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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
One BuzzFeed post on #thedress has grabbed 28M views, 79% from mobile, 94% from social sources — The Dress — I sent this email to the BuzzFeed editorial staff this afternoon. — BuzzFeed sprouted from the depths of web culture, and began its life as a place to find delightful things on the internet.
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BuzzFeed, Digiday, Poynter, @psu_rose, @charliespiering, @brianstelter, @autoy, Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, Hollywood Life and fox8.com
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Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
#TheDress meme shows that even as legacy publications chase BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed still wins
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New York Times, Medium, Poynter, Poynter, Washington Post, Wired, CNNMoney, @catesish, VentureBeat, Techdirt, @passantino, PCMag UK, VICE, Motherboard, BuzzFeed, YouGov US Opinion Center News, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, The Week, AdAge, kottke.org, Engadget, The Huffington Post, @catesish, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, @passantino, PRNewser, @mathewi, TechCrunch, Mashable, @ginasue, Gawker, @annehelen, @j_nb, Guido Fawkes, @hunterw, @om, @maudpas, Slate, Digital Spy, CNBC, Mediaite, The Verge, @mccollumashley, @chrishams, @ow, @rafat and @jimgiles
Ken Silverstein / Politico:
Glenn Greenwald, Pierre Omidyar, Adnan Syed and my battles with First Look Media. — My first day at First Look Media was December 30, 2013. I was thrilled to go to work at what seemed like it was going to be the most exciting place in journalism. In the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks …
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@thomas_drake1, Politico, @ftrain, @jackshafer, @blakehounshell, @vermontgmg and @paulxharris
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
The New York Observer rebrands its site as “The Observer” to emphasize national audience — A New ‘Observer’ — In a move to appeal to a broader, national audience and a wider collection of luxury advertisers, Observer Media has rebranded The New York Observer's website as “The Observer.”
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The New York Observer, @moorehn and @aubernalevy
Los Angeles Times:
While Netflix, writers guild, and indie music producers cheer FCC vote on net neutrality, other major media firms like 21st Century Fox and Viacom remain silent — Hollywood cheers FCC's new net neutrality rules — The Federal Communications Commission's adoption of tough new Internet rules …
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Techdirt and @megjameslat
Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed — If you've ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there's one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how many Pulitzer Prizes they've won: You have to pee in a cup.
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Washington Post and FishbowlDC
Kristina Eriksson / Financial Times:
Financial Times total circulation up 10% YoY to 720K, digital up 21% to 504K, representing 70% of subscribers — Financial Times - 2014 results — 27 February 2015: The Financial Times saw a sharp increase in profits in 2014, driven by growth in subscription and digital revenues and a record high circulation.
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Reuters, Talking Biz News, @lionelbarber and @henrymance
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Caysey Welton / Folio:
Six Kickstarter-funded niche publishing projects discuss success after funding — Crowd-Funded Startups Persevere in Niche Markets — Since its beginning in 2009, crowd-funding site Kickstarter has launched thousands of opportunities for entrepreneurs and established brands.
Pat Kitano / Medium:
Curating topical news for local consumption bypasses lack of syndication and allows niche coverage — Topical News Curation at the Local Level — Defining the curation methodology that will provide sustainable delivery of topical news to local readers across hundreds of cities
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Simon Owens
Wall Street Journal:
Comcast In Talks To Acquire Ad Technology Firm Visible World — Comcast Corp. is in talks to acquire the TV ad-targeting company Visible World, according to people familiar with the matter. — Such a move would thrust the cable giant into a stronger position in the burgeoning market for data-driven TV advertising.
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Variety and Multichannel News
Robert Feder:
15 staffers take Sun-Times buyouts, including four photographers rehired after firing of photo staff — 15 Sun-Times staffers take buyouts — Fifteen editorial employees of the Sun-Times are leaving the newspaper after accepting voluntary buyouts, sources said Friday.
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@lynnemarek, @robertfeder, @lizzieschiffman, @scottphillipspr, @photojeskos and Poynter
Guardian:
Murdered blogger Avijit Roy received Islamist threats before his death — Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death with machetes by a mob of unidentified attackers in Dhaka, had already received several death threats from Islamists for his writings on religion and science.
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@guardianworld
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Reuters:
Atheist U.S. blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse, New York Times, @acorn, @paulxharris, CNN, Reporters Without Borders, bdnews24.com, Dhaka Tribune, newsx.com, Bangladesh - Prothom Alo, International Business Times, International Business Times, bdnews24.com, DW.DE, Power Line, The Independent, Associated Press, Times of India, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Agence France-Presse, NY Daily News, Washington Post, NBC News, The Week and Al Jazeera English
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice Media to Launch Broadly, Its First Female-Focused Channel (Exclusive) — Vice Media is courting women. — The edgy, male-driven media company is launching Broadly, its first female-focused channel, this spring. Vice's plan for the new online vertical is to tell a range of stories …
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@alyssamastro44, @tamyemmapepin, Tubefilter and Refinery29
Christine Bader / Guardian:
New guidelines for keeping freelance journalists safe don't go far enough — Lives on the line: how to help protect freelancers in dangerous places — News organizations launched a new code of conduct this month to help protect freelancers on dangerous assignments. Here's how it could be even better
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@evadienel
Guido Fawkes:
UK police deny FOI request regarding RIPA by accusing organisations of “working collectively” — Met's Extraordinary RIPA FoI Refusal — A few weeks back, three members of the Guido team sent off Freedom of Information requests to the Met asking:
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Press Gazette, @wturvill and @tomjharper
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