Mediagazer: What It's Like To Work On BuzzFeed's Tech Team During Record Traffic (Dao Nguyen/BuzzFeed)

10:50 PM ET, February 28, 2015

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Dao Nguyen / BuzzFeed:

What It's Like To Work On BuzzFeed's Tech Team During Record Traffic — It's all about the company culture, folks. Here's how it all went down (or didn't) last night. — BuzzFeed Publisher — 8:23 p.m.: Jay's sysops pager goes off. His wife says, “Uh oh, is it the dress?” He replies, “What dress?”

Discussion: @moneyries, @ezraklein, Poynter, Columbia Journalism Review, kottke.org and Motherboard

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.

Discussion: Medium, Poynter, Re/code, Digiday, @psu_rose, @charliespiering, @brianstelter, @autoy, Washington Post, CNNMoney, Hollywood Life, AdAge, PRNewser, Digital Spy, fox8.com, CNBC, Digiday and Mediaite

Harry A. Jessell / TVNewsCheck.com:

Broadcasters Benefit From Net Neutrality — Without even trying, broadcasters emerged winners from the FCC's adoption yesterday of tough new rules overseeing Internet access. Why? Because broadcasters are very much in the digital business and that business now has some protection …

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 …

Discussion: Techdirt and @megjameslat

Aye Aye Win / Associated Press:

Police in Myanmar arrest photojournalist for posting a satirical message on Facebook — Myanmar journalist arrested for satirical post — YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar on Saturday arrested a photojournalist who posted a satirical message on Facebook that mocked a historic battle and the country's leader.

Discussion: Eleven Myanmar, Channel NewsAsia, bangkokpost.com, Wall Street Journal and International Business Times

Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:

John Fairchild, Editor of Women's Wear Daily, Dies at 87 — John Fairchild, the witty and irascible publisher and editor who transformed his family's fusty trade publication, Women's Wear Daily, into the lively bible of the fashion industry, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.

Discussion: WWD, WWD, theFashionSpot, Refinery29, Fashion Times, style.com, The Corsair, New York Magazine and Associated Press

Roland de Courson / Agence France-Presse:

Authenticating photographs, acceptable image manipulations, and the gray areas of touchups — Photography: telling art from fraud — Follow @AFPblogs Follow @rdecourson — This year's World Press Photo awards saw an unprecedented number of entrants thrown out for tampering with their images …

Discussion: Guardian

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.”

Discussion: FishbowlNY, The New York Observer, @aubernalevy and @moorehn

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 …

Discussion: PandoDaily, @elilake, @thomas_drake1, Politico, @ftrain, @jackshafer, @blakehounshell, @vermontgmg and @paulxharris

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

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.

Discussion: 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.

Discussion: Reuters, Talking Biz News, @lionelbarber and @henrymance

Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Financial Times ditches metered paywall, offers unlimited 30-day trial for $1, €1 or £1 before subscription model applies

Discussion: Nieman Lab, Guardian, FishbowlNY, Bloomberg Business, @thestalwart, @jeffjohnroberts and @jayrosen_nyu