Mediagazer: Why the NYT gave more attention to the murders at Charlie Hebdo than Boko Haram's massacre in Baga, Nigeria (Margaret Sullivan/New York Times)

12:05 PM ET, January 25, 2015

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

Why the NYT gave more attention to the murders at Charlie Hebdo than Boko Haram's massacre in Baga, Nigeria — When Calculus of Loss Doesn't Add Up — IF you start from the premise that every human life is of equal importance, then the judgments of news organizations will often be confounding.

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Hank Green / Medium:

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Quinn Norton / Medium:

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Tom Risen / US News:
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Kara Swisher / Re/code:

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Robert Salladay / Reveal:

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Jennifer Reingold / Fortune:

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Dominic Patten / Deadline:

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Kim Severson / New York Times:

Modern Farmer's future in doubt as editorial staff leaves; PR firm says magazine will be published again in summer with new staff — As Last Paid Editors Depart, Modern Farmer's Future in Doubt — Modern Farmer, the 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried …

Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo:

Music artists who refuse YouTube's aggressive Music Key terms lose all YouTube monetization options — Why Google Is Strong-Arming Artists Into Signing With YouTube Music Key — Cello rock n' roller Zoë Keating is really upset that Google is trying to force her to sign over the rights …

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Sony, Google, Apple Hit With Lawsuits Over Pre-1972 Music — The lawsuits have the potential of wiping out much older music from the Internet. — All of the leading providers of streaming music are now in the scorching hot legal zone involving pre-1972 music after seven lawsuits were filed …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

How Vox is rethinking presidential election coverage — When Vox launched in April, it was led by an article from co-founder Ezra Klein that seemed to lay out his ambitions for the new site. — Titled “How politics makes us stupid,” it explained that debates are often intractable …

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu and @poynter

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon To Stream Golden Globe Winner “Transparent” For Free On Saturday, While Offering Discounted Prime Membership — Fresh off the heels of its first Golden Globes win, Amazon is taking advantage of the increased exposure its Netflix-like video streaming service, Prime Instant Video …