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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Brian Williams doesn't have the foundation of real reporting that allowed Lara Logan back on the air after scandal — Brian Williams Knows He's Dead — At this point, Brian Williams knows he's dead: He's simply negotiating the terms of his burial. — For a brief moment earlier this week …
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Alex Stedman / Variety:
Service issues hit Comcast, TWC, DirecTV, and Charter ahead of big boxing match — Service Outages Reported Ahead of Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight — Just ahead of one of the biggest fights in boxing history, dozens are taking to Twitter to complain of cable outages and other problems …
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Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
PEN Has Every Right to Honor Charlie Hebdo — The annual PEN Literary Gala, in which writers, the male half badly dressed in once-a-year tuxedos, assemble under the big whale at the American Museum of Natural History to mutter about their advances and applaud their imprisoned confreres, has always had its comic aspects.
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Renee Ghert-Zand / The Times of Israel:
China wields influence in Middle East through Arabic-language TV and radio broadcasts — China wields influence in Middle East through Arabic-language TV and radio broadcasts — There's nothing unusual about teenagers singing songs from Disney's “Frozen” or television quiz show contestants …
Jessica Elgot / Guardian:
Questions raised after celebrated neurosurgeon and CNN reporter Sanjay Gupta is filmed performing surgery on those injured by earthquake — CNN physician-journalist poses ethical dilemma after treating Nepal victims — Questions raised after celebrated neurosurgeon and CNN reporter Sanjay Gupta …
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@jeffjarvis and CNN
Freedom Communications, Inc.:
Freedom News Group reintroduces Spanish-language La Prensa and Excélsior newspapers — Freedom News Group reintroduces Spanish-language La Prensa and Excélsior newspapers into Inland Empire and Orange County communities — To actively engage and better serve the 3.3 million Latinos …
James Warren / Poynter:
After the earthquake in Nepal, one editor moved the newsroom to his living room — When Superstorm Sandy flooding sideswiped the New York Daily News (where I previously worked) in October 2012, editors relocated to a Jewish weekly and a Manhattan law firm before the newsroom was reestablished in the paper's New Jersey printing plant.
Mark Mulligan / Music Industry Blog:
Tidal's streaming exclusives will be undermined by limitations of exclusivity — The Problem With Streaming Exclusives — Jay-Z's ambitions for TIDAL has triggered a lot of discussion about how streaming models can evolve. One focus has been exclusives with a number of references …
Te-Ping Chen / Wall Street Journal:
China Closes 21st Century Business Herald's Website — Orders site to strengthen editorial management following investigation of alleged extortion — BEIJING—China shut the website of a prominent business news daily it had investigated on allegations of extortion, and said other outlets …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
New Media Investment Group ups revenues and plans to buy more papers — New Media Investment Group reported a 76 percent growth in first quarter revenues compared to the period a year ago on the strength of its buying binge of media companies. — But even leaving the new properties out …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Brazilian journalists injured while covering protests — At least five Brazilian journalists were injured while covering clashes on Wednesday between police and striking teachers in the southern state of Paraná, according to news reports and local journalists.
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook offering 100% of revenue to publishers for hosted media if they sell ads, 70% if Facebook sells ads — Facebook Offers to Let Publishers Keep Revenue From Certain Ads — Publishers currently post links to content but mobile device speed frustrating users
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