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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Jose Antonio Vargas partners with LA Times to create new vertical, #EmergingUS, on race, immigration and multiculturalism — Jose Antonio Vargas partners with Los Angeles Times — Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and undocumented immigrant, is joining forces with the Los Angeles Times …
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Mediashift, Poynter, Los Angeles Times, FishbowlDC, LA Observed, The Wrap, Guardian and @joseiswriting
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Lena Dunham, Jill Abramson, Dean Baquet, other stars all turn out for David Carr's wake — David Carr's Star-Studded Wake — A lover, a brother and “an a**hole,” tributes flowed in for The New York Times columnist whose wide range of friends were drawn from AA meetings to the Hollywood A-list.
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The Huffington Post, Politico, @hadas_gold, @jimmiller, @jaketapper, @noahshachtman, @antderosa, @alexia, @fmanjoo, Poynter, @nickbilton, @daveweigel and The Newspaper Guild
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James Barron / New York Times:
Mourners Gather for Funeral for David Carr, Times Reporter — David Carr was remembered at his funeral Mass on Tuesday as a deft reporter for The New York Times who was, his older brother John said, “a unique combination of Minnesota nice and New York energy.”
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The Wrap, The Huffington Post and Mediaite
Peter Oborne / openDemocracy:
Daily Telegraph chief political commentator Peter Oborne resigns, says paper removed or spiked stories about advertiser HSBC — Why I have resigned from the Telegraph — Five years ago I was invited to become the chief political commentator of the Telegraph. It was a job I was very proud to accept.
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Guardian, Poynter, Mediaite, Talking New Media, @newsbrooke, @ageinvestigates, @richpeppiatt, @jayrosen_nyu, @jamesrbuk, @matthewteller, @marklittlenews, @lionelbarber, @psmith, @psmith, @robert_cookson, Business Insider, @raju, @arusbridger, @ryanchittum, @arusbridger, @ryanchittum, @ryanchittum, @jeffjarvis and @davidfolkenflik
Mac Hackett / VICE:
UK music magazine NME allegedly going free, with the last paid issue coming out next week — Is the NME ‘Going Free’? Apparently the Music Mag Will Charge a Cover Price for the Last Time Next Week — All day on Twitter and Facebook, people have been wondering if NME were set to announce that the magazine was going free.
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@tpoeblog and @seaninsound
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Jeff Zucker Strikes Back: CNN Chief Takes on Critics of Original Series, News Facelift — Outside of CNN President Jeff Zucker's office, the newsroom is humming with activity. Host Brooke Baldwin is live, a digital meeting is underway and a new sense of confidence permeates the air.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Wall Street Journal renames Marketplace print section as Business & Tech, its first name-change since 1988 — W.S.J. updates print edition, renames Marketplace — When devout Wall Street Journal readers open their papers Tuesday, they'll notice an array of changes to the 126-year-old broadsheet's U.S. print edition.
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FishbowlNY, @lpolgreen, @joepompeo and Poynter
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Wall Street analyst Craig Moffett says Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal has 60% chance of gaining government approval, downgraded from 70% — Comcast, TW Cable Merger Approval Now Less Certain, Says Analyst — Comcast's proposed merger with Time Warner Cable now has a 60-40 chance …
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Multichannel News, FierceCable, Hollywood Reporter, Consumerist, Broadcasting & Cable and Deadline
Brian Lowry / Variety:
Upcoming Modern Family episode was shot entirely on iPhones, iPads and MacBook Pros — ‘Modern Family’ Episode Employs Modern Twist — “Modern Family” is taking the “modern” part of its name to heart. In an episode later this month designed to explore the way family interaction …
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New York Times, AdAge, The Verge, The Wrap, Re/code, @gdimelow, TIME, SlashGear, MacRumors, AppleInsider, USA Today, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac and Hollywood Reporter
New York Times:
Photographers debate digital standards after World Press Photo competition disqualifies 20% of images because of over-processing — Debating the Rules and Ethics of Digital Photojournalism … Significant questions have arisen after a large number of images were disqualified …
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@melissalyttle, @nppa, @nicholesobecki, @ldallett, @jamesestrin, @jamesestrin, @davidc7, @jamesestrin and @jt__photography
Katie Hawkins-Gaar / Poynter:
Newsrooms like Storyful begin to address the emotional toll of graphic images like ISIS videos — Newsrooms face mental health challenge amid surge of graphic footage — Tuesday, February 3, marked the first time Andy Carvin allowed himself to watch an ISIS execution video.
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@benmullin, @mjenkins and @katiehawk
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Second Screen TV Apps Startup Applicaster Pulls In $10.5M Series B Funding — Applicaster is a startup originally out of Israel which offers a number of what's known these days as ‘synchronised social experiences’. In other words they can literally sync a TV broadcast with a social app …
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VentureBeat and LostRemote