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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’ — In December, Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian, made his debut as an on-air contributor on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” offering his outsider's perspective, as a biracial South African, on the United States.
Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day:
Great content isn't commodified, and is a key differentiator for media companies, and Facebook hosting news won't change that — Facebook hosting doesn't change things, the world already changed — Like any industry, the media loves a bit of navel-gazing (what is the origin of this phrase …
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Mic Wright / The Next Web:
Technology writers must tone down hyperbolic coverage of new apps like Periscope or Meerkat — Periscope won't change the world - but it appeals to journalists' vanity — The more people start to get excited about an app, the more the instinct to push back starts kicking around in my guts.
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@brokenbottleboy and @lucyeblair
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Former BBC presenter and former Cosmopolitan editor create The Pool, an online platform with content aimed at a female audience, launching before Easter — Lauren Laverne launches online platform aimed at women — BBC 6 Music presenter teams up with former Cosmopolitan editor Sam Baker …
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@emmaboulton
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty:
Inside Russia's professional troll factory where employees get paid for pro-Kremlin comments on social media and news websites — One Professional Russian Troll Tells All — “All the curtains are kept closed,” says former professional Russian troll Marat Burkhard.
Robert Griffiths / Press Gazette:
Ex-head of complaints at Press Complaints Commission, Scott Langham, joins Daily Mail as Deputy Editor — Former head of complaints at PCC joins Mail Online as deputy managing editor — Former head of complaints at the Press Complaints Commission Scott Langham is joining Mail Online as deputy managing editor.
Chris Cooke / Complete Music Update:
Alliance representing songwriters express concern about digital rights and royalty disputes — Songwriters voice concerns about proposed collecting society withdrawal — An alliance of organisations representing songwriters around the world has published an open letter addressed …
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Music Business Worldwide and HipHopDX News
Matthew S Carroll / Medium:
MediaShift's Mark Glaser talks innovation, news apps, and the future of investigative reporting — The Future of News initiative at the MIT Media Lab spoke with Mark Glaser, who started MediaShift in 2006 as a small, one-person blog, with a focus on the changes revolutionizing media and media technology.
Suman Varandani / International Business Times:
Bangladesh Blogger Washiqur Rahman Hacked To Death A Month After Avijit Roy's Killing — A blogger was hacked to death in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Monday, police said, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The incident marks the second such attack in about a month …
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bdnews24.com, BBC, RTÉ, Times of India, Bloomberg Business, Dhaka Tribune, NewsHub.org and The Daily Star
Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters:
UK police investigate death threat against BBC chief over Clarkson sacking — (Reuters) - Police in Britain said on Sunday they were investigating a death threat against Tony Hall, the director general of the BBC, made on the day he dropped celebrity TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson from the “Top Gear” motoring show.
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Daily Mail, BBC, NY Daily News, The Independent, Sky News, Guardian, The Drum, broadcastnow.co.uk and Telegraph
Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press:
Spotify arrives on PS3 and PS4, replacing Music Unlimited, available in 41 countries — PlayStation gets Spotify, Replacing Sony's own music service — NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify is coming to the PlayStation, replacing Sony's own Music Unlimited service, as the company continues to expand …
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The Huffington Post, The Verge, TechRadar.com, USA Today, PlayStation.Blog and Engadget
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
A $325K FCC fine against a Virginia station raises calls for changes to broadcast indecency rules — The huge FCC fine against a Virginia station is a sign we need to rethink broadcast indecency rules — “The stroking of an erect penis on a broadcast [news] program is shocking.”
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