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Mother Jones:
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's tales about his own combat reporting fail to withstand scrutiny — Bill O'Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem — The Fox News host has said he was in a “war zone” that apparently no American correspondent reached. — After NBC News suspended anchor …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice News Launches First Live Weekly Show on YouTube — Samsung's Milk Video service will have exclusive 72-hour window of on-demand replays of Skype-driven ‘On the Line’ — Vice News is launching weekly half-hour talk show “On the Line,” streamed live on YouTube each Thursday …
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@pkafka, Tubefilter and VideoInk
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
David Carr taught me how to create narrative argument, so my George Polk Award belongs to him — King David — David Carr, incomparable, irrepressible, and now legendary, is my friend and my brother. I talked to him about everything—relationships, money problems, taxes, religion, drugs, alcohol, travel, writing, food, death.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times nominates two with web expertise to board: CEO of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Facebook's head of brand marketing, Rebecca Van Dyck — The Times Company Announces Board Nominees With Web Credentials — The New York Times Company announced two new nominees for its board …
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@raju
Marco della Cava / USA Today:
YouTube Kids for Android set to launch February 23 featuring parental controls and a simplified UI — YouTube unveils new app for kids — SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube is repository of clips that range from exceedingly educational to suggestively explicit. So to make sure younger fans …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Investigative Reporting Pulitzer entries up 50 percent since magazines were allowed in — Since The Pulitzer Prizes changed the rules to allow online and print magazines, the contest has seen a 50 percent increase in investigative entries compared to last year, Mike Pride, the administrator of The Pulitzer Prizes, said in an email.
Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Atlantic's health editor combines playful web video series with serious writing on issues — James Hamblin: A fresh perspective for health journalism — The Atlantic editor has accumulated a loyal following with his video series “If Our Bodies Could Talk” — James Hamblin keeps getting compared to Doogie Howser.
NPR:
David Remnick Looks Back On Tough Decisions As ‘The New Yorker’ Turns 90 — Listen to the Story — When David Remnick took the job as editor of The New Yorker in 1998, he learned quickly to make firm decisions about contentious stories. Just a few months into the position …
Marc Graser / Variety:
Racked Launches First Scripted Series as Vox Media Starts Dressing Up Sites with Video — Vox Media's tried on something new with its relaunch of fashion and beauty website Racked this month: a slate of original shows. — The company behind popular dot coms the Verge, Polygon …
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Tubefilter
Tony Romm / Politico:
White House to work with tech companies to develop digital content to discredit extremist messages — Using social media to counter Al Qaeda, ISIL messaging — The White House plans to work closely with tech companies to counter groups like Al Qaeda and ISIL online …
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Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
Emotional and Effective, Upworthy's Native Ads Have Brought in More Than $10 Million for the Site — When Starbucks wanted to share the uplifting story of how its local events helped a deaf woman discover a large, supportive community, the coffee chain turned to a somewhat obvious choice: Upworthy.
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Gigaom and PR Newswire
Telegraph:
Telegraph defends coverage of HSBC, will write guidelines for how editorial and commercial staffs cooperate — The Telegraph's promise to our readers — Telegraph View: We are proud to combine journalistic excellence with commercial success and we will continue to do so
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