Mediagazer: Turkish journalist killed in Iraq during clashes (Associated Press)

11:35 AM ET, August 12, 2014

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Felix Salmon / Medium:

Don't compare BuzzFeed's valuation to newspapers'; compare it to agencies, reaching young, mobile, social audiences — Normally, when some big deal is announced in the business world, a rah-rah press release goes out and then smart journalists start explaining what's really going on.

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

With $50 million, BuzzFeed growth calls for sharper lines between news and the other stuff — The New York Times' Mike Isaac was the first to report late Sunday night that BuzzFeed had raised $50 million in new venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz. … The story was followed by a chorus of blog posts and press releases.

Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Jonah Peretti, Ze Frank, and Jonathan Perelman talk about vision for BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

Discussion: @geoffgolberg, @geoffgolberg and @erickschonfeld

Peter Kafka / Re/code:
A16Z's Chris Dixon: BuzzFeed, which could reach 10X-100X the audience of past media empires, is a bargain at $850M valuation

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Joel Mathis / Philadelphia Magazine:

The Long Fall of Philly Newspapers — Oh, what an ugly difference a dozen years can make. — At the beginning of the 21st century, the newspaper business was a happy one, fed by fat profit margins and a lack of competition in most cities. Philadelphia was no different: Yes …

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, @abeaujon, @pkerkstra, @phillymag, @steveouting, @robcurley, @wendywarren and @ckrewson

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

Journalists Face Tear Gas, Police Threats While Covering Protests Against Killing Of Michael Brown — Journalists encountered a threatening response from police as they tried to cover the protests in Ferguson, the Missouri town that has been upended by the police killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.

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James Poniewozik / TIME:

Hashtag activism after a fatal police shooting serves as grassroots media criticism — IfTheyGunnedMeDown and What Hashtag Activism Does Right — Social media protests have their limits, but one thing they're very, very good at is grassroots media criticism. — The injury, a deadly one, came first.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Standalone Tribune Publishing Q2 earnings: $15.2M net income; ad revenue down, circ revenue up — Standalone Tribune Publishing reports an earnings slide — Tribune Publishing began life as a standalone newspaper company with a dip in earnings and revenues for the second quarter of 2014.

Discussion: Variety, Talking New Media and Business Wire

Jezebel:

Jezebel staff accuse Gawker of not dealing with trolls posting violent porn images in comments — We Have a Rape Gif Problem and Gawker Media Won't Do Anything About It — Working at Gawker Media is a dream job for many of the women on staff here at Jezebel.

Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Jezebel staffers wanted to 'light a fire under management's collective ass'

Discussion: Gigaom, The New York Observer, Mediaite and @mathewi

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Sun crime reporter Anthony France to face trial for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office — The Crown Prosecution Service today announced that Sun crime reporter Anthony France is to be charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

Discussion: Latest News & Headlines, BBC, Press Association and @fleetstreetfox

Ben Livesey / Bloomberg:

Pandora Climbs After Report Says It Could Be a Target — Pandora Media Inc. (P), the biggest internet radio service, rose after a report said the company could attract buyout interest. — Shares of the Oakland-based company gained 4.2 percent to $26.38 at the close in New York …

Discussion: AllAccess.com and Benzinga

Associated Press:

Turkish journalist killed in Iraq during clashes — ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A journalists' rights group says a Turkish journalist has been killed in Iraq during clashes between Islamic militants and Kurdish Peshmerga forces and has demanded an investigation into the circumstances of her death.

Discussion: rudaw.net, @iwmf, Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect …

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Tribune Media Q2 earnings: $82.9M, with growth in retransmission fee revenue — Tribune Media Second-Quarter Earnings Rise — CEO Peter Liguori touts retransmission fee increases and upcoming political advertising opportunities — Tribune Media Co. on Tuesday reported improved second-quarter earnings …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal:

Amazon's dispute with Disney is about recovering losses due to price matching from studios, promotion and product placement costs — Disney-Amazon Dispute Concerns More Than Pricing — Studio, E-Commerce Giant Also Wrangling Over DVD Promotional Costs — Price isn't the only issue keeping …

Discussion: @jyarow

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Xbox One to offer TV streaming on SmartGlass, video playback via USB and DLNA network streaming — Just before its Gamescom presentation kicked off, Microsoft announced some hefty updates for its Xbox One video game console affecting some of the core apps, SmartGlass and live TV.

Discussion: Gigaom, TechCrunch, The Verge and Windows Phone Central