Mediagazer: Online publishers still aren't usually liable for user-generated content (Tracie Powell/Columbia Journalism Review)

4:35 PM ET, June 19, 2014

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Sam Kirkland / Poynter:

Technology can't vanquish trolls completely, says leader of comments project — The just-announced partnership between The New York Times, Washington Post and Mozilla holds a lot of promise for the future of comments and communities at news sites, but don't expect a new system to make trolls disappear completely.

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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

A reply to Clay Shirky: Who doesn't distinguish between investing in journalism as opposed to print — Who doesn't distinguish between investing in journalism as opposed to print — NYU's Clay Shirky calls Ken Doctor and me shills and nostalgists for our respective coverage …

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Mail Online's Martin Clarke in altercation with reporter over copyright — IT seems the heat of The Australian's coverage of the Mail Online's practice of lifting articles from other news sites has got its publisher and Australian editor-in-chief Martin Clarke more than a little bothered.

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Bloomberg:

Axel Springer Buys Stake in Privacy-Focused Search Website Qwant — Axel Springer SE, the German publisher leading a campaign to curb Google Inc.'s influence in Europe, acquired a 20 percent stake in Qwant, a Paris-based search engine that focuses on data privacy.

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

National Journal bets on longform content with magazine redesign — “Print is not for everything anymore,” Richard Just said in an interview with Poynter. Just is the editor of National Journal magazine, which relaunches with a new print design Thursday. — So what's print for?

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News startup PolicyMic rebrands as Mic to expand beyond politics, seeks advertisers to monetize — Web Startup PolicyMic Pushes Beyond Politics as it Courts First Advertisers — When the young entreprenuers Jake Horowitz and Chris Altchek started the site PolicyMic in 2011 …

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Tracie Powell / Columbia Journalism Review:

Online publishers still aren't usually liable for user-generated content — A federal court this week reversed a lower court ruling that would've upended that precedent — A federal appeals court judge decided earlier this week that a gossip site is not liable for content it invites users to submit …

Edirin Oputu / Columbia Journalism Review:

News organizations are the new journalism schools — Politico and Condé Nast will soon be training rookies — Politico and Condé Nast are entering the j-school business. Last week, Politico announced the creation of a 10-day Journalism Institute for college students …

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab and Nieman Reports

Angela Haggerty / The Drum:

UK national newspaper ad revenue predicted to fall below £1bn for first time this year — UK national newspaper advertising revenue will dip to below £1bn for the first in 2014, according to a forecast from WPP media buying arm GroupM. — GroupM estimates that despite total …

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Sam Kirkland / Poynter:

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David Bauder / Associated Press:

Chelsea Clinton hasn't been on NBC for 4 months — NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton - under scrutiny for her pricey contract with NBC News - hasn't been featured since January, but the network says it does expect two completed stories to air soon, and two others are in the works.

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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:

'Tonight Show's' New York Move Prompts L.A. Movie Premiere Exodus — Jimmy Fallon's late-night show creates a promo mecca that is luring stars east despite bigger costs. — Wonder why most big movie premieres are being held in New York this summer? Blame Jimmy Fallon.

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Craig Newmark / craigconnects:

Craig Newmark joins the board of Poynter Institute because of his interest in journalism ethics, accountability — Journalism Ethics: Why I'm Joining Poynter Institute — Hey, I just joined the Foundation Board of the Poynter Institute because of my interest in protecting journalism ethics.

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Henry Taylor / TheMediaBriefing:

How Johnston Press is leveraging its SME relationships for hyperlocalised national advertising — Like many of its peers in the regional media, Johnston Press is trying to work out how local newspapers can survive declining print revenues to thrive in a digital age.

Ben Blanchard / Reuters:

China denies trying to ban unapproved critical media coverage — (Reuters) - China is not trying to ban reporters from publishing critical reports without prior approval, an official told state media on Thursday, insisting an order had been misinterpreted and its real goal was to stop journalists abusing their jobs.

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Liam Andrew / Nieman Journalism Lab:

CTOs of Digg, Hearst, BuzzFeed, Salon, and more talk about how they plan for the future — How far ahead are media company CTOs planning? — The CTO of a digital media organization has to balance the everyday operations of a (semi-) functioning website with a holistic eye towards the future …

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

CNN's New Programming Met With Resistance from Ad Buyers — CNN recently unveiled a new slogan, “go there.” But some ad-buying executives may not want to follow that command. — As CNN begins to hold “upfront” conversations, several ad buyers say the Time Warner-owned cable-news outlet is meeting with resistance.

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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

Pinterest, a proven traffic driver, is now a customizable ad unit — Publishers looking beyond Facebook and Twitter for social media-driven audience growth are increasingly finding a compelling alternative in Pinterest. — The discovery platform has become traffic gold for any publisher …

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

NUJ's Newsquest members to strike over relocation, pay and job cuts — The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has announced that its members will strike for one day, next Wednesday (25 June), at certain newspapers owned by Newsquest/Gannett. — The strike, which will hit titles …

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