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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing to buy U-T San Diego for $85 million — Tribune Publishing has entered into an agreement to buy San Diego's flagship newspaper for $85 million. The deal, confirmed Thursday evening, includes $73 million in cash and $12 million in Tribune Publishing common stock …
Christian Sandvig / Social Media Collective:
Facebook's news polarization study is flawed because it only counted users self-reporting their ideological affiliation — The Facebook “It's Not Our Fault” Study — Today in Science, members of the Facebook data science team released a provocative study about adult Facebook users in the US …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Facebook study: our News Feed algorithm makes you just 5-8% less likely to see news from the opposing political side — Facebook says its algorithms aren't responsible for your online echo chamber — In 2011, progressive activist and author Eli Pariser told an unsettling story …
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New York Times, Medium, Mashable, Science, Pacific Standard, NBC News, TIME, Co.Exist, BBC, CBS News, Guardian, Gizmodo, Rachel Metz and Bloomberg Business
Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
Snapchat debuts 10-second video ads for Discover publishers that cost two cents per view — Snapchat Debuts Video Ads for 2 Cents a View — Snapchat wants companies to know its not just for millennials: Advertisers can find a home there as well. At the Daily Mail/Elite Daily Digital …
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Peter Jukes / Politico:
The UK elections may not be remembered as much for the outcome as the way the media covered it — LONDON — Fasten your seatbelt: it's going to be a bumpy ride. With the two major parties, Conservative and Labour, neck and neck in the polls; and two new insurrectionary forces …
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Chelsea Manning writes bill to protect journalism and curb Espionage Act — The US soldier imprisoned for leaking state secrets in 2010 seeks to reform laws used to prosecute journalists and whistleblowers in the name of national security — Chelsea Manning, the US soldier serving …
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Michael Malone / Broadcasting & Cable:
Expanded Media General Revenue Up 106% — Huge earnings reflect merger with LIN; apples to apples, net revenue up 3% — When you double the size of your group, it stands to reason that you might double your earnings as well. Media General, having absorbed the LIN Media group …
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Wall Street Journal:
Spotify in talks with companies that make content for YouTube and traditional media firms for new web video service — Spotify Laying Plans to Enter Web Video Business — Closely-held streaming service has been reaching out to companies that make content for YouTube
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New York Times, Mashable, Pocket-lint, all, Tubefilter, The Independent, Ars Technica, WebProNews, Reuters, International Business Times, Stereogum, Digital Spy, BGR, Music Ally, The Verge, Engadget, theMusic.com.au and @mathewi
James Warren / Poynter:
Lack of fact-checking by press means ISIS messages go unchallenged, US Senate panel told — Without fact checking, ISIS' messages go unchallenged — Media worldwide have at times exaggerated the strength of ISIS terrorists due to a combination of their use of social media and an inability …
Jim Romenesko:
Susanne Althoff resigns as Boston Globe Magazine editor to teach at Emerson — Susanne Althoff, who has edited Boston Globe Magazine since 2009, is leaving to teach in Emerson College's Writing, Literature, and Publishing Department. The Globe editor's memo:
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS Q1 sees profit fall 14.7% year-over-year to $394M due to higher programming costs in sports and entertainment — CBS Q1 Profit Falls 14.7% on Higher Programming Costs — CBS Corp. said first-quarter profit fell nearly 15% owing in part to higher costs for sports and entertainment programming.
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Mark Sweney / Deutsche Welle:
Trinity Mirror bosses accused of denying scale of phone hacking — Chairman David Grigson forced to defend actions after being accused of ‘not being straight’ with shareholders by former Sunday Mirror journalist — A former Sunday Mirror journalist who pleaded guilty to phone hacking …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Huffington Post marks 10th anniversary with new look — The Huffington Post is marking its tenth anniversary with the first substantial redesign of the site since it was created. — The fresh look, which was launched on its mobile site this week, will still feature its signature Splash …
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