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3:30 PM ET, October 20, 2014

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
For Aaron Kushner, a Difficult Foray Into Newspapers  —  Ever since the entrepreneur Aaron Kushner bought into the newspaper business two years ago, he has generated a steady stream of headlines — about himself.  —  Last week, Mr. Kushner stepped away from his role as publisher …
Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
Guardian's reporting on Whisper was ethical even though they had been editorial partners; some journalists' reactions are troubling  —  The ethics of The Guardian's Whisper bombshell  —  The Guardian happened upon a huge story while discussing a journalism partnership with Whisper …
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Eric Johnson / Re/code:
Tech and media figures debate the ethics of Guardian's reporting of info obtained from a partnership meeting with Whisper  —  Here's a Twitter Debate Worth Reading  —  Here's a really interesting debate that's been playing out on Twitter over the past couple days, over a recent story …
John McDuling / Quartz:
The depressing truth behind the internet TV revolution  —  An internet television revolution is sweeping across America!  HBO will finally begin selling a standalone streaming service next year.  CBS just launched an internet service of its own, allowing access to all of its shows …
Tambay A. Obenson / Indiewire:
Sundance Institute expands artist development to eight cities with $1M in Knight funding  —  Sundance Institute Announces New Artist Development Programs Coming to 8 US Cities  —  Sundance Institute today announced that $1 million in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation …
Discussion: Knight Foundation
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Amazon closes multi-year digital and print deal with CBS's Simon & Schuster, one of Big Five publishers  —  Amazon Closes Multi-Year Deal With Simon & Schuster, The Other Big Five Publisher It Was In E-Book Pricing Negotiations With  —  Amazon has inked a multi-year deal with Simon & Schuster …
Rodney Sieh / FrontPageAfrica:
University of Georgia journalism school canceled Liberian editor's speech because of Ebola fears  —  Georgia U. Cancels FPA Editor's McGill Lectures Over Ebola  —  Monrovia - The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia has rescinded the decision of the University's journalism
Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Yahoo's Tumblr Teams Up With TV Shows to Reach Their Audiences  —  During last season's finale of NBC's “The Voice,” as a contestant belted out “Team” by Lorde, animated illustrations inspired by the lyrics swayed on the screens behind her.  The graphics were created by Cindy Suen …
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Roger Yu / USA Today:
Gannett Q3 earnings: $.59/share, beats estimates, net income up 49% year over year  —  Gannett earnings up 49% on broadcast business gains  —  Gannett, the media company that owns USA TODAY, said Monday its third quarter net income rose 49% from a year ago due to acquisitions and gains …
AdAge:
Simon Dumenco Named Ad Age Editorial Director  —  Mr. Dumenco, a longtime Ad Age columnist and editor at large, takes on the role as Associate Publisher Abbey Klaassen departs to join Dentsu Aegis Network as director-corporate development and strategy, Americas.
Zoe Mintz / International Business Times:
How To Report On Ebola: Journalists Find Hazmat Suits A Hindrance In Hot Zone  —  During the 13 days she spent covering the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guardian newspaper journalist Monica Mark took every precaution.  She checked her temperature every morning, every night and at any moment she felt the slightest twinge or ache.
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