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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.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Andrew Sullivan: Blogging nearly killed me — For years, Andrew Sullivan blogged at a prolific rate. — His prodigious output was supplemented by dispatches from readers, public debates with fellow bloggers and ruminations on everything from the Geneva Conventions to “South Park.”
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Expanded Vice-HBO news deal could rejuvenate the evening newscast, draw a younger audience, and make it commercially viable again — HBO-Vice Deal Should Scare the S*** Out of TV News — Leave it to an audacious company like Vice Media to strike a ballsy deal with HBO.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Kinsey Wilson named executive vice president of product and technology at The New York Times — The New York Times on Monday announced that Kinsey Wilson, who was previously The Times' editor for strategy and innovation, will be executive vice president of product and technology.
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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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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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Press Association:
Nick Clegg: reform needed on public interest defence for journalists — Liberal Democrat leader says prosecutors are relying on outdated laws to decide whether reporters should go on trial — A reform of the law is needed to ensure a proper public interest defence for journalists, Nick Clegg has said.
Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
AP president: Killing of journalists should be a war crime — 4 photos — HONG KONG (AP) — The president and CEO of The Associated Press called on Monday for changes to international laws that would make it a war crime to kill journalists or take them hostage.
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Yvonne Villarreal / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix puts former Disney executive Anne Sweeney on its board — Anne Sweeney, the former co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, has joined Netflix's board of directors. — Sweeney's addition to the board was announced Monday, along with that of Brad Smith …
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Michael Rondon / Folio:
After year-long hiatus following a pivot in 2012 to become “a Reddit for social good”, GOOD relaunches its magazine — GOOD Goes Back to Print — As more publishers look to infuse social networking and other UGC elements with their traditional editorial models …
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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.
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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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