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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
5 lessons on diversity and journalism from Dori Maynard — Since her death on Tuesday, journalists have shared their thoughts about the life and work of Dori Maynard. Maynard was the president of the Maynard Institute. Here are some lessons from Maynard herself, from her own writing, speaking and interviews.
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David DeBolt / Mercury News:
Dori Maynard, president of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, dies at 56 — Oakland: Dori Maynard, journalist and diversity champion, dies at 56 — OAKLAND — Dori J. Maynard, a journalist and longtime champion of diversity in news coverage and among the people who report the news …
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S. Mitra Kalita / Poynter:
What I wish I would have told Dori Maynard in our last conversation — The last time I saw Dori Maynard was in September at the American Society of Newspaper Editors-Associated Press Managing Editors summit in Chicago. We tended to meet at the alphabet soup of conferences that is the life …
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@poynter, @sliss33 and @mitrakalita
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
New York Times community editor on comments: expansion plans, “censorship” complaints, West Coast time issues, and resource challenge from moderating by hand — Trying To Keep a ‘Celebrity Class of Commenters’ Happy — Censorship! Discrimination! Downright confusion!
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Gigaom, @sulliview, @jayrosen_nyu, @jcstearns and Poynter
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly's role as professional provocateur, not news anchor, feeds the Fox brand and wallet; his show brought in over $100M in ad revenue in 2014 — For Bill O'Reilly and Fox News, a Symbiotic Relationship — Hours after the news broke that Brian Williams had misrepresented his account …
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Gabriel Arana / The Huffington Post:
Bill O'Reilly Lied About Witnessing Suicide Of JFK Assassin's Friend, Former Co-Workers Say
Bill O'Reilly Lied About Witnessing Suicide Of JFK Assassin's Friend, Former Co-Workers Say
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JFKfacts, TVNewser, Talking Points Memo, Gawker, Mediaite, CNNMoney, Politico, NPR, RT, NY Daily News, News of the World, Sydney Morning Herald, Salon, Syracuse Post-Standard, UPROXX, @huffpostmedia, Business Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story
International Business Times:
Before his HarperCollins book deal, NY Gov Andrew Cuomo backed tax breaks that helped News Corporation — Before Book Deal, Andrew Cuomo Backed Bills That Helped News Corporation — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to portray himself as a crusader against corruption in Albany …
Seth Liss / Poynter:
James Warren will be Poynter's chief media correspondent — James Warren will join Poynter's digital team as chief media correspondent starting in April. Warren is currently the Washington bureau chief for the New York Daily News and a former managing editor and Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Tribune.
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Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
WSJ: YouTube remains unprofitable, breaking even in 2014 with revenue of $4B — YouTube still doesn't make Google any money — YouTube still isn't a profitable business for Google, sources tell The Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler. — Thanks to a premium ads push last year called …
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Wall Street Journal, @pkafka and 9to5Google
Associated Press:
3 Al-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying drone in Paris — PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutors' office says three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for illegally flying a drone. — It said the three foreign nationals aged 70, 54 and 36 were taken into custody Wednesday afternoon …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Remy Stern named chief digital officer at New York Post — Remy Stern has been promoted to chief digital officer of the New York Post , a new role and title for the tabloid, which has been growing its web footprint over the past year and a half after years of being an also-ran in the online space.
Tom Krazit / Medium:
GigaOM's Executive Editor Tom Krazit is leaving at end of the week, wants more time to write — I'm leaving Gigaom — After three great years at Gigaom, I decided last week that it's time for me to move on and see what else the world has to offer. Friday will be my last day.
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Poynter, @gigastacey, @jank0, @tomkrazit, @laurahazardowen and @carmeldea
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Meet the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which collaborated with 60 Minutes on the HSBC story — Meet ICIJ — The biggest, toughest investigative unit you may never have heard of — Even for an investigative team with global reach and huge ambitions …
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@brontegirl and @icijorg
Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
Slate launches podcasting platform Panoply, partnering with companies like NYT, HuffPo, and New York Mag — Slate's Panoply platform is serious about podcasts — Slate's Andy Bowers has worked on podcasts for nearly 10 years. It took that long for him to feel that the medium had established …
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