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9:15 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
Discussion: @agolis and @yayitsrob
New York Times:
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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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.
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
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
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 …
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.
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
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
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 …
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 …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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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Vladimir Kozlov / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Hopes to Be in Russia Within Two Years
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Machinima Pacts with Vimeo, Which Commits at Least $500,000 to Original Video Content
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The First Books From Amazon's Crowdsourced Publishing Platform Arrive March 3
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Lionsgate Invests in Videogame Publisher Telltale Games as Company Expands Beyond Films, TV
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Swiss journalists who used covert filming win press freedom judgment
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Google:
Google's Blogger bans public sharing of images or video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity after March 23
 

 
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Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

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