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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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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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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


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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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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Lena Dunham, Jill Abramson, Dean Baquet, other stars all turn out for David Carr's wake
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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, @rafat, PR Newswire, bizjournals, Sacramento Bee, @cah1162, @ibarguen, @heychrisbarr and @knightfdn


Mashable expands into India by partnering with India.com, a joint venture of Penske Media and Zee Entertainment Enterprises — Mashable continues global expansion, plans new site in India — We at Mashable are pleased to announce the next step in our evolution as a global media brand …
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WWD, The Drum, @punit_goenka, @petecashmore, @raju and Zee News


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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BuzzFeed Motion Pictures has produced 5K short videos that get 950M YouTube views a month — BuzzFeed Video's Ze Frank and Screenwriter John August Talk About Different ‘Gardens’ of Content — One of the Web's early video pioneers and the screenwriter known for “Big Fish” and …
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Medium, @mairepwalsh and @mairepwalsh


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.

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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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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