Mediagazer: Jim Brady plans news org in Philly called Brother.ly (Andrew Beaujon/Poynter)

4:40 PM ET, June 6, 2014

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Jim Brady plans news org in Philly called Brother.ly — Jim Brady plans to create a Philadelphia-based “news service that will seek to cultivate audiences currently disengaged from traditional news products,” Temple University's Center for Public Interest Journalism says.

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Aleksandar Vasovic / Reuters:

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Nic Christensen / mUmBRELLA:

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

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