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New York Times:
Under Fire, Brian Williams Loses Lofty Spot on a Trustworthiness Scale — If Brian Williams's future as the anchor of “NBC Nightly News” rests on his trustworthiness and ratings, new research delivered some sobering news on Monday. — Before Mr. Williams apologized for exaggerating …
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Travis J. Tritten / Stars & Stripes:
Stars and Stripes publishes full transcript of Feb 4. interview with Brian Williams, in which he admits he was never on the attacked helicopter — In his words: Brian Williams' interview with Stars and Stripes — WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday scuttled …
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Associated Press:
ABC beats Brian Williams' newscast in ratings Friday
ABC beats Brian Williams' newscast in ratings Friday
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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Advice for young journalists: Find another more lucrative, lasting career — To all the young journalists asking for advice.... Thanks very much for your email! I'm always happy to meet just about anybody, and would love to find some time to have that coffee with you.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Presidential interviews rarely make news; Vox's slick presentation of Obama plus softball questions became an extended commercial — All the President's Explainers — Interviews with the president are always useless. Vox's was no different. — A sit-down interview with the president …
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Vox Media relaunches fashion site Racked, with emphasis on video, reporting, and ethics — Vox Media Looks to Racked for Growth — RACKING UP RESOURCES: From a tucked away table at The NoMad Restaurant in Manhattan's Flatiron District, Racked's top brass discusses the relaunch of their site …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube's Young Turks now producing five-day-a-week series on Facebook; won't generate revenue — Facebook Landing More Original Web Series — More content companies are starting to produce original Web series designed specifically for distribution on Facebook .
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New York Times:
Hopes dwindling of Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal being approved by Washington regulators — Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Still Up in the Air a Year Later — Cable Giants Defend Comcast Deal Cable Giants Defend Comcast Deal — David Faber of CNBC questioned the chief executives …
Netflix:
Netflix starts offering service in Cuba for $7.99 a month — Netflix Is Available in Cuba — Cubans Will Gain Access to A Broad Range of Original Series, Movies, Documentaries, Stand-up Comedy Specials and TV Shows Starting At $7.99 — Los Gatos, California, February 9, 2015 …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Nonprofit Voice of San Diego redesigns with goal of driving membership and email newsletter signups — Voice of San Diego, 10 years old today, is rethinking its editorial and tech around membership — Voice of San Diego editor in chief and CEO Scott Lewis finally has everything he wants.
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Tablet magazine starts charging readers to comment on stories, at $2/day, $18/month, or $180/year — Tablet magazine starts charging commenters — As a number of news sites eliminate their comments sections altogether, Tablet, a daily online magazine of Jewish news and culture …
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Iran foreign minister says he hopes Post reporter Jason Rezaian will be cleared — MUNICH — Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that he hopes Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post correspondent who has been in jail since July, will be cleared in court. — Mohammad Javad Zarif …
Jeff Jarvis / Medium:
Editors and publishers should find a way to point Google to quality, original journalism — What news can do for Google (and itself) — How about a search of only original reporting? — In recent months, I've heard a lot of news executives complain about Google and transparency, particularly in relationship to search.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish's Sling TV to Add AMC to $20 Monthly Internet Package, Launches Nationwide — Core lineup currently includes 14 cable nets, including ESPN; service now offers WatchESPN and optional $5 sports tier — Dish Network soon will add AMC — home of shows like “The Walking Dead,” …
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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Sling TV opens the floodgates, accepts sign-ups without invites
Sling TV opens the floodgates, accepts sign-ups without invites
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