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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
With New Charlie Hebdo Cover, News Value Should Have Prevailed — Readers responded passionately, and in large numbers, to my post last week about The Times's decision not to publish the now-famous Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. (In fact, I've never had more comments on a post or column.)
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
If media avoids offending one religious group, it should avoid offending all religious groups — Does free media have an obligation to Islam? — In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, both America's paper of record (The New York Times) and its network of record (CNN) …
Discussion:
New York Times and @cerenomri
Tony Todd / France 24:
Charlie Hebdo sells out as 5 million print run is announced — A defiant Charlie Hebdo went on sale Wednesday, in five languages and in more than 20 countries, splashing a cartoon purporting to be Mohammed on its front cover a week after jihadist gunmen stormed the satirical weekly's offices killing 12 people.
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New York Times:
Qaeda Group in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack — PARIS — Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen formally claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly assault a week ago at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, saying that the target was chosen …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Only Top U.S. Newspaper Not To Publish Charlie Hebdo Cover
Discussion:
New York Times, Vox, CNNMoney.com, World News Publishing Focus …, Hit & Run, @jonathanmtucker, @sulliview, Mediaite, @carlstwitt and @mlcalderone
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
English-language digital edition of Charlie Hebdo available Thursday through app for €3, only 300 French print copies available in US
Discussion:
New York Times, The Daily Beast, Press Gazette, Associated Press, Guardian, Gothamist, BuzzFeed, NetNewsCheck Latest, Globe and Mail and @mhess4
Agence France-Presse:
French comedian Dieudonné arrested, accused of being an apologist for terrorism on Facebook
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The Intercept, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Techdirt, Al Jazeera America, @hunterw, @icashmir, @rodimusprime, @jnaureckas, @jenditchburn, Globe and Mail, @ibnebattuta, Daily Express, RFI, International Business Times, The Independent, Mediaite, @jbarro, @marzzbarr, @yasminwaqahwa, Talking Points Memo, @oliversherouse, New York Magazine, @mattseaton, @damianpenny, @aricohn, @nazmynatia and @daliaezzat_
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Whisper editor in chief Neetzan Zimmerman has left following October suspension — Neetzan Zimmerman out at Whisper — Neetzan Zimmerman, who served as editor in chief of the secret-sharing app Whisper, has left the company, he confirmed to Capital. — Zimmerman, “and other staff members …
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Guardian, PandoDaily, Gigaom, @hadas_gold, The Verge and @jeremymbarr
Angela Köckritz / Die Zeit:
A China correspondent describes her assistant's detention and how diplomatic efforts to secure her release have failed — They Have Miao — How my assistant got into trouble with Beijing's security apparatus and I got to know the Chinese authorities Zur deutschen Version Chinese Version Beijing Journal …
Discussion:
@artmaterialist, @mattschiavenza, @potomaker, @mprobertson, @jeffjarvis, Boing Boing, ANIMAL, Guardian, New York Times, ITV, Digital Spy and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Todd Spangler / Variety:
GoPro partners with Vislink to create wireless transmitter for live, broadcast-grade HD video; will be used for ESPN's Winter X Games — GoPro to Launch Wireless HD Transmitter for Live TV Broadcasts — GoPro wants to make it easier for TV networks to weave video from its mountable cameras into live sports and events programming.
Discussion:
SlashGear, TechCrunch and Investor Relations
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
BBC accessed or monitored 148 staff email accounts in 2013 and 2014 — BBC accused of treating staff like ‘the enemy’ as new figures show increase in email monitoring to investigate leaks — The BBC has been accused of treating its employees like “the enemy” after it emerged …
Jeff Jarvis / Medium:
How to fix TV news: add voices, stop filling airtime with idle chatter, use digital alerts and explainers, add depth — Reinventing TV News — I don't want to dwell on this but I have to say that TV news—especially local TV news—sucks. It favors heat over light. It repeats much, saying little.
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks plans to launch video-on-demand service CuriosityStream in March, for $2.99 to $9.99/month — Discovery Channel Founder Jumps Into Video Stream — John Hendricks Says Netflix's Success Means ‘the Timing Is Right’
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter and Press Release Rocket
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
MySpace says it reached 50.6M unique users in US in November, 575% over same month in 2013, and generated over 300M video views — MySpace Still Reaches 50 Million People Each Month — Did you know that 50 million people still visit MySpace each month? — Would you be surprised …
Discussion:
VentureBeat and TIME
Janet Asteroff / Mediashift:
A Progress Report on Jeff Bezos Transforming the Washington Post — If you don't like change, don't work at the Washington Post. — But if you are a consumer of digital news, you can expect some interesting and perhaps delightful innovations. And if you are in the news business …
Discussion:
@rosental and @jayrosen_nyu, Thanks:@pbsmediashift
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Carlos Slim More Than Doubles His Stake in Times Company — Carlos Slim Helú, the Mexican billionaire, has more than doubled his stake in The New York Times Company, to nearly 17 percent, the company said on Wednesday. — Mr. Slim exercised warrants to acquire nearly 16 million shares …
Discussion:
Gawker, investors.nytco.com and Bloomberg
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Synacor Acquires NimbleTV, Startup That Streamed Live TV Online — Synacor, which provides technology and services to TV, Internet and communications providers, has acquired NimbleTV, a startup that sold a service to cable and telco TV subscribers for accessing live channels and DVR recordings over the Internet.
Discussion:
Re/code, NASDAQ.com and @pkafka
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Web TV Startup NimbleTV Stops Service, Promises to Relaunch
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