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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?
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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@wesleylowery, @nhbaptiste, @hkesvani, @barbarablay, @rebel19, @fengxii, @khadijapatel and @stevebuttry
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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New York Magazine, @ylichterman, @ckrewson, @nicktheandersen, @nicktheandersen and @kelleychunn
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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Bloomberg, Business Insider, Telecompaper, Ubergizmo, @ericjackson and Wall Street Journal
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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@hermida, @almarlatour, @davewiner, @bbccollege, @sonipaul and Code Words
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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Broadcasting & Cable, VentureBeat, PC Advisor, Wired, Variety, ZDNet and Wall Street Journal
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
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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The Wrap, VentureBeat, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Variety and RTTNews
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.
BBC:
Pakistan suspends TV channel ARY News ‘for defamation’ — Pakistan's authorities have suspended a TV channel supporting opposition politician Imran Khan for 15 days for allegedly defaming the judiciary. — ARY News TV was also fined 10m rupees ($97,089; £60,182) by broadcasting regulator Pemra.
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New York Times, Pakistan Tribune and ARY NEWS
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Gamergate supporters mobilize to persuade advertisers to pull ads from critical sites, most recently Gawker Media — Inside Gamergate's (successful) attack on the media — GamerGate has come to represent a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
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@rooshv, @userlich, @gaberivera, Digiday, @jonathantimar, @fd1017, @caitlindewey, Gawker, @libertarianblue, @chanders and TechCrunch
Todd Spangler / Variety:
MediaHound raises $4.5M from UTA and others, launches invitation-only media discovery app — UTA Invests in Content-Discovery Startup MediaHound — Startup raises $4.5 million from UTA and private investors; launched first iPhone app for media discovery