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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Vox.com looks to technology to move beyond constraints of print media — Vox.com Takes Melding of Journalism and Technology to Next Level — WASHINGTON — Ask Ezra Klein what prompted him to leave a high-profile position at The Washington Post to start a new website, and the answer is a little wonkish …
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Vox:
Welcome to Vox: a work in progress — Welcome to Vox.com! Again! On March 9, we launched Vox.com, which included our first videos, and we started talking to readers on our Facebook page and on our Twitter feed. Today marks phase two of Vox's launch: the beginning of our effort to build …
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Bloomberg:
Microsoft Xbox launching six TV series in June; comedians Seth Green, Sarah Silverman onboard — Microsoft Goes Hollywood in Amazon-Like Programming Push — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is going Hollywood with a cast including comedians Sarah Silverman and Seth Green, aspiring World Cup players and eerily human robots.
Martin Weil / Washington Post:
Charles S. Stone Jr, founder of National Association of Black Journalists, dies at 89 — Charles S. Stone Jr., journalist and professor, dies at 89 — Charles S. (Chuck) Stone Jr., a prominent and pioneering American journalist who touched and shaped many lives as a big-city newspaper columnist …
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WNCT-TV, Diverse, ncnn.com, @geoffedgers and Associated Press
David Rodnitzky / Marketing Land:
Some native advertising probably violates US FTC rules, but strict enforcement is unlikely — Is Native Advertising Legal? Does It Matter? — I start this article with three controversial statements: — Native advertisers and publishers will profit tremendously from these violations …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Snowden docs show GCHQ discussed using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube for covert propaganda — The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket — A woman uses her cellphone as she sits on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. Image credit: Franklin Reyes/AP
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Softpedia News and RT
Paul McNally / Press Gazette:
Daily Telegraph publishes audio and full transcript of Leveson threat over Maria Miller expenses story — Culture secretary Maria Miller is facing increased calls to resign over her response to an investigation into her expenses claims - with the Daily Telegraph claiming it was “threatened” …
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Guardian, Telegraph and thedrum.com
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo, like Netflix and Amazon, looks to produce full half-hour TV comedies — Yahoo Makes New Push Into Video Content — Internet Company Hunts for Original Web-Series Programming — Yahoo Inc. is raising its ambitions in online video, with plans to acquire the kind of original programming …
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Softpedia News, SlashGear, Gizmodo, The Verge, Pocket-lint and The Huffington Post
David Carr / New York Times:
Questions for Comcast as It Looks to Grow — It is hard to say how rugged the questions will be when Comcast goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to defend its proposed megamerger with Time Warner Cable. — We do know that Comcast is feeling pretty confident about its chances.
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Columbia Journalism Review:
Can The Washington Post's national push help support local news? — When The Washington Post announced in mid-March that it would provide free digital access to subscribers of a half-dozen local papers around the country, the consensus take was clear: After years of hesitation, the Post …
Luke Harding / Guardian:
Kidnapped Ukrainian journalist's body found near Kiev — Friends of Vasily Sergiyenko, who was also a member of the right-wing Svoboda party, say he was tortured before being killed — The body of a kidnapped journalist who took part in protests against Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovych …
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International Business Times, Associated Press, GlobalPost, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, National Updates and RT
Megan Rose Dickey / Business Insider:
How Techmeme Became The Must-Read News Site For Everyone In The Multibillion-Dollar Tech Industry — Over the past 10 years, the technology industry has evolved from photo-sharing websites like Flickr to photo-sharing apps like Instagram. — And, we suppose, there's been a few other changes along the way.
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