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Rolling Stone expects Columbia University's review of its controversial campus rape article in about two weeks, will publish in full — Rolling Stone to publish review of campus rape article soon — Columbia University's review of Rolling Stone's disputed article about a college gang rape …
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Poynter, New York Times, FishbowlNY and WBAA

Power of NYT print subscribers: provide more than 70% of revenue, very engaged in digital offerings too — The Curious (and Vital) Power of Print — WHO buys the print edition of the newspaper? Just a few Luddites who wouldn't know a smartphone if their horse-drawn buggy crushed it on the cobblestones?
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@carlazanoni, @sarahlaitner, @doctorsyntax, @mgsiegler, @antderosa, @sub8u, @nbj914, @jbenton, @veitdengler, @jswatz, @mathewi, @mediadissector and @sulliview


Market saturation, rising monthly fees, lack of innovation, and broadband expansion make cable TV's decline inevitable in the US — Peak Cable — Paying for TV has been a curious consumer phenomenon. There was a time when TV was free to consumers. It was delivered as a broadcast …
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Mashable, @jayrosen_nyu, @cisco_mobile, Beyond Search, Medium and TechCrunch


Brian Williams Makes First Public Appearance Since NBC Suspension — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams made an appearance this weekend at a prep school fundraiser at New Jersey casino, his first since starting a six-month suspension for embellishing or fabricating a variety of tales …
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The Two River Times, New Jersey Online, NY Daily News, TVNewser, FOX News Radio, Newsday, Daily Mail, Page Six, ABC News and Asbury Park Press


Cable networks invest more in documentaries, driven by ratings successes like PBS's “The Roosevelts” and HBO's Monday programming — TV is giving documentaries their due — You'll be forgiven if you've felt rather glum about televised nonfiction in the past 15 years.
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New York Times


Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as editor-in-chief — Guardian US chief who also set up Australian operation will take over from Alan Rusbridger this summer — Katharine Viner has been appointed the editor-in-chief of the Guardian, the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.
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The shortcomings of digital audio: no sharing, saving, or playlist creation, but plenty of ads — Where is the Instagram for Audio? — An invested listener envisions an upgraded podcast sharing experience — When I listen to a really excellent episode of a podcast, I rarely share it with anyone.
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@gbullard


Universal pushes Spotify to add limits to its free tier during licensing negotiations — Universal takes on Spotify freemium model — The “freemium” model used by Spotify to amass 60m users and 15m paying subscribers around the world is facing a new challenge just months …
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Engadget, IBNLive, @mgsiegler, PCMag Australia Feed, VentureBeat, Telegraph, Rolling Stone and The Verge


BBC relaunches website, moving from desktop to fully responsive — BBC News switches PC users to responsive site — Users will be automatically switched at around 1400 GMT — The desktop version of the BBC News website will be switched off on Monday and all visitors will be directed to a newer, responsive design.
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Daily Express and @nycjim


Watch magazines, with a loyal print readership that often collects issues, try to broaden digital profile — Digital Is a Change in the Watch Magazine World — SINGAPORE — Tropical rain clouds hovered at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club as a model dressed cowboy-style thrust his wrist toward …


BBC considers plan to stop in-house production being sold to private sector — Union drew up strategy in response to plan to transfer production of hit shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who into a new company called BBC Studios — A plan to protect shows such as Doctor Who …


Former News of the World royal reporter Ryan Sabey is third journalist convicted over payments — A former News of the World royal reporter from east London has been convicted of using a soldier in Prince Harry's regiment as a paid tipster, it can now be reported.
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@paullewismoney and Guardian