Mediagazer: Press Association appoints Microsoft's Darren Waters as social media editor (Mark Sweney/Guardian)

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
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Grady Smith / Guardian:

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Emily Steel / New York Times:

Vice Hires Alyssa Mastromonaco, Former Official in Obama White House, as Top Executive — Vice Media, the news and entertainment group, is expected to announce Monday that it has hired Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former Obama administration official, as its chief operating officer.

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Chris Amico / Homicide Watch DC:

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Press Association appoints Microsoft's Darren Waters as social media editor — UK news agency says former editor-in-chief of MSN UK is tasked with ‘putting social media at the heart of the newsroom’ — The Press Association has appointed Darren Waters, editor-in-chief of Microsoft UK, to the new role of social media editor.

Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

ESPN's new mobile strategy: fewer apps on more screens — Take a first look at ESPN's upcoming mobile app, and the responsive website the sportscaster plans to launch in a few months. — ESPN's new mobile strategy: fewer apps on more screens originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2014.

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Bill Keller / The Marshall Project:

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Patrick Smith / BuzzFeed:

Russia Today UK reaches 395K, or 0.7% of Britons, faces questions about impartiality — Everything You Need To Know About Russia Today UK — RT UK is the newest part of a Kremlin-funded news network with more money than the BBC World Service. It's already facing the possibility of Ofcom sanctions for its lack of impartiality.

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom investigating Vine spin-off TV show following complaints — Ofcom launches Dapper Laughs inquiry after receiving 99 complaints — Broadcasting regulator to rule on whether comedian Daniel O'Reilly's ITV2 show, which was cancelled last week, met standards

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