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Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN political reporter Peter Hamby is joining Snapchat as Head of News — Peter Hamby leaving CNN for Snapchat — Peter Hamby, widely recognized by Beltway insiders as one of CNN's best political reporters, is leaving the network to join Snapchat as Head of News, the On Media blog has learned.
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Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Peter Hamby's move from CNN to Snapchat shows the power shift to social platforms from traditional media — Snapchat shows the power of its platform, hires star CNN reporter — In media circles, there's an increasing amount of angst about the power that social platforms and networks …
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Google and eight European publishers plan Digital News Initiative to develop news business models, with $163M Google innovation fund — Google admits mistakes with news outlets as it announces new partnership — The Digital News Initiative is likely to be seen as an attempt for Google …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Fashion and lifestyle site Refinery29 raises $50M at $290M valuation, led by WPP Ventures and Scripps Networks Interactive — Refinery29 Joins the Big Media Startup Club, with a $50 Million Funding Round — It's no longer surprising when investors write big checks to a media startup.
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Malathi Nayak / Reuters:
Verizon says CBS Sports Network will be available on ‘Custom TV’ — (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Monday that content from CBS Corp's Sports Network will be available on its new pay TV offering starting May 1. — CBS Sports Network has joined Verizon FiOS's new Custom TV lineup under …
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Kathryn Bachman / Katy on the Hill:
ESPN files lawsuit against Verizon over skinny TV packages
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Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:
Amazon tests third-party editorial content, starting with travel gear reviews from The Wirecutter … Amazon has started using third-party editorial content on its homepage to provide a deeper level of recommendations for some of the products it sells. — The company has partnered with The Wirecutter …
Press Gazette:
Cleared Sun reporter Tom Wells says life was ‘torn apart’ for three years by Operation Elveden — A Sun reporter launched a scathing attack on a “flailing and failing” Operation Elveden after becoming the latest to be cleared of paying a public official for tips.
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Bloomberg pitches to advertisers with international expansion to Europe later this week and to Asia in a few months, plus new video tech, Responsive.TV — Bloomberg touts ‘very wealthy’ subscriber audience in inaugural NewFront pitch — Bloomberg Media delivered its first NewFront presentation …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Times airs its first virtual reality film at NewFront presentation to advertisers — Times pushes virtual reality, video series at its ‘NewFront’ — The New York Times is adding virtual reality to its growing roster of video content as it races to scale digital revenues.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
The New York Times identified three CIA officials with key roles in drone operations because they're known and involved in a significant issue — Why The New York Times Is Naming Names In CIA Drone Story — NEW YORK — The New York Times reported across the top of Sunday's front page …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
At NewFronts, BuzzFeed unveils a system for tracking how stories and videos travel via social shares and one-to-one communication platforms like Gchat and email — BuzzFeed's answer to measuring social sharing? Pounds — BuzzFeed wants to find a better way to weigh its viral success, and it wants to convert clicks to Pounds.
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Christiane Amanpour / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Committee to Protect Journalists releases Attacks on the Press, documenting dangers globally — Foreword — In Pakistan, an unknown gunman shoots a news anchor multiple times. No one is arrested for the crime, though the journalist is—for his reporting.
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Ayman al-Warfalli / Reuters:
Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station-army official — (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said on Monday.
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
At least five journalists assaulted or injured covering Baltimore riots this week — Journalists attacked and injured in Baltimore riots — At least five journalists have been beaten or injured in the Baltimore riots this week — including several tonight. — A Baltimore Sun photo editor was attacked while taking photos.
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