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Facebook to test new format for hosting publisher content within months, initial partners include New York Times, BuzzFeed, and National Geographic — Facebook May Host News Sites' Content — Nothing attracts news organizations like Facebook. And nothing makes them more nervous.
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Chris Thorman / Vox Media Marketing:
Vox has seen Facebook referrals increase nearly 200% over a six-month period, at times accounting for up to 40% of Vox's monthly traffic — How Vox.com approaches publishing on Facebook — From day one, Vox.com has had a simple editorial mission: explain the news.
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Poynter, SocialTimes, Poynter, Facebook Media, @jamiemottram, @lheron and @voxproduct
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Trade group led by AT&T and Verizon sues FCC to overturn net neutrality — FCC calls early lawsuit “premature and subject to dismissal.” — The Federal Communications Commission's new net neutrality rules haven't taken effect yet, but they're already facing lawsuits from Internet service providers.
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Washington Post, Hit & Run, The Drum, @nash076, The Register, New York Times, Techdirt, The Hill, The Verge and Engadget
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Amy Schatz / Re/code:
New Streaming TV Services Could Weirdly Help Comcast
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed launches podcasts focusing on race, gender, web and pop culture — BuzzFeed Joins the Podcast Frenzy — BuzzFeed is famous for its ability to draw in the eyeballs of a vast, young audience. Now it wants their ears, too. — The entertainment and news website will on Tuesday launch …
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@digitalshields, @shaliniwsj and @taylorlorenz
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
Profile of NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, detailing his outreach efforts to smaller NPR stations — What are they thinking? Jarl Mohn, putting the ‘R’ back in NPR — To inaugurate his tenure as NPR's fifth C.E.O. in six years, Jarl Mohn took a page from the playbook of campaigning politicians and embarked on an unconventional listening tour.
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@davidfolkenflik
Amit Chaturvedi / NDTV News:
Indian Supreme Court upholds freedom of speech online, scraps controversial censorship law — Freedom of Speech Online: Section 66 A is Struck Down by Supreme Court — NEW DELHI: In a verdict set to have a major impact on internet freedom in India, the Supreme Court has scrapped a controversial law …
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MediaNama, dna, Hindustan Times, @svaradarajan, @gautambhatia88, @nixxin, TechCrunch, @mishichoudhary, @pranesh_prakash, The Economic Times and Wall Street Journal
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Times and Sunday Times have 400K subs; up 22K YoY, includes 172K digital subs — Times and Sunday Times now claim more than 400,000 ‘members’ — The Times and Sunday Times now claim to have more than 400,000 paid-for subscribers (or “members” as they are being called).
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@patrick_kidd and @pressgazette
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
E-Book Startup Oyster Hires Jeannie Mun As Its First CFO — Oyster, a Netflix-style service for e-books, has brought on its first chief financial officer, Jeannie Mun. — Before joining Oyster, Mun spent a lot of time in the ad world, having recently served as CFO at ad company MediaMath …
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@ericstromberg
Reuters:
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui says former employer tried to suppress story — Mexican journalist in censorship row says bosses tried to block story — (Reuters) - A Mexican broadcast news journalist, fired after helping to reveal a conflict of interest scandal that embarrassed …
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telesurtv.net, @freedomofpress, @libertyblitz, BuenosAiresHerald.com and Global Voices
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Keywee Gets $9.1M From Eric Schmidt, NY Times For Its AI Approach To Content Marketing — While Facebook is reportedly talking to publishers to host their content as a way of boosting the number of people who read it, one more startup is entering the fray to help publishers improve readership …
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New York Times, Business Insider, @ingridlunden, Marketing Land and @rafat
Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint:
Amazon Fire TV Stick hands-on: UK pre-orders now open, get it for just £19 — Amazon released its media streaming dongle, the Fire TV Stick, in the US at the tail end of last year, expanding its connected television line-up and offering a more discreet alternative to its Fire TV set-top-box.
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Amazon.com, TechCrunch, Mirror.co.uk, Techdirt, VentureBeat, Telegraph, Dailystar.co.uk and Pocket-lint
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar launches Vessel, a $2.99/month early access online video subscription service; 12 months free if you sign up within 72 hours — Hulu vets launch Vessel, a premium mini YouTube with a price tag — New video site Vessel wants consumers to pay $2.99 a month for early access to clips from online stars.
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Hollywood Reporter, @smpfilms, TechCrunch, Reuters, @jasonkilar, The Verge, Re/code, Vessel and Engadget