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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Journalism and the internet: Is it the best of times? No — but it's not the worst of times either — Writer David Sessions argues in a piece at Patrol magazine that journalism is worse because of the effects of the internet — but most of the things that he and others complain …
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@terryparrisjr, @monkbent, @johnrobinson, @micahgrimes and Vox
New York Times:
Pakistani Protesters Briefly Take Over State TV Building — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani troops took control of security at the headquarters of the state-run television network on Monday after hundreds of demonstrators stormed the building and forced the network to temporarily halt broadcasting.
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@imrankhanpti, @jon_boone, @tahassiddiqui, @saimamohsin, @paksalah, The Independent and @saimamohsin
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David Carr / New York Times:
Amazon Bets on Content in Deal for Twitch — On Wednesday night, I spent time on Twitch.tv watching people watch people play StarCraft II, Call of Duty and League of Legends. — When you cover media, you get used to meta activities, but staring at my computer watching …
Angèle Christin / Nieman Lab:
Metrics a key factor in editorial and management decisions; journalists respond inconsistently — When it comes to chasing clicks, journalists say one thing but feel pressure to do another — Online media is made of clicks. — Readers click from one article to the next.
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@jbruin, @brizzyc, @abigailking, @newswhip, @brodiegal, Gigaom and @lauraelizdavis
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Hollywood has worst summer since 1997 as US summer ticket sales decline 15% from 2013 — Movies Have Worst Summer Since 1997 — LOS ANGELES — American moviegoers sent a clear message to Hollywood over the summer: We are tired of more of the same. — But don't entirely blame the sequels and superheroes.
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@jbruin, @mattriviera, @rjurikdavidson, blogs.indiewire.com, @dangillmor, Vox, USA Today, BREITBART.COM, International Business Times, Telegraph and Guardian
Nate Hoffelder / The Digital Reader:
Some Japanese publishers call Amazon's linking book promotion to commission fees “blackmail” — Amazon is Facing Boycotts, Cries of Blackmail from Japanese Publishers — Never one to fight a single battle at a time, Amazon is in conflict with publishers in multiple countries …
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Agence France-Presse and Electronista
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Aaron Gell / Business Insider:
Book distributor EDC's sales rebounded even after pulling all its books from Amazon in 2012
Book distributor EDC's sales rebounded even after pulling all its books from Amazon in 2012
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TechCrunch, @john_self and @ryanchittum
Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
Michael Brown shooting and the crimes journalists choose as newsworthy — Examining why black suspects are covered at a greater proportion than they commit crimes — Since Michael Brown's fatal shooting on August 9, news coverage of the event and its aftermath has been followed by a second wave …
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Guardian, @cjr and @fittsofalexis
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Press freedom groups urge Bahrain king to release photojournalist — Press freedom and human rights organisations have signed a letter addressed to the king of Bahrain calling for the release of Bahraini photojournalist Ahmed Humeidan (aka Humaidan). — He has been in prison for 19 months since …
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Committee to Protect …, GlobalPost, BBC and Reporters Without Borders
New York Times:
The evolution of propaganda: how ISIS uses Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, SoundCloud, and more — ISIS Displaying a Deft Command of Varied Media — The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world's attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality.
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@carneross, @corbettreport, @sebastianseung, @andrewparker, @philipmcclellan, @morningmoneyben and @abumuqawama
BBC:
BBC staff vote to strike over job losses — BBC staff have voted to go on strike in a row over job losses, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said. — The union said that 86.9% of its members came out in favour of a campaign of industrial action.
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Guardian, Press Gazette, International Business Times, City A.M. and broadcastnow.co.uk
BBC:
BBC World Service boss Peter Horrocks to step down — The director of the BBC World Service, Peter Horrocks, is to leave the corporation in the New Year, it has been announced. — Horrocks, who has worked for the BBC for 33 years, has held the position since 2009.
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bbc.co.uk, @peterhorrocks1 and Guardian
Miranda Prynne / Telegraph:
Former Financial Times Group chief executive Rona Fairhead is named as the government's favoured candidate to take over as BBC Trust chairman — Businesswoman Rona Fairhead the preferred choice for next BBC Trust chairman — Former Financial Times Group chief executive Rona Fairhead …
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Guardian, BBC, BBC, The Sunday Times, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The Hindu, The Drum, Deadline, Daily Mail and The Times