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Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
Report: Global digital news audience increased by 23% in 2013 — Digital news audiences have risen by 23 per cent in the last year, according to the new World Press Trends report, but publishers are not making the most of their increased audience in terms of revenue.
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Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Sony formally announces PlayStation original sci-fi series ‘Powers’ — There were reports that it was in the works a few months ago, but Sony has now made it official: the first original television show for the PlayStation is coming, and it is called Powers.
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Time Warner said to be considering 50% stake in Vice Media, in a deal valuing the company at $2.2B — Time Warner In Talks About $2.2bn Vice Deal — Shane Smith, the company's co-founder and chief executive — Vice Media, the digital group which has mounted an aggressive assault …
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
NY Times Mag Names Bill Wasik Deputy Editor — The New York Times Magazine has added a new deputy editor — Bill Wasik. Wasik comes to the magazine from Wired, where he served as a senior editor. Wasik previously worked as a senior editor for Harper's. He's also the author of And Then There's …
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The New Republic:
TNR promotes Linda Kinstler to Managing Editor, Amanda Silverman to Deputy Editor — Amanda Silverman Named Deputy Editor, Linda Kinstler Managing Editor, and Rebecca Leber Joins as Staff Writer — Washington, D.C.—Franklin Foer, Editor of The New Republic, announced two promotions and a hire today …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Time's International Editor Bobby Ghosh joins Quartz as Managing Editor — Time's Bobby Ghosh joins Quartz — Time magazine's Bobby Ghosh is joining Atlantic Media's Quartz site as managing editor, editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney announced to staff on Tuesday.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Marc Lavallee is NYT's new head of interactive news technology — Marc Lavallee is the The New York Times' new head of interactive news technology, according to a memo sent to staffers. He was previously deputy editor of interactive news. This is the one of roles Aron Pilhofer held …
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Fox News Retracts Fraud Claim Against Former Executive — When Fox News president Roger Ailes fired his close advisor Brian Lewis last year, the channel claimed—via a series of coordinated leaks to Fox-friendly outlets—that Lewis was terminated over “financial irregularities” and unspecified “breaches of his employment contract.”
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Amy Schatz / Re/code:
Cisco report says video to make up 84% of all US internet traffic by 2018, up from current 78% — Cat Videos, Binge TV Watching Will Account for 84 Percent of Internet Traffic, Cisco Says — Internet traffic will likely more than double in five years, and much of it will be used for online video …
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Isabelle Fraser / The Hairpin:
An Interview with Ann Wroe, Obituaries Writer for The Economist — I am not embarrassed to admit that the obituaries on the back page of The Economist make my week. They're thought-provoking and written with energy. Each column is a window onto another world, where genocidal SS captains escape …
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Gustavo Arellano / OC Weekly:
Aaron Kushner to OC Reg Staff: “Cannot” Guarantee Even More Layoffs Won't Come this Year — So Orange County Register owner Aaron Kushner tried to rally his troops yesterday during a townhall held at the Reg's third-floor newsroom. The occasion, of course, is an expected exodus of the newsroom …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 Takes Stake In Deezer And Merges In Its Music Effort — Deezer, one of a band of startups that hopes to rival Spotify in the streaming music business, is bulking up a bit more today in Europe: it is tying up with German media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 …
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