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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, Columbia Journalism Review, Poynter, Digiday, @autoy, @charliespiering, @psu_rose, Slate, @brianstelter, 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 — The dress is white and gold. Or, why BuzzFeed won — We are all BuzzFeed now. That's the only conclusion to draw from yesterday's twin viral sensations: the runaway llamas in Arizona and the (gold and white) dress.
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Poynter, New York Times, Medium, Poynter, Wired, VentureBeat, BuzzFeed, CNNMoney, VICE, Motherboard, BuzzFeed, @catesish, Business Insider, Washington Post, @passantino, Engadget, Mashable, Gawker, PCMag UK, The Huffington Post, Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day, The Week, @ginasue, YouGov US Opinion Center News, Techdirt, PRNewser, kottke.org, @catesish, @passantino, TechCrunch, @mathewi, @annehelen, @j_nb, @hunterw, @om, @maudpas, Guido Fawkes, International Business Times, Slate, Digital Spy, CNBC, Mediaite, USA Today, The Verge, Marketing Land, UPROXX, @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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Politico, @thomas_drake1, @blakehounshell, @jackshafer, @ftrain, @vermontgmg and @paulxharris
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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Talking Biz News, @lionelbarber and @henrymance
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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Financial Times ditches metered paywall, offers unlimited 30-day trial for $1, €1 or £1 before subscription model applies — FT to change the way it charges for digital news — (Reuters) - The Financial Times is changing the way it charges readers for digital access …
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Nieman Lab, Guardian, FishbowlNY, Bloomberg Business, Capital New York, @thestalwart, @jeffjohnroberts and @jayrosen_nyu
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, Dhaka Tribune, @paulxharris, Reporters Without Borders, CNN, @acorn, newsx.com, Bangladesh - Prothom Alo, International Business Times, International Business Times, bdnews24.com, DW.DE, Power Line, The Independent, Times of India, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Agence France-Presse, NY Daily News, Washington Post, NBC News, The Week, bdnews24.com, Al Jazeera English and indiatoday.intoday.in
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
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
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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@scottphillipspr, Poynter, @lynnemarek, @robertfeder, @lizzieschiffman and @photojeskos
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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@megjameslat and Techdirt
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
Kerri Hoffman / PRX:
One year in Radiotopia has raised $620K through 22K Kickstarter backers, added four shows to its lineup in 2015 — Radiotopia by the Numbers — A year ago this month, PRX launched Radiotopia. It has been a year full of incredible growth and lessons learned for all of our shows as well as for the network itself.
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@kerriprx and @radiotopiafm
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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