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David Carr / New York Times:
Long on Cutting Edge of Print, New York Magazine Cuts Back — Since its founding in 1968, New York magazine has served as a prototype of literate, high-tempo publishing, using its weekly cadence and location in one of the world's cultural capitals to usher in a new, more intimate and frank approach to what a publication could be.
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New York Magazine, Guardian, Media & Entertainment, Poynter, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, @howardkurtz, @jason_pontin, @gerryshih, @carlstwitt, Gawker, @bretteats, @michaelwolffnyc, The Corsair, Vanity Fair, @jpressler, @motokorich, @lindseymgreen, @gabiwrites, @abbygardner, @mcmoynihan, @jenniferdaniel, MediaPost, AdAge, MinOnline, The Huffington Post, @raju, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, @peterlattman, @ericboehlert, @sternbergh, @aoscott, @drudge_report, @buzzfeedandrew, @carr2n, @ericpooley, The Wrap, FishbowlNY, LA Observed, @mattdpearce, @__chrislee and @antderosa
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Fortune:
Exclusive: Chinese authorities conduct unannounced ‘inspections’ of Bloomberg News bureaus — The unusual visits follow a controversy about an investigative article involving a Chinese billionaire. — FORTUNE — In what appears to be a conspicuous show of displeasure …
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New York Magazine, @danprimack, emptywheel, @romenesko, Business Insider, Bloomberg and Talking Biz News
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Bloomberg's Robert Hutton excluded from a press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang — British Journalist Excluded From Press Conference With Chinese Leader — Robert Hutton, Bloomberg's long-standing and respected UK political reporter, has been excluded from a press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
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Guardian
Charles Davis / VICE:
The exploited laborers of the liberal media — I was 21 years old when I took out my earring, combed my hair, and tried concealing my distaste for power and Washington, DC, in order to ask questions at press conferences. It was the summer of 2006, and I had just left college to go work for a small …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Jeff Bezos: I Had To Be Talked Into Buying The Washington Post — Yes, yes, we know: Amazon is gearing up to start deliveries by drone. Very exciting, to be sure. Among the less headline-grabbing but nevertheless interesting things Jeff Bezos told Charlie Rose in interviews for Sunday night's …
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Mediaite, AdAge, The Verge, Business Insider and GeekWire
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
An early indicator that the FTC is considering regulating native advertising — Federal Trade Commission will put native advertising under the microscope Wednesday — I am wondering these days whether native advertising is truly a breakthrough format and has financial legs to underwrite a volume of quality digital journalism.
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TheHill, Calendar and @rickedmonds
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Katy Bachman / Adweek:
IAB Sorts Out Native Ahead of FTC Workshop
IAB Sorts Out Native Ahead of FTC Workshop
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Wall Street Journal, Thanks:@steverubel
Farhad Manjoo / Wall Street Journal:
How a Gawker Editor Picks the ‘Viral’ Content Readers Can't Resist Sharing — Neetzan Zimmerman doesn't like to be called a machine. That word implies something cold and inhuman about how he works, and Mr. Zimmerman believes that what makes him so good at his job is precisely the opposite sensibility …
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Wonkblog, PandoDaily, @evgenymorozov, @palantirtech, @karenmcgrane, @profjeffjarvis, Mediaite, @ejpfauth, @fmanjoo, @jaimestein, @jayrosen_nyu, @glcarlstrom, @demetria_g, Business Insider and Poynter
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Sam Champion Leaving ABC for The Weather Channel — First on TVNewser: Sam Champion, weatherman for ABC's “Good Morning America” is leaving ABC and joining the Weather Channel. It's the first talent departure at the No. 1 morning show in more than two years.
Jack Marshall / Digiday:
Facebook adjusts newsfeed algorithm; online publishers report increase in referral traffic — A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost — Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers: Major sites report more referrals …
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Facebook, The Next Web, @digiday, @kevglobal and @richjm
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Time Warner Cable next to embrace cheap HBO bundle — Time Warner Cable (TWC) is experimenting with cheaper bundles to keep people from cancelling cable: The pay TV provider just introduced a Starter TV with HBO bundle that includes access to 20 channels, including local broadcasters in HD …
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Home Media Magazine, Radio & Television …, Light Reading, Consumerist and DSLreports
Frédéric Filloux / Monday Note:
Mobile Trends to Keep In Mind — For publishers, developing an all-out mobile strategy has become both more necessary and more challenging. Today, we look at key data points and trends for such a task. — #1 The Global Picture — 1.7bn mobile phones (feature phones and smartphones) were sold in 2012 alone
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@leliosimi, @lnrnewsstats and @raju
Ernst-Jan Pfauth / Medium:
How we turned a world record in journalism crowd-funding into an actual publication — De Correspondent is a Dutch-language, online journalism platform that offers background, analysis, investigative reporting, and the kinds of stories that tend to escape the radar of mainstream media …
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Nieman Journalism Lab
Roger Yu / USA Today:
‘Time’ magazine's a-changing, gets digital focus — Charles, Prince of Wales, graced Time magazine's cover this month, looking unabashedly autumnal and revealing his philanthropic pursuits as he nears his 65th birthday. The rare interview from the grounds of his private residence was a reminder …
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Adweek, @raju, @cschweitz and @nytfridge
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 — André Schiffrin, a publishing force for 50 years, whose passion for editorial independence produced shelves of serious books, a titanic collision with a conglomerate that forced him out to stem losses …
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@chrislhayes, @graywolfpress, TeleRead, @mendelsund, @grantamag, Melville House Books, Bookseller news and Publishers Lunch