Mediagazer: Creator of music blog Hipster Runoff tells how he scaled, burned out, then sold out for $21K (Brian Merchant/Motherboard)

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Brian Merchant / Motherboard:

Creator of music blog Hipster Runoff tells how he scaled, burned out, then sold out for $21K — The Last Relevant Blogger — Before he was voted Hipster of the Decade, before he was coining musical subgenres and helping the New York Times understand “alt” culture, Carles …

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Venezuela uses US reporter's photo in tourism campaign — He had just been released from detention — MIAMI — The Miami Herald's Jim Wyss made a startling and surreally ironic discovery Friday morning. — The discovery: Venezuela state-run media was using a picture of him to promote tourism to the troubled South American nation.

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Video purportedly shows Islamic State beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto — Video: Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist — 3 photos — CAIRO (AP) — An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto …

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Newsweek designer defends his controversial tech sexism cover — The relaunched version of Newsweek is no stranger to controversy. Almost a year ago, it brought the ire of the internet upon it with its launch story on Bitcoin creator Satashi Nakamoto, to the point where the company …

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What Andrew Sullivan's exit says about the future of blogging — Andrew Sullivan is leaving blogging. — Crap. — Sullivan — alongside Josh Marshall — basically invented the political blogosphere. So his (temporary?) retirement is giving rise to many a “Blogging Is Dead” column.

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