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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon — Andrew Lack, the former and current head of NBC News, started his old job anew last week staring at a monumental dilemma: What to do about Brian Williams? — The anchorman who was the face of NBC News and its signature …
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Mediaite, @tvnewser, @jayrosen_nyu and Poynter
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Tom Brokaw addresses Brian Williams controversy: ‘really, really serious’ — As speculation swirls about Brian Williams' fate at NBC, his predecessor is calling for patience. — In his first extensive public comments on the matter, Tom Brokaw, who held the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News” …
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TVNewser, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Huffington Post and Mediaite
Kaya Burgess / The Times:
Warning to BBC over ‘suffocating local papers’ … The BBC risks suffocating local newspapers by being a “monopoly broadcaster”, the chancellor has said in a warning shot in advance of negotiations on its charter renewal. — The corporation has been criticised for threatening the existence …
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@editoryp_yep and HoldTheFrontPage
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Matthew Gilley / Press Gazette:
Londoners quizzed by Press Gazette disagree with Labour on need for tougher press regulation — Most members of the public quizzed by Press Gazette in a vox pop today did not appear to agree with Labour's manifesto plan for tougher press regulation. — The Labour Party's general election …
Gerald Lynch / Gizmodo UK:
Chancellor George Osborne Wants BBC to be Regulated by Ofcom
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Press Association, broadcastnow.co.uk and BizAsia UK
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon and HarperCollins reach multiyear agreement for both print and digital, allowing HarperCollins to set prices for its ebooks — Amazon, HarperCollins Reach Multiyear Publishing Deal — New agreement expected to go into effect this week — Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers …
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New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, GeekWire, Engadget, @raju, Publishers Weekly, The Drum, Bookseller News, Business Insider, VentureBeat and Financial Times
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
General Electric Planning Television Series Covering Science and Tech — In an age when viewers increasingly fast-forward past television commercials on their DVRs or bypass most advertisements altogether by streaming the programs, companies are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers.
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@peterlauria3
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Serial-inspired podcast, Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed, tops iTunes charts — ‘We Are Not Journalists’: Serial-Inspired Podcast Shoots to Top of iTunes — It's not Serial. But it's the closest thing fans of Sarah Koenig's groundbreaking podcast about a 1999 Baltimore murder are going to get.
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The Huffington Post
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
The ‘Serial’ Effect: Programmers Ramping Up on Podcasts
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@thrmattbelloni and @niemanlab
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Net Neutrality Rules Face Court Challenge from Cable Industry Groups — The FCC's net neutrality rules are facing two more legal challenges from cable industry groups, as two trade associations filed notices of appeal in Washington on Tuesday. — The National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. …
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The Wrap, Multichannel News, VentureBeat, Reuters, Tech Times, Computerworld and The Verge
Parse.ly:
Parse.ly report says median lifespan of an article is 2.6 days; above average traffic, driven by social media, can add about 14 hours — The Data Behind the Average Article Lifespan — The fast pace of online news means that often an article or post barely makes its way through the CMS …
Thanks:@steverubel
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Snapchat Is No Longer Selling Its Original Ad Unit, Brand Stories — Snapchat is making a few tweaks to its six-month-old ad business. — The company has stopped selling Brand Stories, the first type of ad released by the company last fall, according to multiple people familiar with the move.
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@myurow, @bwinkl3r, @petersontee, Reynolds Center and Adweek
Jenna Wortham / New York Times:
An interview with the anonymous owner of The Shade Room, a TMZ-style publication on Instagram — Instagram's TMZ — The first time I heard about The Shade Room, I thought it was a reality show, or maybe a nightclub. It turned out to be neither, although I was close in spirit …
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@annehelen, @jennydeluxe, @nytmag and @taylorlorenz
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
The New York Times promotes Ian Fisher from deputy executive editor to head of investigations, shuffles other roles — NY Times Makes Changes to Investigations Team — The New York Times has named Ian Fisher head of its investigations department. Fisher most recently served as deputy executive editor.
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