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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
NYT's story on voter ID is the latest example of he said, she said journalism and harms its brand — ‘Democrats argue. Republicans contend. We have no idea.’ A he said, she said at the Times. — Classic forms of he said, she said are not so much a “sin” against high practice …
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@jayrosen_nyu, The Heritage Foundation, @sulliview and @davidfolkenflik
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
He said/she said isn't just a failure of journalism, it's a failure to understand the media market — For some time now, journalism professor and First Look Media advisor Jay Rosen has been railing against what he calls “he said, she said” journalism — that is, the artificially balanced approach …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Has Hired 50 Staffers In 2014 Amid Bezos-Funded Expansion — NEW YORK — The Washington Post reached a milestone Monday that would've seemed unthinkable amid the succession of newsroom buyouts in recent years: 50 new hires in 2014. — “No, you haven't been imagining it …
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MediaWire Daily and Politico
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Yinka Adegoke / Billboard:
Iovine and Dre could be unveiled as Apple execs at WWDC, deal to be announced later this week — Apple May Unveil Iovine, Dr. Dre Exec Appointments at June Conference … Questions? Comments? Let us know: @billboardbiz
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VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, @jyarow, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Electronista, MacRumors and App Advice
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Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
Apple interested in Beats for paid streaming conversion rate, plans to improve its headphones
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TechCrunch, TechCrunch, bizjournals, Electronista, MacRumors, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, Geeky Gadgets, Ubergizmo, 9to5Mac, @hamburger and App Advice
Wall Street Journal:
AT&T could seal deal to take over DirecTV within two weeks, for around $50B — AT&T Could Strike Deal For DirecTV In As Soon As Two Weeks — AT&T Would Likely Pay A Combination of Cash, Stock — AT&T Inc. is moving quickly to seal a takeover deal with DirecTV …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Associated Press polices story length — Citing a “sea of bloated mid-level copy,” Associated Press Managing Editor for U.S. News Brian Carovillano last week instructed fellow editors at the wire service to limit most “daily, bylined digest stories” to a length of between 300 and 500 words.
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Poynter, Washington Post, @tcarmody, @tcarmody and The Huffington Post
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
At the New York Times, one-third of roughly 400 reporters are women — Still Talking About It: ‘Where Are the Women?’ — Some facts, according to a recent Women's Media Center study: — * At the nation's 10 most widely circulated newspapers, men had 63 percent of the bylines, nearly two for every one for a woman.
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@lynnmelnick, Poynter, @elopez_nyc, @jswatz, @laura_nelson, @gesfandiari, @palafo, @sarahkendzior, @jamietarabay, @peggyorenstein, @janicejourno, @mickimaynard and @ddknyt
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
AP launches international investigative unit, expands US investigative team — AP expands investigative team — The Associated Press announced Monday that it is expanding its Washington-based investigative team, adding reporters for national coverage and “launching a unit of international reporters …
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ap.org, NetNewsCheck Latest, FishbowlNY, Politico, @mattapuzzo and FishbowlDC
Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed's President Is Stepping Down — Jon Steinberg, BuzzFeed's COO and president, is leaving, the company announced today. — He will continue to serve as an advisor to BuzzFeed and Lerer Ventures. Additionally, BuzzFeed said Steinberg will move on to “new challenges in the web and media space.”
Discussion:
Poynter and @breakingmoney
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Glenn Greenwald: 'I don't trust the UK not to arrest me. Their behaviour has been extreme' — He has been lauded and vilified in equal measure. But did the journalist's ‘outsider’ status help him land Edward Snowden's NSA revelations? Why did he nearly miss the story?
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TechCrunch, @mehdirhasan, @dangillmor, @attackerman, The Raw Story, @edpilkington, @smaurizi, @free_snowden, Business Insider and Guardian
David Carr / New York Times:
An internet fast lane could provoke a SOPA-like backlash from Silicon Valley — Warnings Along F.C.C.'s Fast Lane — The next time the loudmouth in the next cubicle interrupts you with yet another recap of his weekend, just start talking about “net neutrality.”
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Free Press Blog, Politico, @nytimesbits, @ameensol, @timkarr, @jswatz, @carr2n, @palafo, @feardept, @hunterwalk, @jenmartinez and @stevesi
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Marguerite Reardon / CNET:
Al Franken discusses his opposition to Comcast-Time Warner deal and support for net neutrality
Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:
FCC chair updates proposed broadband rules after criticism, seeks comment on reclassification
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New York Times, VentureBeat, Electronista, The Verge, Techdirt, ReadWrite, Daily Dot, Digital Trends, PandoDaily, PC Advisor, Consumerist, HBR.org, @joehall, @mparekh, VatorNews, Washington Post, Glass, Digital Media Wire, Engadget, @reckless, @mathewi and @jeffjarvis
Johana Bhuiyan / Capital New York:
Former CBSSports.com VP and GM Jason Kint named CEO of Online Publishers Association — O.P.A. names Jason Kint C.E.O. — The Online Publishers Association has named Jason Kint, the former senior vice president and general manager of CBSSports.com, its new C.E.O., Capital has learned.
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Folio, Talking New Media and Adweek
Paul McClean / WAN-IFRA:
Spain set to introduce new law against aggregators — New legislation is set to be introduced in Spain to prevent news aggregators from reproducing other's content without payment. Paul McClean speaks to a digital media consultant and a representative of the Spanish Publishers Association to discuss the ethics of aggregation.
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Mashable, @psmcclean and Kirk LaPointe's …
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