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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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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
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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, @hadas_gold, @jimmiller, @jaketapper, @noahshachtman, @antderosa, Politico, @alexia, @fmanjoo, Poynter, @nickbilton, @daveweigel and The Newspaper Guild
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, Guardian, LA Observed, FishbowlDC, @joseiswriting and The Wrap
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.
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, The Verge, The Wrap, Re/code, TIME, SlashGear, MacRumors, AppleInsider, USA Today, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Hollywood Reporter and @gdimelow
Knight Foundation:
Media accelerator Matter brings in the Associated Press, McClatchy, Belo, and Community Newspaper Holdings as partners, will expand seed investing — Media startup accelerator Matter brings on four major media partners — The Associated Press, A.H. Belo Corporation …
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@ibarguen, @heychrisbarr, @knightfdn, PR Newswire, bizjournals, Sacramento Bee, @cah1162 and Medium
Tom Huddleston Jr. / Fortune:
Berkshire Hathaway bought 4.7M shares of Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in Q4 2014 and increased stakes in DirecTV and Liberty Global — Warren Buffett buys a stake in Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox — Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire Warren Buffett's investment vehicle …
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Hollywood Reporter and CNNMoney
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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@jamesestrin, @nppa, @jamesestrin, @jamesestrin, @ldallett, @jt__photography, @nicholesobecki, @melissalyttle, @jamesestrin and @davidc7
Agence France-Presse:
Sudan seizes entire print runs of 14 daily newspapers, giving no reason for doing so — Sudan seizes print runs of 14 newspapers: press council — Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese security officers seized the print runs of 14 newspapers on Monday, a government-run media body said …
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Bloomberg Business, The Observers and GlobalPost
Spencer Haley / Trail Dad:
On This.cm, where readers share just one link per day, 20% of links come from six sources, but a long tail exists — The Long Tail of This.cm — I joined This.cm a few weeks back and have been thrilled with the quality and diversity of content that is shared by its community.
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@ethanz, @trail_dad, @agolis and @jbenton
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
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