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David Carr / New York Times:
The Washington Post Regains Its Place at the Table — Nothing in God's creation is ever as good as it once was, but The Washington Post is coming pretty close. — The once-embattled newspaper is in the middle of a great run, turning out the kind of reporting that journalists — and readers — live for.
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@jayrosen_nyu, @buzzfeedben, @ennisnyt, @mattyglesias and @digiphile
Nick Craven / Daily Mail:
Police used anti-terror laws to seize Mail on Sunday's phone records to track protected source — How police hacked Mail on Sunday phone: Officers used anti-terror laws to track down judge-protected source who exposed Chris Huhne's speeding points fraud — Police used anti-terrorism powers …
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Guardian, @jonathanhaynes, @rj_gallagher, Press Gazette, @paulbernaluk, @greg_callus, @wallaceme, @samcoatestimes, @jackofkent, Zelo Street, @tianran, @charliebeckett and @dangillmor
Sam Bungey / The Morning News:
NYT regularly ran listicles like “Some Facts About Glass Eyes” in the late 19th century — Some Facts About the Listicle — The bread and butter of online journalism, epitomized by lists like “The 25 Most Kimye Things That Have Ever Happened,” got its start in a 19th-century column in the New York Times.
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@peretti, @pmarca, @venkatananth, @zimbalist and @brainpicker
Wall Street Journal:
NBA and ESPN plan streaming service for regular season games, no cable subscription required — NBA Reaches Long Term Rights Deals with Disney, Time Warner — The National Basketball Association reached long-term media rights deals with ESPN majority-owner Walt Disney Co …
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@jbrodkin, @shaliniwsj, @shaliniwsj, @pkafka and @pkafka
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Afghanistan reverses expulsion of New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg — New President of Afghanistan Welcomes Back Times Reporter — KABUL, Afghanistan — A New York Times correspondent expelled this summer by the government of Afghanistan will be allowed to return …
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Associated Press, Khaama Press (KP) and @nytdrew
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Netflix's Exclusive Content Push Continues With A Foray Into Film — Over the last few days, Netflix has announced a couple of deals that will bring a series of films to its streaming video platform over the coming years. The partnerships represent a new form of “exclusive” content for Netflix …
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USA Today, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Forbes
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Redbox Instant streaming video service operated by Redbox and Verizon is shutting down on October 7 — Redbox Instant is shutting down October 7 — A year and a half after its official launch, Redbox Instant is calling it quits. The shut-down shows how hard it is to compete with Netflix for streaming video subscriptions.
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Redbox Instant, Gigaom, Engadget, @pkafka, The Wrap, UPROXX, Home Media Magazine, Variety, App Advice, Multichannel News, VentureBeat, TechCrunch and The Next Web
Emily Steel / New York Times:
How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN — Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, seemed to be having a blast Wednesday evening at a party for a new original series. Perched on the arm of a chair, he watched intently as a magician performed tricks with coins, cards and a Rubik's cube.
Discussion:
@daveweigel, @nytimesbusiness, Inside Cable News and Capital New York
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
This American Life tries to turn its radio audience onto podcasting with its new show Serial — When fans of This American Life tune in for this weekend's episode, they should be ready to hear something entirely new. The long-running radio sweetheart is launching a new podcast …
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@radioambulante, @niemanlab, This American Life Updates and Fast Company
New York Times:
Five NYT articles removed from Google search in last month as part of “right to be forgotten” in Europe — Times Articles Removed From Google Results in Europe — Google has notified The New York Times in the last month that links to five articles have been removed …
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@jenny8lee, @kenroth and @digiphile
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Google's Newsstand move may force the hand of Apple, leading to more aggregated content apps — The lack of progress in improving the Newsstand, combined with the news of the acquisition of a platform, has some wondering if Apple plans on introducing their own app that aggregates content …
Dan Singer / American Journalism Review:
The Talkhouse: a platform where artists write reviews and think pieces about other artists — How The Talkhouse is Turning Music Criticism on its Head — The Talkhouse isn't your average online arts publication. — Rather than filling its pages with the work of professional critics …