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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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Katie Hawkins-Gaar / Poynter:
NYT featured nine Instagram photos on its front page, but didn't tell photographers before publication — Instagrammers discover front-page NYT placement by chance — It was an exciting moment for user-generated content. The New York Times featured nine Instagram photos on the front page of its Wednesday edition.
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@alexjamesfitz, @antderosa, @digiphile, @mathewi and BAGnewsNotes
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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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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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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@ishaantharoor, @camanpour, @dgisserious, DW.DE and Reuters
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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@eamonjavers, Washington Post, @jameskotecki, @mtdukes, Poynter and THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE
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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Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
NBA players and fans turn to Vine for game highlights — Vine: The Best Way to Watch the NBA — How Six-Second Videos Are Changing the Game for Fans; See Ballmer Dance and LeBron Ignore Waiters — It was a play that, in the olden days, no one would have remembered.
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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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.
Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Dish's Reverse AutoHop to let viewers skip the Super Bowl and watch only the commercials — Attention Football-Hating TV Commercial Lovers - This Dish is For You — All those football haters who only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials have a new ally: Dish Network.
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AdAge, Gizmodo, Broadcasting & Cable, CNBC, GeekDad, Consumerist and Big Picture Big Sound
Mike Corder / Associated Press:
Gunman taken into custody after entering Dutch national broadcaster, demanding airtime — GUNMAN ENTERS DUTCH NATIONAL BROADCASTER DEMANDING AIRTIME — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A gunman entered the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS outside Amsterdam on Thursday …
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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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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@bobbymacreports and @mathewi, Thanks:@amandabcowie
James Harding / BBC:
BBC News director James Harding's multimedia look at the past, present, and future of news — Future of News … The disruption … The future of BBC News?
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Jon Slattery, @joannauk, allmediascotland, Press Gazette, Washington Post and Guardian
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
BBC releases report looking at its plans to cover news as it prepares for 2017 charter renewal
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@lakitalki, @nywici, @amlwhere and @katieyaeger
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