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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
‘Not the Time for Antiseptic Coverage’: Dean Baquet on Covering Violence Abroad — Although it resulted in protests from some readers, a photograph of a victim's body covered in clear plastic — the main image on Saturday's front page — was both important and “one of the most beautiful pictures …
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@feldmaniac, @lpolgreen, @deanpwright, @jswatz, @jennydeluxe, @abarnardnyt, Pressing Issues, @sulliview, Weekly Standard and Mediaite
Al Jazeera English:
Shots fired into Al Jazeera's office in Gaza, a day after Israeli FM said Israel will work to close down the network. — Shots fired into Al Jazeera's office in Gaza, a day after Israeli FM said Israel will work to close down the network. — Gunshots have been fired into Al Jazeera's bureau …
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Ian Black / Guardian:
Al-Jazeera Gaza offices evacuated after direct hit by Israeli fire
Al-Jazeera Gaza offices evacuated after direct hit by Israeli fire
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BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post
John Robinson / Media, disrupted:
Another Buffett paper plans paywall; ad inserts make print subscriptions cheaper than digital — Paying for the paywall at the News & Record — Updated — My hometown newspaper and former employer, the News & Record, is introducing a paywall. Ever since Warren Buffett bought the paper, we knew it was coming.
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Nieman Journalism Lab, @johnrobinson and @jeffjarvis
Paul McNally / Journalism.co.uk:
‘Right to be forgotten’: Publishers rebel against Google's hidden results — Local news sites in the UK are publicising the fact that links are being hidden from the search engine - and attracting thousands of page views to the original stories as a result — Credit: By Carlos Luna on Flickr.
Discussion:
The Huffington Post
Kat Stoeffel / New York Magazine:
Some women's magazines get serious, highlighting powerful public figures without belittling fashion — Finally, Serious Women Are Standing Up for Fashion Magazines — Women who achieve lofty positions in politics or business often find themselves facing a particular (and predictably brutal) publicity cycle.
Discussion:
Politico, Gawker, @bcgoyette, @nawmba and Washington Post
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Heightens Wonk Wars With Storyline — NEW YORK — The Washington Post escalated the wonk wars Tuesday with the latest addition to the growing field of policy journalism. — The Post's new online vertical, Storyline, will cover policy topics through articles, videos and charts …
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Washington Post, Nieman Storyboard, Washington Post, Poynter, The New York Observer and @wapothing
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Pew's Alan Murray will edit Fortune — Alan Murray will leave his post as the president of the Pew Research Center to become the new editor of Fortune, Fortune announced Tuesday. Current Fortune Editor Andy Serwer “is leaving Time Inc.,” the release says. Murray left The Wall Street Journal to run Pew in 2012.
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
PBS Chief Paula Kerger Talks ‘Sherlock,’ Streaming and Cable's Exit From Education — “I'm the only person who will stand on this stage and say I hope people steal our ideas,” the president and CEO tells the TCA crowd, “because that means more good television for the public. — Paula Kerger
Discussion:
The Wrap
Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:
Spotify, MTV Partner on Playlists, Editorial — “Spotify and Viacom have announced an editorial partnership that will bring MTV, VH1 and CMT's apps and curatorial voice to the Spotify platform in the U.S. The partnership will be U.S.-focused at the outset, with it likely to expand to Europe and beyond in the future.
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VentureBeat
Laura Prudom / Variety:
FXX Plans ‘Simpsons’ Full Series Marathon, Launches ‘Simpsons World’ Digital Experience — Ay, Caramba! To celebrate its acquisition of “The Simpsons,” FXX will air the longest running marathon in TV history, showing all 25 seasons of the veteran animated comedy (that's 552 episodes) plus …
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Adweek, TVbytheNumbers, Rolling Stone and The Verge
Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:
More products, better treatment: How and why the Financial Times built a digital FT Weekend — You've built one of the handful of successful digital news subscription businesses around, but how do you keep growing? — The FT's launch of a digital FT Weekend section of its app earlier …
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@kgeriksson and @emilyjg
Michael Holden / Reuters:
Murdoch tabloid suspends ‘fake sheikh’ UK reporter — (Reuters) - Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist known for his undercover work posing as a “fake sheikh”, was suspended by Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper on Monday after the collapse of a celebrity trial in which he was a main witness.
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@dangillmor, UK - The Huffington Post, London Evening Standard and The Independent
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
FoxNews.com falls, USAToday.com rises in consumer satisfaction survey — Fox News' website dropped 7 percent in American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual survey of consumer satisfaction, while USA Today's rose by 4 percent. — It's the first time in five years that …
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Search Engine Land