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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
How Brooklyn band Unlocking the Truth went from viral sensation to label hostage at Sony — Our Record Industry Nightmare: Unlocking the Truth's Journey From Viral Craze to Label Hostages — Their Times Square metal performance went viral, and a trio of 11- and 12-year-olds were signed to a $1.8 million record deal.
Discussion:
@dankojones and MetalSucks
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 …
Discussion:
@om, @corybe, @valaafshar, @mathewi, @hunterwalk and @aakruse
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.
Trevor Timm / Guardian:
The hypocrisy of leaking classified secrets: whistleblowers get jail time, US government officials don't — It's OK to leak government secrets - as long as it benefits politicians — It is hypocritical that some leaks will land you in jail, while others just lead to a slap on the wrist
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 …
Discussion:
Music Business Worldwide, HipHopDX News and Billboard
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.
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.”
Discussion:
@cjr
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Media outlets raided and banned as conflict spirals in Yemen — The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of Yemeni journalists amid escalating violence in the country. Houthi forces have raided news outlets, detained journalists, and banned websites …
Discussion:
Internet Society and Guardian
Simon Owens / Nieman Lab:
How World Politics Review went from a side project to a paywalled news destination — How a hobby foreign affairs blog became a paywalled news destination — and a business — Like many journalism startups to emerge in recent years, the World Politics Review got its start because the kind …
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Colorado Gazette publisher defends marijuana series written by editorial board members, anti-pot freelancer — Gazette publisher in Colorado defends controversial marijuana series — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — On Sunday, The Gazette, the daily newspaper here in Colorado's second-largest city …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Comcast says Apple hasn't inquired about offering NBCUniversal content for its upcoming streaming service — Comcast Says It's Not Talking to Apple About Apple TV, Because Apple Hasn't Asked — Apple is talking to TV programmers about a new Web TV service it would like to launch this year.
Discussion:
Ubergizmo, Variety, MacRumors and Cult of Mac
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Erin Gloria Ryan, managing editor, Jezebel — CAPITAL: Do you think Jezebel has become less snarky and more focused on positive stories than it was when it first launched? And is that a good thing or a bad thing? — RYAN: I didn't “discover” …
Discussion:
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