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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, Poynter, HBR.org, Media & Entertainment, @howardkurtz, The Corsair, Vanity Fair, @gerryshih, Gawker, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, @bretteats, @jason_pontin, @michaelwolffnyc, AdAge, @carlstwitt, @jpressler, @motokorich, @lindseymgreen, @gabiwrites, @abbygardner, @mcmoynihan, The Huffington Post, FishbowlNY, @jenniferdaniel, MinOnline, MediaPost, @raju, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, @peterlattman, @ericboehlert, @sternbergh, @aoscott, @drudge_report, @buzzfeedandrew, @carr2n, @ericpooley, The Wrap, LA Observed, @mattdpearce, @__chrislee and @antderosa
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Lucia Moses / Adweek:
After New York Magazine Cuts Frequency, Will Other Weeklies Follow? — New York magazine surprised the media world with its announcement it will go twice-monthly, but the high printing and distribution costs associated with publishing a weekly magazine aren't lost on other titles.
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, @romenesko, @danprimack, emptywheel, Business Insider 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
Bloomberg's Robert Hutton 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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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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Business Insider, Wonkblog, PandoDaily, @karenmcgrane, @profjeffjarvis, Mediaite, @ejpfauth, @evgenymorozov, @fmanjoo, @jaimestein, @palantirtech, @jayrosen_nyu, Digits, Poynter, @glcarlstrom and @demetria_g
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, Business Insider, GeekWire and The Verge
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, @rickedmonds and Calendar
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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
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.
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
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, TechCrunch, The Next Web, AdAge, CNET, @simonowens, @digiday, @kevglobal and @richjm
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Turning to Public to Back Investigative Journalism — If you suspect your local town government is corrupt, would you pay a journalist to investigate? — Uncoverage, a website that will be announced on Monday, will test whether the public cares enough about investigative journalism to pay for it.
Thanks:@blake
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Tom Wheeler of F.C.C. Vows to Champion Competitiveness — WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that he intended to aggressively promote and protect competition in the telecommunications industry, including making sure that smaller mobile phone companies …
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Broadcasting & Cable, PC World and Variety
Rafat Ali / LinkedIn Today:
Here Come The Mediata Startups — In the history of the Internet and online media, Politicalbase will remain an obscure footnote, remembered by only five people, three of which were likely the creators of it. It was launched in 2008 by Shelby Bonnie's post-CNET company and was dead soon after.
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@samshankman, @wjeffreybrown, @maits, @crovitz and @rafat