Time Warner Left Bruised in Fee Battle With CBS — Time Warner Cable on Thursday reported the steepest quarterly loss of television subscribers in its history, which it attributed at least in part to the monthlong battle it had with the CBS Corporation in August. — The CBS blackout ended in early September.
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Agence France Presse:
Kenyan press up in arms over ‘draconian’ media bill — Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's media reacted with shock and outrage Friday after parliament voted through a bill that could see journalists and outlets slapped with huge fines for violating a code of conduct. — In a late-night sitting Thursday …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Johnston Press to launch 'people's paper', with 75% of content from public — Regional publisher denies ‘Bourne Experiment’ is about cutting costs, and hopes it proves new model for small weekly papers — Regional publisher Johnston Press is to attempt a radical reinvention of one of its titles …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Vocativ Brings The Tools Of The Spy World Into The Newsroom — If you were to eavesdrop on social-media conversations all over the world involving the term “NSA” and run a sentiment analysis on the results, you'd probably find that the wire-tapping spy agency is none too popular with just about anyone these days.
Andrea Peterson / The Switch:
Comcast is donating heavily to defeat the mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle — One of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's big policy initiatives has been expanding the quality and quantity of high-speed Internet access throughout the city. A public-private partnership plans …
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@jome20, TechCrunch and GeekWire
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of outrageous confidence — Who expected a virtual coming-out party for the newspaper industry in late 2013? — In the past several weeks, we've seen new newspaper owners proudly raising the flags of their new enterprises, speaking grandly of their futures and spouting …
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@niemanlab
Ann Friedman / Columbia Journalism Review:
A new joint effort from ABC News and Univision raises some good questions. — A few weeks ago, my friend Jorge Rivas and I found ourselves whining to each other about PR flaks. My complaints were the standard stuff you hear around the newsroom, but his were different.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Amazon launches ‘Day One’ journal, publishing a short story and poem every week — Amazon is launching its own literary journal, as the company's publishing arm continues to expand into just about every major market out there. The journal, called Day One, will feature a single piece of short fiction and a single poem in every issue.
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Harro Ten Wolde / Reuters:
German journalists urged to shun Google and Yahoo — (Reuters) - The union representing German journalists advised its members on Thursday to stop using Google and Yahoo because of reported snooping by U.S. and British intelligence. — “The German Federation of Journalists recommends journalists …
New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Reports 2013 Third-Quarter Results — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced an operating profit of $12.9 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $8.9 million in the same period of 2012.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
‘Times’ C.E.O. touts advertising ‘innovation’ following report of sales struggles
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