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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Clay Shirky's advice to the New York Times: demystify the end of print, cut costs, emphasize mobile ad dollars, and get loyal readers to pay more — A ‘Darker Narrative’ of Print's Future From Clay Shirky — A column I wrote last month on the enduring importance of the printed newspaper …
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FishbowlNY, @emjbanks, @michaelroston and @jayrosen_nyu
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
BuzzFeed deletes post critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed advertiser; editors said post wasn't in line with tone and editorial mission of BuzzFeed Life — BuzzFeed Deletes Post Critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed Advertiser — Wednesday afternoon, BuzzFeed published a post by staff writer Arabelle Sicardi …
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Slate, @buzzfeedben, @mediaguido, @etienneshrdlu, Poynter, @eliasisquith, @benthompson, @davidfolkenflik, @pareene, @jo_tovey, @gawker, @jmschaff, @spetulla, @jeremystahl, @pareene, @ryanchittum, @jayrosen_nyu, @charliebeckett, @dlind, @sunny_hundal, @peston, @mathewi, @dcwoodruff, @fitzador, @dangillmor, @elongreen, @jktrotter and @libbycwatson
Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Why being a newswire media CEO is an impossible job — The surprise media news of the day is that Andrew Rashbass has quit his job as CEO of Reuters Media to become executive chairman of UK business publisher Euromoney. — The news is surprising because Rashbass only joined Thomson Reuters in July 2013 …
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New York Times, Talking Biz News and Guardian
Mike Krings / KU Today:
Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men — Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men … Study shows journalism burnout affecting women more than men — LAWRENCE — The field of journalism has changed greatly over the last decade …
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JIMROMENESKO.COM and FishbowlNY
Amanda Hess / Slate:
Apps CopWatch and Mobile Justice offer assistance, protections, and advice for citizens filming police encounters — Justice Through a Lens — A new wave of apps offers assistance—and advice—for citizens capturing police wrongdoing on camera. — About 10 times a day …
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New York Times
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
How smartphone video changes coverage of police abuse
How smartphone video changes coverage of police abuse
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Guardian, Mediaite, Latest News & Headlines, National Review, Washington Post and New Yorker
Dugald Baird / Guardian:
BBC rejects complaint over controversial Rwanda genocide documentary — Academics and journalists plan appeal to BBC Trust over film questioning official accounts of 1994 mass killings — The BBC's editorial complaints unit has rejected a complaint about a controversial documentary on Rwanda …
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BBC
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Amazon reveals HDR-quality video-streaming is coming to Prime this year, kicking off with Amazon Originals — Amazon has announced that it's introducing support for high dynamic range (HDR) quality videos, kicking off later this year with Amazon's own “Originals” programming.
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Amazon.com, Variety, TWICE, Pocket-lint, What Hi-Fi? and The Next Web
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton Team Holds Off-The-Record Journalist Dinner Ahead Of 2016 Announcement — NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton's campaign team held an off-the-record dinner Thursday night in Washington, D.C., for roughly two dozen journalists and staff members at John Podesta's house, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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CNN, The Wrap, Talking Points Memo and New York Magazine
Doc Searls Weblog:
Like newsstands that sold single copies, newspapers online should offer à la carte options to complement subscriptions — Newsstands are à la carte. How about online as well? — I travel a lot, and buy newspapers wherever I happen to be. That would be true online as well, if I could do it.
David Ramli / The Age:
Australian ISP lobbyists propose “three strikes” anti-piracy rule that could land illegal downloaders in court — ‘Three strikes’ anti-piracy scheme launched in wake of Dallas Buyers Club threat — ‘Three strikes’ rule after Dallas Buyers Club case
Discussion:
Sydney Morning Herald and Variety
Global News:
Global News to consolidate production across Canada, with the same national and international segments airing nationwide, freeing up resources for local output — Global News announces significant changes to how news is produced — TORONTO - Global News' parent company, Shaw Media …
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@brennanleffler, @sunlorrie and @01lbrown
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Wall Street Journal takes an understated approach to native ads with campaigns reviewed by an internal ethics board — The Wall Street Journal's native approach: 'If it looks like a puff piece, nobody's going to read it.' — A lot of publishers are looking to native ads as the cure of all that ails them …