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10:25 AM ET, April 23, 2015

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Felix Salmon's report on the death of journalism as a career is greatly exaggerated  —  At Perugia this year Felix Salmon gave a talk: “The end of journalism as a career?”  —  In typical fashion, anytime a headline ends in a question mark the answer is almost always “no.”
Discussion: @mikeisaac, @scottros and @romenesko
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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Building a career in digital journalism still requires old-fashioned subject-matter expertise  —  Is there any such thing as a career in digital journalism?  —  One of my obsessions these days is the question of whether there's any such thing as a career in digital journalism.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Freelancer safety coalition has nearly tripled in 2 months  —  Since a group of news organizations signed onto a list of freelancer safety guidelines months ago, dozens more organizations have rallied to the cause.  —  The guidelines, which were released in February, set forth a list …
Discussion: @rohded and @poynter
Michael Geist Blog:
The Great Canadian Copyright Giveaway: Why Copyright Term Extension for Sound Recordings Could Cost Consumers Millions  —  Randy Bachman, the well-known Canadian musician, found himself embroiled in a public fight with Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year when Harper used his song …
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Ishmael N. Daro / National Post:   Canadian budget extends copyright for sound recordings and performances from 50 to 70 years; critics say move will cost the public
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice, Disney, Vox, The Onion, and others partner with Facebook to develop sponsored videos  —  Facebook Lines Up 7 Branded-Content Video Partners Including Vice, Disney  —  Facebook teamed with seven media partners — including Vice Media, Disney's Oh My Disney digital division and Electus Digital …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook Hits 4 Billion Daily Video Views in Q1; Mobile Ad Revenue Grows 80%  —  Facebook posted revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations for the first quarter of 2015, but the social giant is still seeing solid growth — especially on the mobile and video front.
Wall Street Journal:
FCC staff recommends hearing on Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, a procedure seen as a likely deal-killer  —  FCC Staff Recommends Hearing on Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger  —  Hearing designation order would be setback for deal plans  —  Federal Communications Commission staff recommended …
Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
Counterterrorism Conference Kicks Out Intercept Journalist  —  LONDON — “We're not banning you, we're just not allowing you access,” Mike Oldknow, the security chief told me Wednesday, when I showed up to attend one of the world's largest annual counterterrorism events.
Discussion: @karinspaink and Guardian
Committee to Protect Journalists:
China's Great Cannon: New weapon to suppress free speech online  —  China, rated as the eighth most censored country in the world, in a report released by CPJ today, has long had a strong line of defense against free speech online.  Its Golden Shield Project, launched by the Ministry …
Ethan Zuckerman / My Heart's in Accra:
MIT's new FOLD publishing platform uses an accordion structure to supplement stories with maps, images, video, and text  —  Introducing FOLD, a new tool (and a new model?) for storytelling  —  This morning, Center for Civic Media at MIT is releasing a new publishing platform, FOLD.
Discussion: Network World, @awrd and @mathewi
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Google launches free tool to help AdSense publishers recommend more articles to their readers  —  Google Edges Further Into Hot Content Recommendation Sector  —  Google has rolled out a new free product designed to make it easier for Web publishers to get people to stick around on their sites longer.
Greg Wyshynski / Yahoo Sports:
NHL bans media use of Periscope and Meerkat without prior written approval  —  NHL bans media from using Periscope, Meerkat to subvert rights-holders  —  During the Ottawa Senators' push for the playoffs, I pointed my phone at my television, fired up Periscope and streamed a shootout …
Minda Smiley / The Drum:
US internet ad revenues reached an all-time high of $49.5bn last year  —  Digital advertising revenue in the US rose to a record-breaking high of $49.5bn in 2014, a 16 per cent increase from the year prior and the fifth year in a row of double-digit growth, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Discussion: IAB and Financial Times
Associated Press:
Associated Press revenue grew 1% in 2014 to $604M, its first gain in six years; 47% of revenue came from TV broadcasters  —  ASSOCIATED PRESS POSTS FIRST REVENUE GAIN IN 6 YEARS  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press boosted its revenue for the first time in six years in 2014 …
 
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Rick Seltzer / Baltimore Business Journal:
Sinclair signs Sharyl Attkisson for Sunday morning news push
Discussion: PR Newswire
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp's total compensation dropped 35.5% to $5.8M in 2014
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Interview with BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith and CEO Jonah Peretti about deleted posts, Pulitzers, and more
Sonia Paul / Mediashift:
Survey on attitudes about Middle Eastern media suggests a move away from pan-Arab focus toward local or national media
Discussion: @mediatwit
Agence France-Presse:
India takes Al Jazeera off the air for five days, saying the news outlet repeatedly showed wrong maps of disputed region of Kashmir
 Earlier Picks: 
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Hulu Japan takes its first step into original content production with The Last Cop
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says UK press failed to follow-up Snowden because Guardian did not share files
Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
New York Times apps no longer mimic the homepage as stories are designed by editors specifically for mobile
Erik Malinowski / The New Republic:
How MLB Advanced Media is quietly becoming the industry leader in streaming TV
Leo Kelion / BBC:
AdBlock Plus defeats German publishers in court: ruling says users do have the right to use the plug-in
Discussion: Engadget and GeekWire
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Twitter begins automatically filtering notifications of abusive mentions, broadens violent threats policy, and introduces temporary account suspensions
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
Teen Vogue Debuts Condé Nast's First Sponsored Cover Ad