Mediagazer: Survey of nearly a thousand web pages looks at interactive features for news (Caroline O'Donovan/Nieman Journalism Lab)

3:55 PM ET, March 13, 2014

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Survey of nearly a thousand web pages looks at interactive features for news … The Engaging News Project at the University of Texas at Austin has a new report out today called Interactive Features in Online News. In order to get a sense of how features like polls and various share buttons …

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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

The rise of the mobile editor — CNN readers following the news of yesterday's explosion in Harlem via their phones owe a lot to Etan Horowitz, CNN's mobile editor. — From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Horowitz and CNN sent out four push alerts to app users with the latest developments about the blast.

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Aye Aye Win / Associated Press:

Private Myanmar newspapers struggle to stay afloat — YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — With tears in his eyes, the chief editor scoured the last-ever edition of his newspaper before sending the proofread copy to the printing press. His once-bustling newsroom was quiet.

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Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:

Film, TV Industries Contributed $8.1 Billion to Indian Economy in 2013 — According to a report co-authored by the Motion Picture Association, Hollywood and foreign films grossed $77 million at the Indian box office in 2013, an eight percent share of the overall market.

Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:

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ASNE:

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