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Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
Random House Moves Up Publication Date of Roger Ailes Biography — Because of “heavy media attention and heightened interest,” Random House is moving the publication date of Gabe Sherman's book on Roger Ailes up a week, Politico's Dylan Byers reports. The book, originally scheduled …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Dow Jones cites the hot news doctrine in new lawsuit
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Jason Conti / Dow Jones:
Dow Jones' Jason Conti explains why it sued Ransquawk claiming “hot news” doctrine
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Valleywag:
Co-Chief Eric Eldon Leaving TechCrunch — One half of the duo operating Silicon Valley's industry blog of record is making his exit. After a little over two years at the helm alongside Alexia Tsotsis, TechCrunch co-editor Eric Eldon will soon depart the site. He planned to make the news official next week.
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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Matthew Panzarino replacing Eric Eldon as TechCrunch co-editor, Leena Rao becomes managing editor
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@panzer, @leenarao, @adamnash, @scottbeale, @kluo and @anthonyha
Eric Eldon / TechCrunch:
It's Never Too Early To Say Goodbye
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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
Facebook hit with lawsuit over “Like” ads - user says he never “Liked” USA Today — A Colorado man who claims Facebook falsely told his friends that he “Liked” USA Today has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $750 for himself and every other user who appeared in ads for products they never endorsed.
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Eric Blattberg / VentureBeat:
Facebook killing ‘sponsored stories’ in April — but your name may still show up next to ads
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Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post ‘most popular’ US newspaper on Twitter in 2013 — A study reveals the 10 most popular US newspaper websites on Twitter during 2013, as well as the most tweeted stories — Read more — Other top stories — Also on Journalism.co.uk...
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Erik Wemple:
New Jersey's Record used persistent reporting, records requests and leaks for Christie story — The Record nails Christie story — Martin Gottlieb, editor of the (Bergen, N.J.) Record, has a lot of great things to say about his employer. Though his newsroom has had to deal with a bit …
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John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Ushers In Crowd-Sourced TV — The actor is taking his web project “hitRECord” to cable — For the first episode of the new cable series “HitRecord on TV,” producers had to squeeze 426 names into the closing credits, about four times the amount that scrolls through a typical half-hour TV show.
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Lorraine Bailey / Courthouse News Service:
Anonymous Yelp Users Face Identity Disclosure — (CN) - Yelp must identify seven anonymous reviewers who left negative reviews for a carpet-cleaning business, a Virginia appeals court ruled. With approximately 102 million unique visitors every month, the Yelp website allows users to post and read reviews of local businesses.
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Ravi Somaiyajan / New York Times:
Jason Calacanis's mobile news startup Inside.com has hired former The Wire editor Gabriel Snyder, launches Jan. 23 — Gabriel Snyder, Former Editor of The Wire, Joins Mobile News Start-Up — Gabriel Snyder, the former editor in chief of The Wire, a website owned by Atlantic Media …
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Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Nook sales crashed by over 66 percent during 2013 holiday season — Barnes & Noble CEO attributes drop to lower prices, no new products last year. — Back in August 2013, Barnes & Noble declared that it wasn't giving up on its Nook e-reader just yet. Despite its struggles …
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Softpedia News, Talking Biz News, The Verge and Gigaom
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Time Inc. shake-up: Hackett out at People, replaced by E.W.'s Cagle — Larry Hackett, the longtime editor of People magazine, is leaving parent company Time Inc. and will be replaced by Jess Cagle, the editor of sister title Entertainment Weekly. — Cagle also assumes the role …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV Viewers Aren't Thrilled with Second-Screen Synchronized Content, Study Finds — Only 13% of ‘second screen’ users say content synched with TV makes experience more enjoyable, according to survey from CEA and NATPE — Call it app-athy: While the majority of TV viewers are sitting …
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GeekWire:
Surprise: Amazon tests physical retail with ‘Kindle Kiosk’ vending machines — LAS VEGAS — Amazon, the company that defined the world of online commerce, is venturing further into the world of physical retail — experimenting with standalone, automated “Kindle Kiosk” vending machines in selected airports and shopping malls.
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Telegraph Media Group made record £60m profit last year — The Telegraph Media Group made more than £60m last year, The Guardian can reveal. It is the third successive year that the company has managed to increase its operating profit. — TMG is expected to report what amounts …
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