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Alastair Reid / Journalism.co.uk:
Guardian forms new editorial teams to enhance digital output — Visual journalism, data journalism and audience development teams are all being restructured under plans from new executive editor for digital Aron Pilhofer — Credit: Michael Bruntonspall on Flickr. Some rights reserved
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@niemanlab, @editoryp_yep, @tylrfishr, @brianboyer and Capital New York
Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
Nielsen says it has issued faulty ratings data since March — Nielsen, which controls almost all of the television ratings measurement market, says that a technical error resulted in the company issuing incorrect TV ratings for national broadcast networks. — The error was introduced in March …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Nielsen Says It Screwed Up - But Its Fix Won't Help TV's Real Ratings Problems — Good news for the TV guys: Nielsen says its recent ratings, which have shown a worrisome slide for programmers, are wrong, and it's going to fix them. — Bad news for the TV guys: Nielsen says its fix won't fix that slide.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Prosecutors suggest they will still subpoena New York Times reporter James Risen in leak case — Federal prosecutors hinted Friday that they still intend to subpoena a New York Times reporter to testify in their case against a former CIA agent accused of being one of his sources …
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Politico
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Circa's David Cohn joins Al Jazeera's mobile-focused AJ+ as executive producer — Another win for the millennials: AJ+ hires Circa's Chief Content Officer David Cohn — Al Jazeera's AJ+ venture has landed a bit of a coup by hiring Circa's Chief Content Officer David Cohn to lead its audience engagement team.
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon is talking with Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Universal about joining Ultraviolet digital movie sharing consortium — Amazon in Talks to Join Digital Locker for Movies — E-Commerce Giant Might Come on Board With Studios' Cloud-Access System — Amazon.com Inc. is in talks …
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Electronista, Hollywood Reporter and The Verge
Barry Levine / VentureBeat:
Online magazine StoryBy launches, will share two-thirds of its revenue from affiliate links and advertorials with contributors — New StoryBy online magazine shares most of its revenue with storytellers — Above: A sample screen from the system-generated Travel section in the StoryBy online magazine.
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@storybymedia, 10,000 Words and @hattery
Google:
Google has evaluated 498K URLs for removal under European laws since May, has removed 41.8% — European privacy requests for search removals — In a May 2014 ruling, Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that individuals …
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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
David Plotz seeks investors for Atlas Obscura, the new Nat Geo (or, 'Nice Vice') — When David Plotz stepped down as editor in chief of Slate in July, he didn't know what his next project would be. — Yesterday, Plotz announced on Twitter that he has taken a new job as chief executive of Atlas Obscura …
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Washington Post, @benadair, FishbowlNY and American Press Institute
Liam Andrew / Nieman Lab:
The Local, a growing European network of English-language news sites, aims for the expat crowd — That there is a market for news about Europe for people living in Europe who speak English is not a new discovery. Plenty of newspapers have had success catering to this niche audience over the years.
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American Press Institute
Richard Smirke / Billboard:
British Lawmaker Publishes Detailed Report on Copyright Education — Mike Weatherley, the British Prime Minister's adviser on intellectual property, has published a comprehensive report on promoting copyright education and awareness. — Entitled “Copyright Education and Awareness,” …
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Music Week
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Comcast/TWC deal approved by shareholders of both companies, still needs regulatory approval — Time Warner Cable Shareholders Approve Sale to Comcast — Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) investors voted in favor of the company's $45.2 billion sale to Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) …