Mediagazer: Tribune Publishing takes stake in content marketing firm Contend (Joe Pompeo/Capital New York)

8:40 AM ET, September 17, 2014

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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:

66% black and 75% Hispanic news consumers doubt media reports about their communities — BLACKS, HISPANICS HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT MEDIA ACCURACY — WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study shows a large majority of African-American and Hispanic news consumers don't fully trust the media to portray …

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Max Mason / Sydney Morning Herald:

Netflix secures Australian streaming rights to Batman prequel series ‘Gotham’ — Providing the biggest hint yet that Netflix is preparing to launch locally, the US-based company has secured exclusive Australian subscription video on-demand rights to the highly anticipated superhero television series Gotham.

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The New Republic:

The New Republic names Guy Vidra, General Manager of Yahoo News, as Chief Executive Officer — Washington, DC and New York, NY (September 17, 2014) - The New Republic today announced that it has appointed Guy Vidra as Chief Executive Officer effective October 13, 2014.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Tribune Publishing takes stake in content marketing firm Contend — Tribune Publishing has invested in the content marketing firm Contend, signaling one of its first big moves since being spun off from the Tribune Company last month. — The partnership will “provide marketers with short …

Discussion: AdAge, Los Angeles Business …, Chicago Tribune and Broadcasting & Cable

Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:

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Dan Reimold / College Media Matters:

College Newspaper Drops Print, First to Operate Primarily on Publishing Platform Medium — Medium now has Substance. The popular publishing platform recently started hosting Substance, a new student publication at Mt. San Antonio College that doubles as a totally reinvented version of The Mountaineer campus newspaper.

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

Mail Online's ad revenues rise nearly 50% year on year — Website's success offsets continuing decline in print advertising at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday — Mail Online: total ad revenues of £53m in the 11 months to the end of August — Mail Online's advertising revenues increased …

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Mark Scott / New York Times:

Sky Deutschland Tells Investors to Reject BSkyB Offer — LONDON — The European expansion plans of the pay-television giant British Sky Broadcasting Group have hit a snag. — The executive board of Sky Deutschland told investors on Wednesday to reject BSkyB's multi-billion dollar takeover approach for the German broadcaster.

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Capital New York:

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New York Times:

Hollywood's Old-Time Star Makers Are Swooping In on YouTube's Party — LOS ANGELES — A few months ago, CBS Films wanted Bethany Mota, an 18-year-old video blogger, to make a cameo appearance in the movie “The Duff” and tell her 7.2 million YouTube followers about the experience.

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Our Bad Media:

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