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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
BuzzFeed review itemizes reasons for post deletions; ad pressure led to three in 2013 and 2014 — BuzzFeed Deleted Posts Under Pressure from Its Own Business Department — Earlier this week, BuzzFeed launched an internal review of any posts that its editors or writers had deleted …
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New York Times, Guardian, Mashable, Washington Post, @felixsalmon, the Econsultancy blog, Wall Street Journal, @seanmdav, @oliverburkeman, @tomkludt, BetaNews, @clarajeffery, @mathewi, @pareene, @crushingbort, @mikeaschneider, @scotteweinberg, @rilaws, @farrellpf, @spignal, @adamweinstein and @copyranter
Hadley Freeman / Guardian:
Jon Stewart: why I quit The Daily Show — Stewart's decision to retire as host of the satirical news show after 16 years has left liberal America in mourning. So why is he leaving just before an election - and what will happen when he steps out from behind the desk?
Wall Street Journal:
Comcast, TWC will meet with Department of Justice for the first time since the merger was announced to negotiate concessions that could ease regulatory approval — Comcast and Time Warner Cable to Meet With DOJ to Negotiate Merger — Regulators examining whether Comcast lived up to NBCUniversal deal concessions, sources say
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Politico plans to double its reporting staff to about 500 — Policy and politics news outlet reveals strategy to grow beyond US and European operation, which launched this week — US-based policy and politics news outlet Politico is looking to double the number of journalists it employs …
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@maggieshiels and @joshluger
Alex Howard / Medium:
RhinoBird.tv launches collaborative livestreaming app for Android during #BostonMarathon — Media hype around the livestreaming “Meerkat election” helped Twitter, which put up its own Periscope for social livestreaming last month. — Today,RhinoBird.tv officially launches its beta during …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Netflix Is Betting Its Future on Exclusive Programming — LOS GATOS, Calif. — It is April 9 just before midnight in the war room of Netflix's headquarters here, where the smell of popcorn fills the air and a team of engineers, social media experts and other specialists starts counting …
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@ennisnyt
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori's Pay Rises to $23 Million in 2014 — Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori made $23 million in total compensation in 2014. — In 2013, he had made $8.8 million. Before the split of Tribune Media and the newspaper-focused Tribune Publishing …
Michael Ballaban / Jalopnik:
CNN has a video it will play when the world ends — This Is The Video CNN Will Play When The World Ends — Thirty-four years ago, at the launch of Ted Turner's Cable News Network, the founder made a grandiose and specific promise about his newly created round-the-clock operation.
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Wall Street Journal, The Verge and The Daily Caller
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CBS 60 Minutes viewers largely supportive of decision to air Syrian Sarin gas attack footage — ‘Nauseating, but necessary:’ Sarin gas attack in Syria shown on ‘60 Minutes’ — Ahead of Sunday's “60 Minutes,” CBS said the newsmagazine would be airing “some of the most disturbing footage in its 47-year history.”
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Variety, Hollywood Reporter and Poynter
John Brownlee / Co.Design:
NYT Labs developed a smart conference table that records, transcribes conversation around it — The New York Times Invents A Conference Table That Takes Notes For You — Like most offices, the New York Times holds a lot of meetings. Editorial meetings, ad sales meetings, design meetings …
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Columbia Journalism Review:
Knight Foundation study: of 14 nonprofit news organizations studied, three have grown, four cut staff, and seven held steady since 2013 — Gaining ground, or just treading water? — Is nonprofit news sustainable? Last week the Knight Foundation laid out the case for optimism …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
How the New York Times is adjusting to writing headlines optimized for search engines and social media — Hey, Google! Check Out This Column on Headlines — THE headline was perfect: “China's Tensions with the Dalai Lama Spill Into the Afterlife.” Engaging, informative and clever …
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@edbott, @amyoleary, @sangernyt, @bmorrissey, @bydanielvictor and @sulliview
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