Mediagazer: T.N.R.'s peril: losing the intangible of stature before it can find its future (Ken Doctor/Capital New York)

11:20 AM ET, December 8, 2014

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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.

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 …

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Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
T.N.R.'s peril: losing the intangible of stature before it can find its future

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Pulitzers accepting entries from online and print mags for investigative reporting, features — Pulitzers open up to magazines — The Pulitzer Prizes announced today two substantial changes in a press release: — The contest will consider entries from online and print magazines for two categories …

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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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

Andy Carvin launches social-media reporting team for First Look — There's been a lot of news out of First Look Media recently, although not the kind that the site was hoping to deliver: instead of scoops, it's been a stream of reports about mismanagement and departures of key writers and editors like Matt Taibbi and John Cook.

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Tommy Wilkes / Reuters:

Huffington Post launches in India, sets sights on China — News website Huffington Post launched its India edition on Monday in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Quartz hires Xana Antunes, former editor of New York Post — With an eye on growth in 2015, Quartz has hired a veteran business journalist, Xana Antunes, as editor of new initatives, a role in which she will lead recruitment efforts and focus on expanding the website's video offerings.

Discussion: Poynter and @joepompeo

Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:

Jenna Wortham joining New York Times Magazine — New York Times tech reporter Jenna Wortham is joining the paper's weekly magazine as a staff writer, New York Times Magazine editor Jake Silverstein announced in a Monday morning staff memo. — Wortham, who has spent the last six years writing …

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Chris Welch / The Verge:

Google Fiber's broadband dreams aren't making cable TV any better — Fiber TV doesn't yet live up to those amazing internet speeds — Would you uproot your life for an internet connection? Google says people are doing exactly that; they're picking up and moving to Kansas City or Provo …

William Turvill / Press Gazette:

Met Police issues harassment warning after MoS reporter sends three emails to subject of story — Sunday Times and Independent journalists also reported this weekend to have been warned off separate UKIP story — A former UKIP press officer was served with a “Prevention of Harassment” …

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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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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:

Monocle creators launch The Forecast, an annual publication to fill gap between Monocle issues — From Tyler Brûlé, a new newsstand entry — From the creators of Monocle, the British-based global magazine known for its high-flying taste, earnest editorial tone and direct relationship …