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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Snapchat stories: Here's how 6 news orgs are thinking about the chat app — When Sam Sheffer, The Verge's social media editor, launched the site's Snapchat account at the end of July last year, he meant it to be a small-scale experiment. — “I only promoted it on my personal Twitter account,” Sheffer told me.
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Gigaom, @btrpkc, @ylichterman, @joesteel, @digitalshields and @noahchestnut
Isabell Hülsen / Spiegel Online:
Washington Post becoming a Silicon Valley laboratory for newspapers under Jeff Bezos leadership — Jeff Bezos Takes Washington Post into Digital Future — A spirit of enthusiasm has infused the office of the once troubled Washington Post following its purchase in August by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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@kevinloker, Media Nation, @maurowhiteman, @kevinloker, @niemanlab and @krystlekopacz
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
In 2014 Q4, Dish loses 65K subscribers but revenue rises 5.3% to $14.6B, net income up 17% to $945M — Dish Loses Subscribers, But Ups Revs 5% — Dish Network was hit with a net loss of subscribers for the fourth quarter 2014 — a reversal of a slight gain a year ago.
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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Highlights from Reddit Q&A with Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras after “Citizenfour” Oscar — Any regrets, Edward Snowden? “I'd have come forward sooner” — Summary:The former NSA contractor turned whistleblower said during a Reddit question-and-answer session …
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The New York Observer, VentureBeat, Guardian, The Huffington Post and The FADER
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Peter Maass / The Intercept:
The Intercept's Laura Poitras Wins Academy Award for ‘Citizenfour’
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ACLU, Guardian, @mmflint, The Hill, Bloomberg View, The Daily Caller, @kashhill, @jayrosen_nyu, SiliconBeat, Poynter, @annepasternak, The Verge, Ars Technica, Boing Boing, @javisalas and @jonrussell
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Internal Guardian editor candidates release vision statements as news org. talks with outside talent like Buzzfeed's Ben Smith and ex-NYT editor Jill Abramson — Guardian headhunters reach out to New York for ideas, candidates — The four insiders publicly vying to be The Guardian's next editor …
Mike Collett-White / Reuters:
Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina dies in Pakistan aged 34 — (Reuters) - Maria Golovnina, Reuters bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan who was widely loved and admired for her courage, compassion and professionalism, died in Islamabad on Monday. — Maria, 34, was found collapsed …
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@alicesperi and @omarwaraich
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Comcast Accused of Paying Off Al Sharpton in $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit — Today, Comcast and Time Warner Cable were served with a lawsuit from a group of African-American media owners seeking $20 billion — yes, “billion,” with a “b” — for discriminatory practices …
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Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting & Cable and The Wrap
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube Kids Free App Launches on Apple's iTunes, Google Play — YouTube has officially launched a free app designed for kids 5 and younger, in a bid to capture more viewing from the ankle-biting demo — in a safe and secure walled garden. — The free YouTube Kids app includes videos from Jim Henson Co. …
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YouTube Blog, The Next Web, The Official Google Blog, CNET, Mashable, VideoInk, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google and Guardian
Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Tim Molloy Named Editor of Boston.com — Boston.com named Tim Molloy as its new editor Monday, the website announced. — Molloy joins the Boston news website as its chief editor from PBS' Frontline, where he served as digital engagement editor after twenty years working as an editor …
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Poynter, Media Nation, BostonGlobe.com, @adam_bryant and NetNewsCheck Latest
Financial Review:
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox held merger talks with Discovery — Rupert Murdoch's US entertainment company, 21st Century Fox, has held preliminary discussions about a tie-up with Discovery Communications that would create a $US100 billion sports, movie and entertainment giant.
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Hollywood Reporter, Quartz, Reuters, Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline and USA Today
Will Carty / The Twitter Blog:
Twitter announces that it is backing the FCC's net neutrality proposal — Why Twitter faves #NetNeutrality — The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal that will put vital consumer and competitive protections back on the books …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
MLB considers spinning off its powerful streaming business — MLB Advanced Media, the baseball league's booming technology division, is quickly growing into one of the most crucial companies in all of streaming. It powers MLB.TV. It powers WWE Network. It powers Sony's PlayStation Vue internet TV service.
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Wall Street Journal and Quartz
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Twitter Oscar Numbers Drop, but TV Ratings Sink Much Lower — You're going to see a few sets of numbers about Twitter's performance during the 2015 Oscars. Here is the first: Nielsen says that 13 million U.S. Twitter users checked out last night's show. That's down from 13.9 million last year — a drop of 6.5 percent.
CBC News:
Mohamed Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 — 'It's another circus of a retrial,' after 2 witnesses don't show, says Fahmy, seeking deportation to Canada — Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 2:23 — The retrial of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy …
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BuzzFeed, Cairo Post, CBC News, Al Jazeera English, Daily News Egypt, Toronto Star, Guardian and Global News
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Johan Ahlander / Reuters:
Swedish reporter says freed after being held by Syrian government forces — (Reuters) - A Swedish freelance journalist who went missing close to areas controlled by Islamic State militants told Swedish media he had been freed after a week being held by Syrian government forces.
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Chegg Will Outsource All Its Print Textbooks to Remake Itself as a Digital-Only Company — Six months ago, online education portal Chegg said it was starting to unload some of its print textbook inventory, in part to make investors happy. — Today, it announced it has reached an agreement …
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PR Newswire and Business Insider
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