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Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Tim Carmody, independent technology journalist — CAPITAL: You were a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania before becoming a journalist. Why did you decide to leave academia? — CARMODY: “Decide” might be the wrong word. I was on the academic job market …
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@jeffjohnroberts, @tcarmody, @gsvoss, @jayrosen_nyu, @robinsloan, @pkafka, @jomc and @gitagovinda
Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Dean Baquet needs to get mad about NY Times' use of unnamed sources — I have more advice for Dean Baquet: It's time to pound a wall again. You need to get angry about the promiscuous use of unnamed sources by the New York Times staff and let your staff know that the practice is hurting …
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@stevebuttry and @jayrosen_nyu
Patrick de Laive / The Next Web:
The Next Web announces closed beta of tool to track progress of noteworthy startups — The product we've been secretly working on: TNW Index — In the past 12 months around 8,000 different tech companies have pitched story ideas, product launches, and their latest hot news to us.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Netflix Cracks Down on VPN and Proxy “Pirates” — Due to complicated licensing agreements Netflix is only available in a few dozen countries, all of which have a different content library. — Some people bypass these content and access restrictions by using VPNs or other circumvention tools that change their geographical location.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
London's police force has spent £33.5M investigating journalists — Met Police has spent £33.5m investigating journalists, figures show — The Metropolitan Police has spent £33.5m on investigations into journalism, figures obtained by Press Gazette show.
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@wturvill
Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web:
Roku teams up with Insignia and Haier for Roku TV and announces future 4K support — Roku's foray into partnering up with TV manufacturers is expanding while it's committing to the future of 4K. — Today the company announced two new Roku TV partners; Haier and Best Buy's Insignia brand.
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Re/code, TechRadar.com, Wall Street Journal, PCMag UK tv-home-theaters, TechCrunch, Variety, VentureBeat, Gigaom, Pocket-lint, Mashable and Engadget
Emily Yoshida / The Verge:
In a future fueled by hacks and leaks, will we be sedated by our own transparency? — In Los Angeles, you spend a lot of time looking at the outside of things. From Los Feliz to West Hollywood, an embankment of multimillion-dollar residences rise up on the right of your peripheral vision …
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@verge
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
The virtues of Vice: how punk magazine was transformed into media giant — It's a hit with the millennial generation and predicts revenue of $1bn this year, so what can young company teach its rivals? — In a break from making millions as the world's richest ad man, Sir Martin Sorrell …
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@venkatananth and @girllostincity
Caroline Bottger / Digiday:
Rusty Foster, creator of Today in Tabs newsletter, on new digital news sites, newsletters, hate reads, and more — Today in Tabs editor Rusty Foster: ‘2014 was a terrible year!’ — Hate-reads and outrage are the Internet's furniture. And Rusty Foster is a comfy chair.
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC says it will review a draft of net neutrality rules and vote on them by the end of February — Get ready: The FCC says it'll vote on net neutrality in February — Federal regulators looking to place restrictions on Internet providers will introduce and vote on new proposed net neutrality rules …
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Media Channel, VatorNews, Boing Boing, Digital Trends, The Week, ResearchBuzz, Deadline, The Wrap, The Daily Caller, The Hill, The Verge, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Multichannel News and Engadget
Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
ABC TV show NY Med aired a man's death without approval of his family, who are now suing ABC, the hospital, and the doctor involved — When a Patient's Death is Broadcast Without Permission — This story was co-published with the New York Times. — Anita Chanko could not sleep.
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@charlesornstein, @jillgeisler, @rampok, TVNewser, Vox and Mediaite
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Yahoo Has Not Approached Scripps About Buying Food Network: Sources — Contrary to a report that Yahoo held discussions with Scripps Networks Interactive about the possibility of acquiring Food Network or the whole company, two individuals with direct knowledge of the situation said Yahoo …
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