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Chris Hughes / Washington Post:
Amid editorial departures, Chris Hughes plans to continue investing in The New Republic as a sustainable business not reliant on “an unpredictable few” — Crafting a sustainable New Republic — The writer is owner and publisher of the New Republic.
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
The New Republic Will Not Publish Next Issue Thanks to Staff Exodus — About a Dozen Editorial Staffers Have Quit Since Thursday — Hispanic Fact Pack 2014 — The New Republic magazine will not publish its next issue, which had been scheduled to appear Dec. 15, after about a dozen full …
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
T.N.R.'s peril: losing the intangible of stature before it can find its future — On Thursday, I had lunch with a veteran colleague in the news trade. He's a top editor, an innovator in digital-only, magazine and newspaper media. Like many, he's between jobs.
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Daily Beast's mobile site gives viewers individual analytics in hopes of engaging users — The newsonomics of the newly quantified, gamified news reader — What's in your news diet? Sure, we can name the sites, papers, and stations that pepper us with news through the day and week.
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@mikepetroff, @crowdne_ws, @niemanlab and Cision
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How Rolling Stone failed in its story of alleged rape at the University of Virginia — Journalists are paid to be skeptical and to distinguish facts from assertions: Don't get too close to your sources and check what they tell you. — Rolling Stone magazine, it appears …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Rolling Stone's disastrous U-Va. story: A case of real media bias — On Slate's DoubleX Gabfest podcast last month, reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely explained why she had settled on the University of Virginia as the focus for her investigative story on a horrific 2012 gang rape of a freshman named Jackie …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea denies hacking Sony but calls the breach a ‘righteous deed’ — TOKYO — North Korea has denied hacking Sony Pictures' computer systems in retaliation for its movie “The Interview,” which revolves around a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Source: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian officially charged in Tehran courtroom — Washington Post reporter charged by Tehran court — Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for more than four months, was officially charged Saturday in a day-long proceeding …
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New York Times:
Luke Somers, American Hostage, Is Killed During Rescue Attempt in Yemen, U.S. Official Says — SANA, Yemen — An American journalist held for more than a year by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen was killed during a rescue attempt by United States commandos late Friday, a senior United States official said.
Studio 20, NYU:
Q&A with NPR's social media strategist Melody Kramer about Tumblr, internal sharing, and transparency — Jay talks to Melody Kramer, NPR's social media strategist — For our “agile in the newsroom” project we wanted to interview NPR's social media strategist, Melody Kramer …
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Seth Fiegerman / Mashable:
Aliens in the valley: The complete and chaotic history of Reddit — For months leading up to his resignation, Yishan Wong looked beat down. Employees say he was noticeably stressed and no longer enjoying his work. One business associate who stopped by the office in October thought Yishan …
Marc Graser / Variety:
Studios to Generate Record Homevideo Sales on Digital Platforms in 2014 — Conceivably, it should be a very happy holiday for Hollywood's homevideo divisions. If all goes according to plan, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas should generate more revenue than ever...