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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times operating profit down to $92M from $156M in 2013, digital ad revenue up 12% — New York Times Co. Profit Falls as Company Makes Strides in Digital Ads — The New York Times Company said on Tuesday that its annual operating profit declined in 2014 because of investments …
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Poynter, New York Times Co., NetNewsCheck Latest, @myurow, @hblodget, @edmundlee, @jeffjarvis and @romenesko
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Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
NY Times Has 910,000 Digital Subscribers — The New York Times' investment in digital is finally paying off. The company's ad revenue for 2014 was flat compared to 2013; thanks in large part to sponsored content, growth in digital ads, and an ever-increasing digital subscriber base.
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AdAge, Poynter, AdExchanger, NetNewsCheck Latest and Capital New York
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic Online:
With relaunched site and new digital focus, Fusion aims to expand beyond Hispanic audience to all millennials — What Is Fusion? — Its cable channel has been on the air for over a year. It has netted some of the best-known names in digital journalism.
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Fusion, @yayitsrob, @helenlewis, @nero and Mashable
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Jessica Roy / New York Magazine:
Jane Spencer on Fusion's Relaunch, Building a Diverse News Operation, and What It's Like to Be Post-Post Text — “It’s rare to get to work in a place that’s committed to serious journalism, innovative experimental projects, and has a mission associated with social justice and social values.”
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@jayrosen_nyu, @lainnafader, @kevinroose, @jessicakroy and Digiday
Paul McNally / news:rewired:
Guardian digital chief Aron Pilhofer claims turning off comments is a ‘monumental mistake’, says BuzzFeed, others are ‘eating our lunch’ — Guardian digital chief: Killing off comments ‘a monumental mistake’ — The Guardian's executive editor for digital has described …
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Gigaom, @joannauk, @garykemble, @benwhitelaw, @anjdelgado, @henkvaness, @digiphile, @vivian, @lavrusik and @jayrosen_nyu
Brent Lang / Variety:
Aspire Entertainment, Newsweek Partner to Develop Magazine Stories for TV, Movies (EXCLUSIVE) — Aspire Entertainment has inked an exclusive two-year development deal with Newsweek to create and distribute films, TV series and other content on various platforms based on stories published in the magazine.
Discussion:
FishbowlNY
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Gilbert Cruz named television editor at The New York Times — The New York Times Company — Gilbert Cruz, formerly the editorial director at Vulture.com, has been named television editor at The New York Times. — Cruz, who was a senior editor and staff writer at Time magazine before joining Vulture …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, @hels and The New York Times Company
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
With an Eye on Wall Street, Twitter Starts Selling Twitter Ads Outside of Twitter — Twitter is rolling out plans for a new revenue stream: Twitter ads that don't appear on Twitter. — Starting today, the company will start running its core “Promoted Tweet” ad unit on other people's apps and sites.
Brian Ries / Mashable:
How the White House found a publishing ally in Medium — The White House published President Obama's 2016 fiscal budget on Monday using a medium that's become increasingly popular among its advisors: Medium, the three-year old self-publishing platform. — In the past three months …
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@jeffjarvis, @bgrotta, @ks44, Engadget, VentureBeat and White House.gov Blog
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Disney blows past estimates in Q1, revenue of $13.39B, $1.27 EPS; broadcast up 35%, cable down — Disney earnings: $1.27 per share vs. expected EPS of $1.07 — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. — Disney blew past Wall Street's expectations Tuesday …
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Variety, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter and Business Wire
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Cable TV viewing declined by more than 12 percent in January — Looks like Netflix and other streaming services are starting to have an impact on traditional TV viewing: Total live TV ratings were down 12.7 percent year over year across the networks of major media companies …
Reuters:
Dutch Journalist Accused Of ‘Terrorist Propaganda’ Could Be Jailed For Up To Five Years — ANKARA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor formally accused a Dutch journalist of ‘terrorist propaganda’ on Monday, and asked she be jailed for up to five years, local media reported on Monday …
Discussion:
The Independent, Voice of America, TodaysZaman and Guardian
Associated Press:
Egypt's most popular satirist Bassem Youssef joins Harvard, eight months after ending TV show over fears of personal safety — Bassem Youssef joins Harvard eight months after ending his TV show — Political satirist, who was often described as the Jon Stewart of Egypt, becomes a resident fellow
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