Mediagazer: Medium adds tags, simplifies posting, and redesigns presentation of posts as it aims for shorter, off-the-cuff content (Caroline O'Donovan/Nieman Lab)

11:15 PM ET, February 24, 2015

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:

Medium adds tags, simplifies posting, and redesigns presentation of posts as it aims for shorter, off-the-cuff content — Medium, known for going long, wants to go shorter — Medium announced some new updates to its publishing platform today. They include a tagging system …

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Ev Williams / Medium:

Medium can be both conversational and in depth, inspired by elements of blogging, magazines and Internet browsing habits, says CEO Ev Williams — Is Medium now “>140 Twitter”? … Well, yes. We are optimistic that Medium can be both short- and long-form. Our evidence from this comes from several things:

Discussion: @agolis and @yayitsrob

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

Reddit now prohibits posting nude photos or videos of sex acts without prior consent from the people depicted in them — In Privacy Update, Reddit Tightens Restrictions on Nude Photos — For nearly a decade, Reddit, the huge online message board, has been known for its freewheeling stance on letting its users govern themselves.

Discussion: The Verge, Rolling Stone, The Mary Sue, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, Ars Technica, Mashable, The Daily Caller, TIME and Engadget

Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:

Comcast Q4 revenue up 4.8% to $17.7B, but struggles to add TV subscribers amidst competition from Amazon, Netflix — Comcast's Earnings Trail Estimates as Subscriber Increases Slow — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Comcast Corp., the U.S. cable company awaiting approval to acquire …

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast CEO Optimistic on Time Warner Cable Deal Review

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Jordyn Taylor / The New York Observer:

Capture debuts service to help news organizations find video and photos posted on social media; already used by BuzzFeed, the Washington Post, NBC News, TIME — News Outlets Are Using This New Site to Find Photos and Video on Social Media — The service has run successful trials with BuzzFeed, TIME and the Huffington Post

Maria Rodale / Mediashift:

Maria Rodale, CEO of magazine publisher Rodale, suggests 10 ideas to help magazines increase readership and revenue — Maria Rodale's 10 Ideas That Could Rock the Magazine World — Earlier this month, I represented my company at the annual American Magazine Media Conference.

Walt Mossberg / Re/code:

With financial, technological and consumer behavior changing, media enters a new period of confusion — How's the Media Industry These Days? Confused. — It's no secret that the media industry has been high on the list of businesses that have been disrupted by the Internet and are struggling to find a new footing.

Discussion: The Awl, @davelieber, @adamgrundfast, @gleonhard, @lavrusik and @sosayssara

Jessica Elgot / The Huffington Post:

Andy Coulson to stand trial April 21 on perjury charge arising from Tommy Sheridan trial — Andy Coulson, Ex- Tory Spinner And News Of The World Boss, To Face Trial Days Before May Election — Former Downing Street director of communications Andy Coulson is expected to face trial in Scotland …

Discussion: Scotsman, Guardian, Sky News and BBC

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Journalist Amanda Terkel says she was tailed and confronted on vacation by Bill O'Reilly producer after critical blog post — Bill O'Reilly Has A Long Record Of Threatening And Ambushing Journalists — WASHINGTON — There are few people in the media more thin-skinned than Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Washington Post, Salon, Business Insider, NY Daily News, New Yorker and TIME

Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:

Fueled by Facebook, The Independent tests the waters on US expansion — The Independent is the latest U.K. publisher eyeing the U.S. for digital growth. And it's not bringing its print pages with it. — The Independent saw 5 million unique visitors from the U.S. last month, says comScore …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

AP correspondent wounded in Afghanistan to receive medal for courage — In this Oct. 9, 2014 photo, Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon answers questions during an interview in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) — Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press correspondent who was wounded …

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Net neutrality order could get last-minute change on peering classifications as FCC Democrat Mignon Clyburn reportedly questions Wheeler's plan — Net neutrality order could get last-minute change on peering disputes — FCC Democrat reportedly questions Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan.

Discussion: The Hill, TechCrunch, CNET, The Hill, Washington Post, @samgustin, The Verge, Newsmax and @samgustin

Catherine Taibi / The Huffington Post:

ESPN suspends Keith Olbermann for this week after tweets disparaging Penn State students — Keith Olbermann Taken Off Air After Tweet Calling Penn State Students ‘Pitiful’ — ESPN announced Tuesday that it will keep host Keith Olbermann off the air for the rest of the week following tweets …

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Jennifer Faull / The Drum:

MTV partners with international mobile operators to launch apps targeting millennials — Viacom-owned MTV has partnered with a number of global mobile network operators for the launch of two new video and digital music apps; MTV Play and MTV Trax. — The apps have been offered to operators …

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