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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Longtime political blogger Mickey Kaus quits Daily Caller after Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson pulls column critical of Fox News — Mickey Kaus quits Daily Caller after Tucker Carlson pulls critical Fox News column — The blogger Mickey Kaus has quit his job at The Daily Caller …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Gigaom's challenges: poor leadership, spending beyond means, inattention to longterm problems — Digital Media Darlings Unfazed by the Fall of the News Site Gigaom — In the week and a half since the technology news site Gigaom stopped publishing, it has been held up as a cautionary tale for media in a go-go era.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Inside New York Times Reporter James Risen's Seven Year Fight Against the Government — For seven years, Risen lived under the threat of jail for refusing to reveal a confidential source. When the government backed off, some saw a victory for freedom of the press.
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Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Viral content upstart Playbuzz raises $16 million funding round — Viral content publisher Playbuzz, having mastered the Internet—to the tune of 80 million monthly unique visitors—is taking on New York City and the rest of the world. — The company, founded in 2012 by Shaul Olmert …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Kantar report: Biggest advertisers cut spending by 4.2% in 2014 amid shift to digital media — Biggest Advertisers Are Sending Their Dollars to Digital — The country's largest marketers are slashing their advertising budgets as they shift a larger portion of their spending to digital …
Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
In 2014 US censored or denied access to 39% of FOIA requests, with unanswered requests up 55% — US sets new record for denying, censoring government files — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second consecutive year, the Obama administration more often than ever censored government files …
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Donald Weber / Medium:
The Rules of Photojournalism Are Keeping Us From the Truth — Notes on a frozen art form from a World Press Photo juror and member of the VII photo agency — Just because a photo looks like photojournalism, doesn't mean it's Photojournalism. — Photojournalism the ethic, the genre …
Hollywood Reporter:
China's Huayi Brothers Striking 18-Picture Deal With STX — The leading Chinese film and television company Huayi Brothers is planning to sign an ambitious three-year deal with Bob Simonds' new STX Entertainment to make 18 films before the end of 2017. — According to a regulatory statement filed …
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Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:
Ustream opening up its internal SDK and API to developers, enabling anyone to build Meerkat-like apps, by invitation only for now — Ustream's New Live-Broadcasting SDK Lets You Build Your Own Meerkat — Call it a sign of the times: hot on the heels of Meerkat's sudden boom …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Public editor on push notifications as spoilers, when to honor embargoes, and disclosure of reporters on TV — Spoilers, Embargoes, Disclosures and ‘Jinx’ — For some of those enthralled with HBO's documentary series “The Jinx,” the Sunday night news alert from The Times was the very definition of a spoiler.
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Michael Fitzgerald / Nieman Reports:
What Reporters Need to Know About Covering Net Neutrality — With news audiences moving online, journalists have a vested interest in coverage of this complicated topic — Imagine that the water in your home runs more slowly in the morning, when you most need it.
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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The FCC's internal watchdog has opened an investigation into agency's net neutrality rule-making process, according to a top Republican lawmaker
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Guardian, FT, CNN, Reuters, and Economist launch new programmatic advertising alliance Pangaea to take on Facebook and Google — Guardian, FT, CNN and Reuters in ad deal to take on Facebook and Google — Pangaea Alliance initiative will give brands access to more than 110 million online readers using programmatic advertising system
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Alex Weprin / Capital New York:
Discovery Channel founder launches nonfiction on-demand streaming CuriosityStream for $3-$6/month — Discovery Channel founder enters the streaming fray — Video streaming services are no longer avant-garde. With HBO Now joining Netflix, Hulu and others like Sling TV …
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Al Jazeera English:
Prominent Yemeni journalist al-Khaiwani killed in Sanaa — Abdul Kareem al-Khaiwani, one of Yemen's top journalists close to the Houthi militia, killed in drive-by shooting. — Al-Khaiwani and 14 other people were put on trial over allegations of supporting the Houthi rebels before their takeover [Reuters]
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Sources: Apple offers to share viewer data with partners for online TV service to enable better ad targeting — Apple offers to share TV data to entice programming partners — Apple is offering to share data with programming partners to get them on board with its cable-like TV network package, The Post has learned.
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
NBC plans cable-dependent Apple TV app for second half of 2015
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Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes turned down merger pitch from CBS CEO Les Moonves last year — Moonves Said to Have Mulled Time Warner Deal as CBS Plots Future — (Bloomberg) — CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves has been preparing for the future — and how Time Warner Inc. might be part of it.
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