Mediagazer: New York Times adds 32,000 digital-only subscribers as profit falls (Sam Kirkland/Poynter)

10:25 AM ET, July 29, 2014

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Despite Circulation Gains, Profit Falls 21% at New York Times Co. — Increased investments in digital products and a decline in print advertising weighed on The New York Times Company's second-quarter earnings, as profit slipped 21 percent. — The company on Tuesday reported $55.7 million …

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Sam Kirkland / Poynter:

New York Times adds 32,000 digital-only subscribers as profit falls — The New York Times added 32,000 digital subscribers in the second quarter of 2014, the company reported today. The number was driven by its new products — the NYT Now and NYT Opinion apps and the new Times Premier subscription tier.

Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest, AdAge and AdExchanger

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Newspaper industry lost another 1,300 full-time editorial professionals in 2013 — The American Society of News Editors annual newsroom census, released today, found a net loss of another 1,300 full-time professionals last year. — That was better than the 2,600 net job loss in 2012 …

Discussion: @poynter and The Huffington Post

Dylan Byers / Politico:

BuzzFeed, online curation, and plagiarism: juggling temptation and a maturing content model — The net roots of BuzzFeed plagiarism — Benny Johnson, the 28-year-old BuzzFeed editor who was fired last week for serial plagiarism, never went to journalism school. He didn't get his start working a beat at a local newspaper.

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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

Why ad buyers shrug at BuzzFeed's plagiarism scandal — Although BuzzFeed's recent plagiarism scandal is giving some journalists a healthy case of schadenfreude, it's still unlikely to do much near-term harm to the publisher's relationship with ad buyers. — BuzzFeed said on Friday …

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Andy Orin / Lifehacker:

I'm Ira Glass, Host of This American Life, and This Is How I Work — Ira Glass is a writer, producer, storyteller, performer, and a familiar voice. His show This American Life has set the contemporary standard of nonfiction radio shows, and has influenced and inspired countless others to grab a mic and give podcasting a try.

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Press Association:

British Olympic Association chairman Sebastian Coe pulls out of race for BBC Trust chairman job — Sebastian Coe: 'I haven't the capacity' to be next BBC Trust chairman — Sebastian Coe (pictured, Reuters) has signalled he has pulled out of the race to become the next chairman of the BBC Trust.

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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:

State Department urges Iran to release Washington Post correspondent — The State Department on Monday called for the release of The Washington Post's Iran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, who was detained last week in Tehran along with his wife and two others for undetermined reasons.

Discussion: Committee to Protect …, @londonoe, @marcburleigh, @rezamarashi and US Department of State

Corey Pein / The Baffler:

At its worst, entrepreneurial journalism disdains ethics and ignores journalism's mission — Amway Journalism — Like uninsured New Agers afflicted by terminal illness, journalists facing the collapse of their industry are turning in desperation to faith healers, quacks, and hucksters of all sorts.

David Carr / New York Times:

At Front Lines, Bearing Witness in Real Time — My social media feed has taken a bloody turn in the last few weeks and I'm hardly alone. Along with the usual Twitter wisecracking and comments on incremental news, I have seen bodies scattered across fields and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.

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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:

In Hollywood, Apps Like Whisper Dish Dirt — LOS ANGELES — A ripple of dread rolled through Hollywood's power publicist ranks in February. For the first time since its 2012 debut, the anonymous secret-sharing app Whisper had ensnared an A-list star. — Gwyneth Paltrow …

Discussion: @brianstelter, @raju, @atsalas360, @mattdpearce, @nytfridge, @jennedeau and The Awl

Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:

FCC should help reach deal to end Dodgers TV standoff, lawmakers say — A group of Southern California lawmakers wants the Federal Communications Commission to broker a deal to end the bitter standoff between Time Warner Cable and other pay-TV providers over distribution of SportsNet LA …

Discussion: Multichannel News, @replindasanchez, @repcardenas, @dodgerslakers and Variety