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Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
Autopsy finds David Carr died of complications from lung cancer with heart disease as a contributing factor — Times Columnist David Carr Had Lung Cancer, Autopsy Finds — David Carr, the New York Times media columnist who died unexpectedly Thursday night, had been suffering from lung cancer …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Remembering a friend, a journalist and a journalist's friend — Remembering a friend, a journalist and a journalist's friend. — All the great New Yorkers were born and raised outside of the five boroughs and its environs. The city, which would otherwise suffer heat death and melt …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
David Carr, friend of journalism — David Carr looked a bit awkward gathering kindling. His neck barely worked, so when he picked up a branch he looked as rigid as front-loader. But there was a job to do, so none of the ailments that failed to stop him in his rise to the top of journalism …
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Nick Bilton / Mediashift:
The Two Best Pieces of Advice David Carr Ever Gave Me
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Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
One dead in shooting at Copenhagen freedom of speech event organized by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, famous for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad — Shootout at Copenhagen cafe free speech event — COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Shots were fired Saturday at a cafe in Copenhagen that was hosting …
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Eric Blattberg / Digiday:
The New York Times is using Instagram accounts to develop an audience of potential subscribers — Inside The New York Times Instagram strategy — To appeal to a new generation of news consumers, The New York Times is going all-in on Instagram. — Over the past few weeks …
Capital New York:
Daily Beast EIC John Avlon says traffic grew 30% YoY, readership is 75% millennial and Gen X — The 60-second interview: John Avlon, editor in chief, The Daily Beast — CAPITAL: You're probably tired of being asked about the comparison, but what are the biggest changes …
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Kevin Roose / Fusion:
Snapchat Discover has sent some publishers millions of views per day — Snapchat Discover could be the biggest thing in news since Twitter — A few weeks ago, Snapchat updated its app. The new version had a little purple dot in the upper-right corner of the app's Stories screen.
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Kathy English / Toronto Star:
Public editor criticizes Toronto Star for publishing inaccurate, alarmist story on HPV vaccine — Public editor criticizes the Star's Gardasil story — Scientific evidence has concluded the HPV vaccine is safe and effective so why did Star publish a story that raised alarms about its safety?
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Mark Little / Medium:
War propaganda must be preserved, but journalists are obligated to contextualize rather than distribute it — The Journalism of Terror: How Do We Bear Witness When Everybody is a Witness? — In the new reality of terrorism and propaganda on social media, the value of journalism as a means …
Economist:
After the Arab Spring independent media flourished, but now free speech is being snuffed out — A guttering flame — After a brief flickering, free speech is being snuffed out — THIS month Al Arab, a new private Saudi-funded satellite channel, launched in Bahrain with shiny new studios and sparkling ideals.
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
Timeline app that shows history behind news has no business model yet, but many options exist — Timeline is providing historical context to the news — but is there a business model to support it? — There's a new news app that's made quite a splash. From headlines like …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Staffers Call For Release Of Colleague Jailed In Iran — NEW YORK — Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron told staffers Friday that they can sign and share a petition calling for the release of their colleague Jason Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran since July.
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