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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’ — It is the end of a fake-news era. — Jon Stewart, whose wit defined “The Daily Show” for more than 15 years, will sign off the iconic Comedy Central program later this year, the cable channel said on Tuesday. — Stewart is expected to speak …
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Jon Stewart says he's leaving The Daily Show — Ending one of the most venerable and trusted careers in making a complete mockery of the news, Jon Stewart has announced that he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show. According to sources who were there (some of whom are already passing word along …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
NBC: Brian Williams suspended for 6 months without pay — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended for six months without pay, the network announce Tuesday night. — The full memo from NBC News President Deborah Turness:
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Flipboard launches on web, strikes ad revenue sharing deals with publishers including National Geographic and Fast Company — Flipboard swims against the tide by launching a website — If there's one word that sums up where most media entities are focused for the future, it's “mobile” …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Guardian hires Chelsea Manning — Chelsea Manning is joining The Guardian U.S. as a contributing opinion writer, the site's editor-in-chief Katharine Viner announced on Tuesday. — Manning, previously known as Bradley Manning, was an Army private who was convicted in 2013 and is serving …
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Photos show Brian Williams' recollection of floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina may have been accurate — Photos show Brian Williams' New Orleans hotel was surrounded by water — This story will not prove that NBC Anchorman saw a body floating in the New Orleans floodwaters after Hurricane Katrina …
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New York Times:
Under Fire, Brian Williams Loses Lofty Spot on a Trustworthiness Scale
Under Fire, Brian Williams Loses Lofty Spot on a Trustworthiness Scale
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Strayer University Taps Daily Mail For Elaborate Year-long Branded Content Deal — Until about a week ago, the DailyMail.com in the U.S. didn't have a business section. But thanks to a new ad partnership, it does now-one that is loaded with sponsored content.
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Time now lets marketers buy print ads with the same automated tools used for digital ads, working with ad tech firm MediaMath — Well, This Is Different — Time Inc. Now Selling Print Ads Programmatically — Target Is the First Customer — Machines are now selling some print ads at Time Inc.
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Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
NewFronts Expands to 33 Presenters, but Microsoft Won't Be Among Them — Due to demand for slots during the NewFronts, the Interactive Advertising Bureau has added a day to its schedule to accommodate a total of 33 presenters. — The 2015 event will take place in New York from April 27 through May 7.
Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese hackers reprogrammed Forbes “Thought of the Day” widget to attack readers' computers using zero day exploits in Flash and Internet Explorer — Forbes Website Used to Hack Readers — Users of Microsoft 's flagship Internet browser who visited Forbes.com …
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JP Mangalindan / Mashable:
Why Twitter launched Curator, a Storify competitor — As it gets more aggressive about growth, Twitter wants to be useful to just about everyone — including the media. — Curator, a tool the company unveiled last week, makes it easier for media outlets to figure out which topics are popular and where.
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Telegraph:
How YouTube became a power player, in industries from politics to music — How YouTube changed the world — In late 2005, when YouTube was just a few months old, one its co-founders announced that the site's users were consuming the equivalent of an entire Blockbuster store each month.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Alex Koppelman, Guardian US's enterprise editor, joins Vocativ as editorial director — Vocativ names new editorial director, outlines coverage priorities — Vocativ, a startup that aims to break news using data and the deep Web, took additional steps in its 2015 reboot Tuesday …
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Guardian:
Julian Assange 24hr guard leaves London police with £10m bill — Metropolitan police commissioner says preventing escape of Wikileaks founder from Ecuadorian embassy is ‘sucking resources’ — Police are reviewing the round-the-clock guard outside the Ecuadorian embassy preventing …
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Ryan Hooper / Press Association:
UK's Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says guarding Julian Assange is putting pressure on resources; force is reviewing options
UK's Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says guarding Julian Assange is putting pressure on resources; force is reviewing options
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