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Seth Fiegerman / Mashable:
Modern Farmer: the 1-year-old agriculture publication that won a National Magazine Award over Vanity Fair, GQ, and New York Magazine — A 1-Year-Old Magazine About Farming Is the Talk of the Media World — Ann Marie Gardner couldn't help but be starstruck by all the big names gathered …
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The Daily Beast and Poynter
Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
De Correspondent talks lessons in start-up journalism — 5 lessons in start-up journalism from De Correspondent — A year after announcing a world record for crowdfunding for journalism, the editor-in-chief and publisher of De Correspondent shared their thoughts and lessons on start-up journalism
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@janebsinger, @hesselmann31 and @janjlab
Wall Street Journal:
Turkey's Erdogan: One of the World's Most Determined Internet Censors — Some Worry Prime Minister's Tactics Could Become a Template for Other Countries — ISTANBUL—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rode around Google Inc. headquarters last spring in the company's self-driving car …
Colin Horgan / Guardian:
Rob Ford's train wreck year has Canada's journalists paying for proof — As more evidence of the Toronto mayor's substance abuse emerges, newspapers are paying huge sums to dubious sources — In Toronto this week, news broke once again about the city's mayor, Rob Ford.
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@bcbluecon, @jeremymbarr and @socalscouse
Reuters:
Comcast nears deal to stream Electronic Arts games to TVs via its X1 platform — Exclusive - Comcast nears deal to stream EA games to TVs: sources — (Reuters) - Comcast Corp may soon allow customers using its cloud-connected X1 cable box system to buy games from Electronic Arts Inc through …
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Forbes, @vectorpoem, Re/code, Engadget, The Verge, VentureBeat, destructoid and Polygon
Tina Daunt / Hollywood Reporter:
Few Movie Stars Set to Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner — One Hollywood insider says the A-listers are avoiding the event because they get “pawed at” as “people act like a bunch of kids at the Kids' Choice Award.” — They may govern the free world's leading nation and regulate …
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Cassie Walker Burke / Politico:
The White House Beat, Uncovered
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@theredlitz, Washington Post, @causeofactiondc, dallasmorningviewsblog …, The Week, Mediaite and NewsBusters blogs
Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
Why cinema could influence online video journalism — Filmmakers and journalists should collaborate more in the same way as coders and journalists, David Dunkley Guimah told delegates at the International Journalism Festival — Read more — Other top stories — Also on Journalism.co.uk...
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@alldigitocracy, @saila, @giviali and @niemanlab
Catherine Taibi / The Huffington Post:
More And More People Say Media Freedom In Their Country Is Declining — Just one day before World Press Freedom Day, a new poll by Gallup found that people around the world think their media is becoming less free. — Out of adults polled from 132 countries, a median of 26 percent of people …
Discussion:
US Department of State, FishbowlNY, Gallup and The Twitter Blog
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Cox Signs On to Showtime's Streaming-Video Service — Cox Communications has launched Showtime Networks' Internet-video service, which lets subscribers of the premium cabler watch live and on-demand access to programming on a range of devices. — Showtime's deal with the third-biggest U …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice to Launch Sports Channel, 4 New Original Shows — HBO renews docuseries for third season; YouTube to feature Vice News in marketing campaign launching in June — Vice, the hipster digital media company and studio aimed at Gen Y audiences, is set to launch a sports channel this summer …
Discussion:
Lost Remote and @mreddiehuang
James Ball / Guardian:
Why can't nerds break news instead of just explaining it? — There is ‘breaking’ news that masquerades as ‘exclusive’, and then there's a true scoop. Here's hoping the new wave of explainer sites won't forget — How similar is reporting the Snowden files to indulging in five minutes of self-gratification?
Discussion:
@guardianjessica, @guardianus, @jaredbkeller, @oliverburkeman, @jamesrbuk, @wesleylowery, FishbowlNY and The Huffington Post
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Showtime Near Deal to Partner with Xbox Studios on ‘Halo’ Series — Xbox Entertainment Studios is deep in negotiations with Showtime to develop a live-action “Halo” drama series that is a high-priority for the Microsoft production unit headed by Nancy Tellem.
Wall Street Journal:
AOL, Yahoo among companies discussing deal for Fullscreen as interest rises in YouTube multi-channel networks — Web Video Deals Target Teens — Media companies on the hunt for elusive teen viewers are circling startups that produce popular videos for YouTube but have struggled to make profits.
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