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Sony Pictures Demands That News Agencies Delete ‘Stolen’ Data — LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Entertainment warned media outlets on Sunday against using the mountains of corporate data revealed by hackers who attacked the studio's computer systems. — In a sharply worded letter sent …
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Variety:
Aaron Sorkin Slams Journalists for Publishing Hacked Sony Documents — “The Newsroom” creator Aaron Sorkin has a message for real-life newsrooms, taking aim at publications posting leaked Sony documents in a new op-ed. — Published on the New York Times' website Sunday evening …
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Emily Yoshida / The Verge:
Why we're reporting on Sony's leaked info
Why we're reporting on Sony's leaked info
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Jason Hughes / The Wrap:
MSNBC expanding online with “Shift by MSNBC”, 14 original shows exclusive to the web — MSNBC Expanding Online With Original Programming, Streaming Video — MSNBC is making a major push into the online market with “Shift by MSNBC,” a bold new initiative that will see the 24 …
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Jim Kennedy / News Corp:
Storyful Announces Leadership Changes To Build On Substantial Growth Momentum Under News Corp — Founder Mark Little Named Director of Editorial Innovation — New York, NY and Dublin, Ireland (December 15, 2014) - Storyful, the world's first social news agency, announced leadership changes …
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
NYT Executive Editor Dean Banquet on coverage after buyouts, native ads, and turmoil at TNR — Media People: Dean Baquet, The New York Times — Dean Baquet is executive editor of The New York Times, a role he has held since May, when he replaced Jill Abramson after her controversial reign and equally controversial ousting.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Q&A with Nick Denton on future of Gawker, staff changes, TNR, and his defense of nihilism — The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder? — In a candid interview, the media entrepreneur talks about the future of Gawker, staff changes, The New Republic, and the life-changing importance of coming out.
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Paul Sandle / Reuters:
BBC and ITV could charge fees to pay-TV broadcasters, UK watchdog says — British broadcasters including the BBC and ITV could be allowed to charge cable and satellite pay-TV companies for carrying their channels, the media regulator said on Monday, potentially pointing to a major funding change in the sector.
Kate Galbraith / Nieman Storyboard:
New Print Magazines Are Embracing Narrative and Finding Their Niche — What it takes to launch a print magazine is targeting a clearly defined niche and, above all, a willingness to be scrappy and innovative — In 2011, as the Arab Spring dawned, young Lebanese journalist Ibrahim Nehme yearned …
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Evan Williams: On billionaire-backed journalism, Shanley Kane, and the problem with vanity ad metrics — In conversation with the Medium and Twitter co-founder. Many people use the newish blogging site Medium each day, but almost as many of them are confused about what, exactly, it's supposed to be.
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BBC:
Turkish police raid media outlets tied to opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, arrest at least 23, including EIC of country's biggest paper Zaman — Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links — Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station …
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Jihii Jolly / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the New York Times, The Economist, Vox, and others create daily news roundups — News roundups can be part of a smart media diet — What you should know about ‘everything you need to know’ — Each morning around 3:30am, Adeel Hassan and Victoria Shannon start reading and summarizing the day's top news.
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