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Dylan Byers / Politico:
The New Republic's next issue to discuss its “perceived legacy of racism”, directly addresses past criticism — The New Republic addresses its ‘perceived legacy of racism’ — The forthcoming issue of The New Republic — its first since a mass staff shakeup in December …
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Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
The New Republic's Legacy on Race — A historical reflection — Legacies are never simple; they create victims as well as beneficiaries. The more substantial the legacy, the more heated the disputes are over who has title of ownership, who gets to enjoy an inheritance, and who is left out in the cold.
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Mashable raises $17M in series B funding led by Time Warner, Business Insider raises additional $25M led by Axel Springer — Mashable and Business Insider close large new financing rounds — Mashable announced late Wednesday night that it has closed a new round of financing worth $17 million …
Emily Bell / Guardian:
Emily Bell says digital news is askew, journalists need to be technically proficient and technologists need to be adept at news — Emily Bell's 2015 Hugh Cudlipp lecture - full text — The 12th annual Hugh Cudlipp lecture, as delivered by the director of Columbia University's Tow centre for digital journalism
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Super Bowl Halftime: Katy Perry to Pitch Merch on YouTube, Twitter, Roku and Connected TVs — Katy Perry will use her time in the spotlight of the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show as a launchpad to flog limited-edition products to her fans. — The songstress, in partnership with Universal Music Group …
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New York Times:
Talks with ISIS for release of Japanese journalist and Jordanian pilot said to have failed — Jordan's Talks With ISIS for Hostage Release Said to Fail — AMMAN — Negotiations between Jordan and the Islamic State over the fate of two hostages appeared to have collapsed on Thursday …
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Henry Tricks / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Kenji Goto's reporting is voice of humanity in times of atrocity
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Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
Time Warner Cable Q4: 38K cable subscribers lost, revenue up 3.8% year over year to $5.8B — Sub Losses Improve At Time Warner Cable — Q4 Is Best Subscriber Period in 7 Years — Time Warner Cable, in perhaps its last quarterly earnings release before it is acquired by Comcast …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Indiana governor cancels controversial news site — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has told the Indiana press corps that he plans to cancel “Just IN,” a proposed state-run news source that some feared would be used as an end-around the press. — Maureen Hayden, Indiana statehouse bureau chief …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nickelodeon to unveil stand-alone streaming video subscription service in February — Nickelodeon to Unveil Stand-Alone Subscription Video Service in February — Kid-entertainment giant Nickelodeon intends to follow the example of HBO and unveil a direct-to-consumer subscription service in February …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tumblr Takes On Medium With Upgrades To Its Writing Interface And More — Starting today, Tumblr is rolling out a series of updates to its online blogging platform designed to make the service more attractive and useful for content creators, and specifically for those writing long-form content.
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Harvey Weinstein / Variety:
Hollywood Must Find Ways to Make Up for Collapse of DVD Market — Guest columnist, The Weinstein Co. co-chairman … Every day we face new technology challenges. We have to look at our models — the theatrical model, the VOD model. We have to think about what we do with the lack of a DVD business.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
BBC releases report looking at its plans to cover news as it prepares for 2017 charter renewal — Here's how the BBC, disrupted by technology and new habits, is thinking about its future — As the United Kingdom's national broadcaster, the BBC operates under a royal charter …
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James Harding / BBC:
BBC News director James Harding's multimedia look at the past, present, and future of news
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Reuters:
Facebook challenges Twitter with targeted ads during Super Bowl based on what people are talking about in real-time — Facebook to sell real-time Super Bowl ads, taking on Twitter — (Reuters) - This Super Bowl Facebook is taking a page from Twitter's playbook, for the first time during …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Viacom Q1: profit down 8.6% to $500M, ad revenue down 6%, revenue up 4.4% to $3.34B but missing estimates — Viacom Net Drops 8.6% Even As ‘Interstellar,’ Cable Fees Boost Revenue — Viacom said profit in its first quarter profit fell nearly 9% despite a 4.4% rise in revenue in the period sparked …
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Broadcasting & Cable, Home Media Magazine, Reuters, Bloomberg Business and Wall Street Journal
Ross Miller / The Verge:
Associated Press now writes 3K stories per quarter on US earning reports after teaming with Automated Insights, plans to expand globally — AP's ‘robot journalists’ are writing their own stories now — Minutes after Apple released its record-breaking quarterly earnings this week …
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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
Bloomberg digital editor Josh Topolsky on uncomfortable news design, new ad units, and why they killed the comments. — Bloomberg launched a fresh, new Bloomberg Business Tuesday night, to both acclaim and confusion. Change has long been afoot lately at Bloomberg Media …
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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
HBO tech executives leave ahead of Internet launch as network's strategy changes — (Reuters) - Time Warner's TWX.N HBO is preparing to sell a standalone service over the Internet for the first time, in one of the most closely watched moves in pay TV history.
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Snapchat's new Discover feature could be a significant moment in the evolution of mobile news — You may have missed it in the #snowpocalpyse that wasn't1, but Snapchat unveiled a new feature called Discover Tuesday that puts news into the ephemeral chat app so popular among American teens and young adults:
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Michael Sippey / Medium:
Snapchat's Discover feature for news could also function more broadly as an app platform
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