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Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
Facebook says a dip in reach numbers for publishers in February was due to a data glitch, not a real decline in delivery of posts — Facebook claims Newsfeed dip for news sites was a mere ‘bug’ — Facebook giveth traffic. Hath Facebook taken it away? — The social network …
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The Whip, The Awl, American Press Institute, @mikeisaac and @mathewi
Hollywood Reporter:
Hollywood Reporter Inks Content Partnership With China's Tencent — The Hollywood Reporter has entered into a multi-year content deal with Tencent. The partnership will see THR's news, features and videos syndicated across platforms of the China-based web giant.
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Investor's Business Daily, @justinaknope and New York Times
Associated Press:
Berkshire Hathaway buys 2 small Virginia newspapers, The Martinsville Bulletin and the Franklin News-Post, from Haskell Newspapers — Berkshire Hathaway buys 2 small Virginia newspapers — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company has added two small Virginia newspapers to its collection …
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Poynter
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The Indianapolis Star took a bold stand in print but forced the editorial into a standard Gannett template online — When your newspaper wants to make a big statement, make sure you're making it online too — Indiana's passed a bill that many say allows state-sanctioned discrimination …
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@ryansholin, @samkirkland, @jayrosen_nyu, @dansinker, Politico, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Poynter, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, MarketWatch, The Week and Mashable
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
News website partly funded by EU launches in UK ahead of possible in-out referendum — European Union news and policy website EurActiv has today launched a new website specifically for the UK. — The site, which is part-funded by the EU and also relies on company sponsorship …
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Unlicensed foreign films and TV series to be removed from Chinese video streaming sites today — Rules Tightened for Foreign Content on China's Online Video Platforms — Unlicensed foreign films and TV series are to be removed from China's powerful online video platforms from today.
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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Vice's head of content Alex Miller talks about covering UK elections, staying in global hotspots like the Ukraine, using new tools like Snapchat, and more — Vice's election will feature ‘freakishly young, smart and angry people’ — Content boss Alex Miller on covering the polls …
Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
State Dept. denies journalist Tice has been seen in custody in Syria — WASHINGTON — State Department officials on Monday denied a French news report that a missing American journalist has been seen in captivity in Syria and that the Syrian government has acknowledged holding him.
Angela Chen / Wall Street Journal:
Charter Communications to acquire cable operator Bright House in $10.4B stock-and-cash deal, will control 73.7%, partnering with Advance/Newhouse and Liberty — Charter Communications to Buy Cable Operator Bright House Networks — The deal, valued at $10.4 billion, comes as the pay-TV industry rapidly consolidates
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Talking Biz News, New York Times and Ars Technica
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Source: Owner of Gristedes grocery chain, John Catsimatidis, made a bid larger than Cablevision's $1 for The Daily News — Daily News Said to Get Bids From Cablevision and Billionaire Grocer — The billionaire owner of the grocery chain Gristedes, and the owner of Newsday …
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Bloomberg View, New York Post, The Huffington Post, Poynter, Variety and The Wrap
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
How NPR doubled its podcasting revenue in 2014 by pruning offerings and using cross-promotion, and how it expects to double revenue again in 2015 — Inside NPR's podcasting strategy — In January, months after “Serial” rocketed to the top of the iTunes podcasting charts and ignited …
Amy Schatz / Re/code:
Comcast CFO to Step Down and Run $4 Billion Investment Arm for Comcast — Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis is leaving the cable giant to launch a new Comcast-funded investment company that will focus on investing and operating “growth-oriented” companies, the company said Tuesday.