Top News:
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Listicles, aggregation, and content gone viral: How 1800s newspapers prefigured today's Internet — “If you think BuzzFeed invented the listicle, you haven't spent enough time with 19th-century newspapers, because they're everywhere.” — That's Ryan Cordell, a Northeastern University professor …
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@alanoakley3, @davewiner and @dubois
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires offering buyouts amid “serious realignment” of staffing — Journal offering buyouts amid ‘serious realignment’ in newsroom — Buyouts are underway in The Wall Street Journal newsroom, Capital has learned, signaling a shift in resources …
Discussion:
Poynter and Talking Biz News
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell named VP of growth and analytics for all seven Vox Media sites, will focus on strategy with Editorial Director Lockhart Steele — Vox Media expands Melissa Bell's role — Melissa Bell, who left The Washington Post in early 2014 to co-found Vox.com …
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Poynter, @ezraklein, @vivian, @greglinch, @jfdulac and @lock
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
Lucky magazine reduces publication to quarterly, lays off another 10 staff, including president Gillian Goman Round — Lucky Magazine Goes Quarterly — Reports of Lucky magazine going all-digital have been a staple of the media rumor mill for several years, with WWD reporting just last month …
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New York Magazine, Fashionista, theFashionSpot and FishbowlNY
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Andy Coulson knew about hacking while NoW editor, perjury trial told — News of the World's former royal editor Clive Goodman says Coulson, who is accused of lying during 2010 Tommy Sheridan trial, knew about activities of Glenn Mulcaire — David Cameron's former communications chief Andy …
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byline.com
Associated Press:
Altice to buy US cable operator Suddenlink for $9.1 billion — PARIS (AP) — European cable and mobile phone operator Altice has marked its entry into the U.S. market with a deal to buy a controlling stake in Suddenlink Communications for $9.1 billion. — Luxembourg-based Altice SA …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Charter and Bright House Pursuing Merger Even After Comcast's Failed Deal — Charter Communications announced Monday that it was going ahead with its $10.4 billion deal for Bright House Networks, signaling the start of a new push to consolidate the country's cable operators.
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Reuters, Reuters, DSLreports, Multichannel News and PR Newswire
Tugboat:
Facebook acquires Tugboat Yards, an audience management platform for small to medium publishers; team to join Facebook product group and work on news, video — Joining Facebook — Joining Facebook — It is with lots of excitement and a dash of melancholy that we announce that Tugboat …
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VentureBeat and PandoDaily
Chris Krewson / Medium:
How Philadelphia's local news site Billy Penn covered the crash of Amtrak 188 — How we covered the crash of Amtrak 188 — The NTSB on the scene of the Amtrak 188 crash in Port Richmond; . Last Tuesday was winding up to be a pretty average school night.
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Billy Penn
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Entertainment Weekly Shakeup: Ellie Duque Replaces Melissa Mattiace as Publisher — Entertainment Weekly publisher Melissa Mattiace has stepped down and will be replaced by the publication's west coast advertising director Ellie Duque. — In her new role, Duque will be responsible for leading …
Gabriel Arana / The Huffington Post:
Journalists often face psychological trauma; culture of toughness and not asking for help needs to change — A Mental-Health Epidemic In The Newsroom — This is the first installment in a five-part series on mental health in the newsroom. — When Hurricane Katrina swirled onto …
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UK Blog on The Huffington Post, @oliviamesser, @anchorlines, @mariyastrauss, @mikeelk and Poynter
Julia Greenberg / Wired:
Netflix shares hit record $628.50 following Wall Street reports calling the company undervalued — Netflix Stock Hits Record as Wall St. Sees World Domination — Netflix's stock reached an all time high today for the third day in a row. Shares peaked today at $628.50 a pop. And some analysts expect the price to keep climbing.
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