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Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
New York Times is considering free access to NYT Now news digest app, says CEO Mark Thompson — NY Times Is Considering Giving Away News Digest App for Free, CEO Says — “The battle will be won on the smartphone.” — That was New York Times CEO Mark Thompson at the Code/Media conference …
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@delrey, @jason_kint, @mbrauchli, @iamwilltv, @saila, @cliffordlevy, @mikeisaac and @sdkstl
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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Re/code, 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
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The Huffington Post, @alexia, @fmanjoo, @nickbilton, @noahshachtman, @antderosa, Poynter, @hadas_gold, @jaketapper, @jimmiller, Politico, @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, LA Observed, Guardian, FishbowlDC, The Wrap and @joseiswriting
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.
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TVNewser, TVNewser, Inside Cable News and Mediaite
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Net neutrality advocates identify holes in FCC's net neutrality plan — “Legal obstacles” seen in how FCC intends to reclassify broadband. — Net neutrality advocates are generally pleased by the Federal Communications Commission's latest plan to regulate Internet service providers, but some are pointing out potential problems.
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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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Medium, @coreyford, PR Newswire, bizjournals, Sacramento Bee, @cah1162, @ibarguen, @heychrisbarr and @knightfdn
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, The Week, USA Today, Cult of Mac, SlashGear, Hollywood Reporter, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, TIME and @gdimelow
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
Blog traffic is suffering because of increased time spent in apps on bite-sized social content — Google and blogs: “S**t.” — Have a blog? How has your traffic been for the last year or two — say, since July 1, 2013? — Mine's been clearly flat and slowly declining …
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@evanatmedium, @ahmed, @rands, @sebastian_a, @alexwharton, @cdixon, @kevinmarks, @nathanclague, @compactrobot, @johndobbin, @mathewi, @mathewi and @dangillmor, Thanks:@steverubel
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
CALmatters, a nonprofit news site focused on legislature, to launch in California this summer, now raising $5M budget for the next three years — What are they thinking? CALmatters wants to shake up California statehouse — Simone Coxe is frustrated. Like many well-informed …
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@nickriccardi, Facebook and @calmatters
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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The Observers, GlobalPost and Bloomberg Business
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
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