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David Carr / New York Times:
Risks Abound as Reporters Play in Traffic — It is a dirty secret of the journalism profession that many reporters are bad at math. Many of us ended up typing our way to a living because we had an easier time making words dance than numbers. — But now that everything can be measured, we have to keep an eye on both.
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple in Talks with Comcast About Streaming-TV Service — Companies Discuss Service That Would Try to Bypass Web Congestion — Apple Inc. is in talks with Comcast Corp. about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Shares Tumble Following Apple-Comcast Report
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Apple-Comcast TV Pact? Don't Hold Your Breath
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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
BuzzFeed teams up with ex-Gawker editor Neetzan Zimmerman and Whisper for access to its content — BuzzFeed Unites With an Alumnus of Gawker — Neetzan Zimmerman, an editor who rose to prominence at Gawker with an uncanny knack for posting popular news articles and videos …
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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Slate to Introduce a Variation on the Paywall — In the hunt for revenue in the digital era, news publications have tried everything from putting up paywalls to soliciting donations. — The digital magazine Slate, nearly two decades old, plans to experiment with a strategy somewhere in between.
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Nieman Journalism Lab, The New York Observer, FishbowlNY, Poynter, @jacobwe, @felixsalmon, @raju, @jayrosen_nyu and New York Magazine
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com — Nilay Patel, the well-known and highly regarded managing editor of The Verge, which he founded with editor-in-chief Josh Topolsky, has left that high-profile job, according to several sources.
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Tim Peterson / AdAge:
The Verge hires Matthew Schnipper as deputy Managing Editor to oversee longform and culture
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@mattschnipper and @joshuatopolsky
Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
Bloomberg hires Inside.com CCO Gabriel Snyder and ex-AOL Live president Nathan Richardson — Bloomberg Media Makes First Moves Toward New Digital Products — Justin Smith has taken the first major steps in his revamp of Bloomberg Media with the hiring of former AOL Live president Nathan Richardson …
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Nitsuh Abebe / New York Magazine:
Watching Team Upworthy Work Is Enough to Make You a Cynic. Or Lose Your Cynicism. Or Both. Or Neither. — Rebecca Eisenberg, an editor for the viral website Upworthy, works from the back of her Jersey City apartment, surrounded by Star Trek posters, felt Muppet versions of herself …
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Bloomberg:
Murdoch-Backed Vice Media Weighs IPO With Gonzo Reports — Vice Media Inc., the company that combines punk culture with online journalism, is poised to double revenue to $1 billion by 2016 and may pursue an initial public offering, co-founder Shane Smith said.
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@jacobwe, @abeaujon, @buzzfeedben, @rafat and @rorybrown
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
Meet Business Insider's Newest Political Columnist — Anthony Weiner — Business Insider is very pleased to announce former New York City mayoral candidate and Congressman Anthony Weiner will be contributing a new monthly column to our politics page. — The new column, which will be titled …
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The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, @anthonyweiner, @dylanmatt, @billmon1, @sobendito, @davidwchen and Talking Biz News
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
iTunes Radio Gets News Radio, Via NPR — When iTunes Radio launched last fall, the service was designed for music fans (and music labels). Now it is branching out: National Public Radio is adding the first news channel to Apple's audio streaming service, with more on the way.
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TechCrunch, The Next Web, The Verge, 9to5Mac, @waltmossberg, @btrpkc, MacRumors and Electronista
Rowena Mason / Guardian:
Downloads of books, music and apps in the UK could face 20% value-added tax starting in 2015 — George Osborne closes tax loophole on music and book downloads — Chancellor announces new laws making sure internet downloads are taxed in the country where they are purchased
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AppleInsider, @robinkelly1, @badbizznez, TechCrunch, thedrum.com, Ubergizmo, Electronista, SlashGear, Bookseller news, App Advice, 9to5Mac and MacRumors
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
TV news presenters join campaign to free jailed Al-Jazeera journalists — Imagine a world without press freedom. Imagine a world where reality is either distorted or ignored. Imagine a world in which journalists are prevented from being able to report. — Those are the messages …
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TVNewser and The Huffington Post
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