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James Andrew Miller / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Shocking, Abrupt Divorce of Bill Simmons and ESPN — The co-author of the definitive history of ESPN, Those Guys Have All the Fun, reports on how the network and its biggest star met their bitter end. — The union of Bill Simmons—columnist, commentator, on-air personality …
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Michele McLellan / Knight Digital Media Center:
Report: 10 elements present in newsrooms that successfully make digital transformations — Digital Leads: 10 keys to newsroom transformation — INTRODUCTION — In 2012, the Newspaper Division of The E.W. Scripps Company, now part of Journal Media Group, and the Knight Digital Media Center …
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The Buttry Diary
Shareen Pathak / Digiday:
Sarah Hofstetter, from reporter at New York Times, to founding her own PR company 360i, on how the media and marketing worlds are colliding — 360i's Sarah Hofstetter: Journalists can find a home at agencies — Sarah Hofstetter is the global CEO at 360i, the hotshot agency that's behind …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton can't control the news, but negative media coverage shows her strength as a candidate — Hillary Clinton Can't Control the News — But the good news for her is that negative media coverage shows how strong she is. — In the eternal struggle between candidates and journalists …
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@erikwemple, @jessmcbridemilw, @jessefferguson, @jayrosen_nyu and FishbowlDC
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
NPR is using data from NPR One to work out how to personalize public radio for new audiences — Deciphering what the next generation of public radio listeners wants through NPR One — One of the luxuries of modern life is the ability to listen to just about anything you want, anytime, anywhere.
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@niemanlab
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The New York Times invites advertisers to the Page One edit meeting — Among traditional publishing companies, few have the journalistic heft of The New York Times. The 163-year-old institution has long had a strong moat around its newsroom to protect its journalistic integrity from business influences.
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Digiday, @laura_nelson, AdExchanger, The Huffington Post and Poynter
Lene Bech Sillesen / Columbia Journalism Review:
To reach overseas and local communities The New York Times is publishing stories like its nail salon exposé in a variety of languages — Why a New York Times nail salon exposé is published in four languages — While doing dogged shoe leather reporting for her New York Times …
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VICE, New York Times, CBS Boston and IRE.org
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Esquire Network Greenlights First Original Scripted Series (EXCLUSIVE) — Esquire Network is getting into the scripted game. — NBCUniversal's male-skewing network has ordered 10 episodes of the dark drama “Spotless,” set to premiere this fall, Variety has learned exclusively.
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Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg Business:
Yahoo sues former employee Cecile Lal, saying she broke a confidentiality agreement by leaking proprietary information to author Nicholas Carlson — Yahoo Sues Ex-Staffer Claiming She Gave Secrets to Writer — Yahoo! Inc. sued a former employee over claims she “brazenly” …
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BuzzFeed, @harrymccracken, @dangillmor, @mikeisaac, @nichcarlson, Re/code, @kevinroose and @sarahfrier
Michelle Castillo / Adweek:
Online production company Defy Media averaged 500M video views per month last year and 22M app installs — Defy Media Shows Off Its Small Yet Mighty Presence — Online production house Defy Media might not have as many creators on its roster as multi-channel networks do …
David Gauthier-Villars / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify's 2014 revenue rose 45% from previous year to €1.08B, but losses widened to €162M — Spotify Revenue Rises in 2014 but Still in Red on Heavy Investments — STOCKHOLM—Spotify AB, the Swedish online music streaming company, recorded a sharp rise in revenue last year …
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New York Times, International Business Times, eWeek, TrustedReviews, Reuters, App Advice, Forbes, TIME and hypebot
Jamie Rigg / Engadget:
EU aims to remove regional restrictions on digital goods by 2017 — Being an EU citizen means you can grab your passport, head to the airport and travel freely among the 28 EU member states. When you arrive at your final destination, however, and fire up Netflix in your hotel room …
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