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One Mother Jones staffer arrested on trespassing charge near private Louisiana prison; second MoJo staffer worked there 3 months, quit after colleague's arrest — Mother Jones: Staffer arrested photographing prison — Mother Jones magazine confirmed Wednesday that one of its journalists …
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Winn Parish Enterprise, Washington Post, Gawker, @brianstelter, @tomkludt, Mediaite and Politico
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How The Irish Times developed its new (very relaxed) metered paywall — DUBLIN — On February 23, The Irish Times erected a metered paywall on its website, making it the first major daily Irish newspaper to do so. … In the United States, newspaper paywalls are familiar [pick one: annoyances, understandable business choices] by now.
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@rositaboland and @lindseymwagner
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
Most millenials are ‘accidental news junkies’, learning about current affairs by spending a lot of time on social media, but not purposefully seeking news — Journalism in the Age of the Accidental News Junkie — Young Americans care about the news, honestly they do …
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INMA and @heyheyesj
Roger Yu / USA Today:
USA Today offering buyouts to about 15%, or 90 of 600 staffers, who are 55+ and have been with the company for 15+ years — USA TODAY offers buyouts to veteran staffers — USA TODAY announced Wednesday that it will offer buyout packages to veteran employees to trim staffing …
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Poynter, The Wrap, Politico and JIMROMENESKO.COM
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News Corp raises stake in APN News to 14.99%; 30% of APN sold in $279M block trade — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp emerges with 14.9pc APN stake — of — About 30.8 percent of APN News & Media has been sold in $300 million block trade handled by Credit Suisse. Robert Rough
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Vladimir Radomirovic / Nieman Reports:
In the Balkans, Whistle-Blowing News Outlets Struggle to Survive — From shady deals for government advertising to journalists choosing self-censorship, it's not easy running a publication in the former Yugoslavia — A protester in Macedonia calls for the release of Tomislav Kearovski …
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@niemanlab
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
New York Times adding 20 online opinion writers — The New York Times is bringing on 20 new online-focused writers as contributors for its op-ed and Sunday Review sections, editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal and op-ed/Sunday Review editor Trish Hall announced in a Wednesday afternoon memo.
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Politico, @nilofer, @atriabooks, Gawker, @logandobson, bookforum.com, @jbouie, @mollyworthen, @langealexandra, @meganstielstra and Poynter
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Mitra Kalita leaves Quartz to join Los Angeles Times as managing editor for editorial strategy — S. Mitra Kalita heads to the L.A. Times to ‘develop and refine new styles of journalism’ — S. Mitra Kalita, executive editor-at-large at Quartz, will join the Los Angeles Times as managing editor …
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Los Angeles Times, The New York Observer, @palewire, @raju, WWD, LA Observed and @vivian
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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Latika Bourke / Sydney Morning Herald:
Media companies welcome extra protections for journalists as metadata laws pass the lower house — Metadata never worried Tony Abbott the journalist — The Prime Minister says reporters need not fear police accessing their metadata to identify their sources- he never worried about his own metadata …
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Guardian, @latikambourke, @politicsfairfax, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Yahoo! News
Emma Roller / National Journal:
One America News seeks to grow its conservative viewership through sponsorships, doubles staff — How One TV Channel Is Positioning Itself to Be the Next Fox News — One America News has the moxie. But can it poach viewers from other cable news stations?
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TVNewser, @nationaljournal, @tomilahren and FishbowlDC
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Vice's upcoming women's site Broadly will focus on video reporting and facts, not “light stuff”, says Director of Content Tracie Egan Morrissey — Vice women's site Broadly aims to defy expectations — When Tracie Egan Morrissey and Callie Beusman left the Gawker Media women's blog Jezebel …
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@jeremymbarr, @sarahnemerson, @laurenoyler and Media Wire Daily
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Music Streaming's Gains Fail to Counter Falling Album Purchases — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. music industry shrank 0.5 percent in 2014 as growth in streaming services like Spotify Ltd. failed to counter declining consumer spending on albums and songs. — Revenue from streaming subscriptions …
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New York Times, @aram, Associated Press and Financial Times
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