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Rebecca Carroll / The New Republic:
I'm a Black Journalist. I'm Quitting Because I'm Tired of Newsroom Racism. — My first job in media was as a television producer. I was 28 years old, eager and brimming with ideas, some of which I'm sure were good and others of which I'm sure were not. Not long after starting the job …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NABJ boss says CNN essentially called him a liar in dispute over diversity — Bob Butler, the president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is unhappy with CNN. Just last Friday, Butler and NABJ issued a press release indicating that CNN had “withdrawn support of NABJ for the 2015 Convention & Career Fair.”
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Pew Study: Liberals and conservatives inhabit different media worlds with little overlap in trusted news sources — Media habits of liberals, conservatives: ‘different worlds’ — Ever wonder why your avowed-conservative brother and fervently-liberal aunt can't even seem to agree on the facts?
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
Ebola Deeply mixes curation and reporting, expanding Lara Setrakian's pop-up news site model — Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date — A contagious disease outbreak seems like a good time for some explanatory journalism.
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TechCrunch:
Yahoo In Talks To Buy Video Ad Platform BrightRoll For Around $700M — Yahoo has been building up its video and video advertising content, and we have heard that it may make another key acquisition in the area to further raise its game. The company is in talks to acquire BrightRoll …
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Jethro Nededog / The Wrap:
Jill Abramson Teaming With Steve Brill on Startup Venture — Jill Abramson is planning a startup with journalism entrepreneur Steven Brill. — The fired New York Times editor revealed her plans during an interview on NPR's “WBUR Live,” according to the show's tweets.
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Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
Dish Wins Tentative Ruling Over Fox in AutoHop Litigation — Dish Network Corp. (DISH)'s AutoHop service, which lets subscribers watch recorded primetime television programs with the advertisements taken out, doesn't infringe Fox Broadcasting Co.'s copyrights, a federal judge said in a tentative decision.
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Angus Foster / BBC:
BBC News website launches Australia page — Readers will notice some changes on the BBC News website regarding Australia. — The biggest difference is that we are launching a new Australia page which will be dedicated to giving you more news and features about Australia …
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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Nielsen, Adobe to measure online TV across multiple devices — Nielsen and Adobe Systems Inc announced an alliance on Tuesday that aims to measure the viewership of digital video across all Internet-connected platforms including TVs, smart phones and tablets as the television ecosystem undergoes dramatic change.
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Steven Musil / CNET:
Dish loses 7 channels in contract dispute with Turner Broadcasting — Dish's 14 million customers lose access to CNN, Turner Classic Movies and a handful of others as companies fail to negotiate new distribution deal. — Dish Network customers lost access to CNN, Turner Classic Movies …
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Anna Fazackerley / Guardian:
UK universities and student unions clamp down on unfavorable reporting in student newspapers — Freedom of the press? Not for student newspapers — Universities and, shockingly, students' unions are seeking to stop unfavourable stories about their institutions
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Shelly Walia / Quartz:
A Bollywood-backed Twitter campaign saved the Mumbai Film Festival—but crushed its spirit — The Mumbai Film Festival, which started on Oct. 14 and runs through Oct. 21., seems to have gone from its usual celebration of independent filmmakers, young cineastes, and littérateurs to an unabashed celebration of Bollywood.