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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New Politico Editor Susan Glasser praises newsroom's clear-cut mission, acknowledges need to adapt constantly — New Politico Editor Susan Glasser Wants To ‘Win The Morning’ — And The Afternoon And Evening — NEW YORK — On Thursday morning, Politico cofounders John Harris …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Susan Glasser named Editor of POLITICO — Susan Glasser, the editor of POLITICO Magazine, has been promoted to Editor of POLITICO, a new title that will give her “full authority” over the site's core coverage, magazine and Pro verticals, the company's leadership announced early Thursday morning.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
YouTube will spend millions to fund & promote new shows from popular creators — YouTube Takes Out Checkbook Again, Pays Its Stars to Make Videos — The world's biggest video site is paying people to make videos. Again. — YouTube is planning to invest millions in some of its biggest stars …
Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Times cuts employee pay 5% starting Sept. 29, warns of job losses, reduces severance after Oct. 1 — Times cuts employee pay 5 percent, reduces severance payments — Pay for full-time employees at the Tampa Bay Times will be cut by 5 percent under a new cost-savings plan implemented by the newspaper starting Sept. 29.
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Mike Wallberg / IVOH:
New Washington Post newsletter delivers optimism to readers' inboxes — Washington Post photo of Whitney Paxson and daughter Madeline, 6, who were featured in a story about the transformation of alleyways in D.C. The story appeared in the Post's new newsletter, The Optimist.
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Ric Bailey / BBC:
Scottish independence: How the BBC reports polling day — Voting in Scotland is taking place between 07:00 and 22:00 — Strict rules mean the BBC, like other broadcasters, isn't allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open. — In all national elections …
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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
For New Inquiry publisher Rachel Rosenfelt, building cultural significance was easy — building a sustainable business is the hard part. — The New Inquiry started as a Tumblr in 2009. Rachel Rosenfelt, the magazine's publisher, created the account with a group of friends who quickly found that their voice had an audience.
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Associated Press:
3 Guinean radio journalists among those killed in an attack on a team fighting Ebola in Guinea — 7 KILLED WHILE ON GUINEA EBOLA EDUCATION CAMPAIGN … CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The prime minister of Guinea says seven bodies have been found in rural Guinea after a group …
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Fighting back against government secrecy — CHICAGO — It's come to this. — A transportation reporter for the Associated Press was told by federal government sources that they would be fired if they provided information to the journalist, AP Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee says.
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Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
Journalists criticize White House for ‘secrecy’
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Twitter Quantifies Impact Of Live-Tweeting On TV Engagement — Everyone in the TV business knows the story of how the enthusiastic embrace of Twitter by Shonda Rhimes and Kerry Washington helped “Scandal” go from living on the cancellation bubble to being a ratings hit.
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Alison Langley / Columbia Journalism Review:
In the European Union, reporters are being hampered from doing their work — A group of media rights activists have set out to map free expression violations within the European Union to make a visual statement about how it's increasingly difficult for journalists to do their jobs there.
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@janebsinger and @cjr
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
YouTube is a big success on cable boxes in Hungary. So when will it launch elsewhere? — Cable subscribers in Hungary have been watching a million minutes of YouTube every day since the video service became available on their set-top boxes. — TV viewers love YouTube …
Carmel DeAmicis / Gigaom:
Twitpic says it was acquired and will no longer be shutting down, but doesn't name buyer — Twitpic says it's getting acquired but it won't say by whom — The official Twitpic account just tweeted that the company isn't shutting down after all. It's being acquired, although the tweet didn't specify what company is saving the day.
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BBC:
BBC team under attack in southern Russia — A BBC team has been attacked in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan. — They had gone to investigate reports of Russian servicemen being killed near the border with Ukraine. — The team's cameraman was beaten up and the camera smashed during the attack.
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