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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Judith Miller chewed out NYT's Keller, Abramson over controversial draft of Iraq mea culpa — In her new book “The Story: A Reporter's Journey,” former New York Times reporter Judith Miller mounts a spirited defense of her life's work, particularly her contributions to the newspaper's reporting …
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@nickconfessore, @ericboehlert, @erikwemple and Poynter
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Terry McDermott / New York Times:
Judith Miller's The Story: A Reporter's Journey is a flawed defense that fails to critique her own reporting — Review: Judith Miller's 'The Story: A Reporter's Journey' — In late 2002 and through 2003, Judith Miller, an investigative reporter at The New York Times …
Andrew Nusca / Fortune:
Fortune hires six former Gigaom reporters to double down on its technology coverage — Fortune bulks up on technology coverage, hires six
Discussion:
New York Post, mathewingram.com/work, @pivotaloro, @alansmurray, Poynter, @mathewi, Talking Biz News, @gigastacey, Poynter, @ckrewson, @jonfortt and @rafat
Richard Bradley / Shots in the Dark:
Rolling Stone writer wasn't trying to obtain justice for victim, she wanted to ostracize those she believed participated in rape culture — In the End, It's All About Rape Culture—or the Lack Thereof — I've taken a couple of days before responding to Columbia Journalism School's report …
Xbox Wire:
TV on Xbox Gets More Versatile with Over-the-Air Tuner for the U.S. and Canada — At Xbox, we're committed to delivering amazing new gaming and entertainment experiences, and part of that commitment includes giving you the best TV-viewing options, in one place, never more than one step away from your gaming.
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BGR, Light Reading, Home Media Magazine, Broadcasting & Cable, VentureBeat, BetaNews, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Engadget, The Verge, Neowin, GeekWire, gameinformer.com and Polygon
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
The New York Times launches Cooking iPhone app as companion to iPad app, focusing on search and meal planning — The New York Times takes ‘Cooking’ to the iPhone — New York Times food editor Sam Sifton sees cooking as a “tool” that allows you to execute on your culinary desires …
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@jeremymbarr
Institute for Nonprofit News:
Institute for Nonprofit News CEO and executive director, Kevin Davis, exits — Davis Leaving INN — Kevin Davis, the CEO and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), has left the organization. — During a November board retreat, the board voted to refocus its mission …
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@lionpubs, @jasonalcorn, @aschweig, @kljdavis, @rungomez and @ericnewton1
Ken Doctor / Capital New York:
Axel Springer is growing worldwide by focusing on digital reach, organic growth, reducing dependency on print earnings, and English-language media — What Are They Thinking? The eight principles for transforming Axel Springer — Mathias Dopfner wants you to know that Axel Springer is a player—in the U.S., and worldwide.
Agence France-Presse:
Two Turkish journalists face 4.5 years jail for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon — Turkish journalists face prison over Charlie Hebdo cartoon — Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday called for two prominent journalists who featured Charlie Hebdo's cover with the image of the Prophet Muhammed …
Discussion:
Anadolu Ajans Güncel Haberler and TodaysZaman
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
The Economist launches Global Business Review app in Chinese and English, free through May, then $75/year or $8/month — Newsonomics: Why The Economist decided now's the time to speak Chinese — The newsonomics of The New York Times' Paywalls 2.0 — The Economist is launching …
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AdAge, PR Newswire, Mumbrella Asia, @tomstandage, @jbenton and @niemanlab
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Knight Foundation finds nonprofit sites' revenue rising but sustainability elusive — The Knight Foundation finds progress in the nonprofit news sector in its latest report, released today, with average revenues up 73 percent in two years at 20 outlets it has been tracking.
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Nieman Lab, Knight Foundation and NPQ
Business Insider:
Yahoo reorganization may end Tumblr's run as an independent unit — Marissa Mayer is doing a huge shakeup at Yahoo and Tumblr will never be the same — Yahoo is planning a big reorganization that will bring Tumblr more closely into the company, instead of allowing it to be run as a largely independent business unit.
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The Information, The Drum and Tech Digest
Marie Mawad / Bloomberg Business:
Vivendi Denies Report It's Considering Acquisition of Sky TV — Vivendi SA, the French media company, denied a published report that it may seek to acquire pay-TV provider Sky Plc. — A Vivendi representative disputed the Reuters report saying the Paris-based company was looking at Sky …
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Reuters, NASDAQ.com, Variety, Broadband TV News, Advanced Television, Hollywood Reporter, C21Media and Crikey
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Haystack TV Scores $1.7 Million For Its News Service Aimed At Cord Cutters — One of the problems with cutting the cord today is that you lose access to a variety of news channels and programs, and there are few resources in the streaming world that can take their place.
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@startx
Financial Times:
BBC chief technology officer says the company will be remodeled as an internet-first broadcaster over next five years — BBC shifts focus to ‘internet first’ programme delivery — The BBC will be remodelled as an “internet-centric” broadcaster, as the web becomes the main way it reaches millions …