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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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Aggressive defense of Bill O'Reilly by Fox News shows the networks broader strategy to strike back against rival media outlets — Bill O'Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting — The Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday stepped up his defense against reports …
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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.
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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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Salaries and staff poaching rise as US news outlets prepare for 2016 presidential race — 2016 campaigns are beefing up staffs. So are the media who will cover them. — And more politics. — Forget about 2016. With the presidential campaign just getting started …


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.
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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 …


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


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.
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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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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 …


Cox Media partners with TubeMogul, allows ad buyers to buy linear TV and web ads via same digital interface — Cox Media Partners With TubeMogul For Web Video Ad Sales — Little by little, the TV ad business is adopting principles from digital media. — Case in point: Cox Media …
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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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