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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Barred from reporting on Hollywood by a legal settlement, combative Nikki Finke turns to entertainment fiction with her upcoming site Hollywood Dementia — Feared Hollywood Reporter Turns to Fiction — LOS ANGELES — If Nikki Finke had not been a journalist, she says she could have been a detective.
Discussion:
@williamcohan, @jackhites, @jayrosen_nyu and @fmanjoo
Tyler Falk / Current.org:
WNYC to self-distribute Radiolab, On the Media — WNYC is breaking its distribution ties with NPR to self-distribute its terrestrial radio shows Radiolab and On the Media starting Oct. 1. It will also self-distribute its new show with the New Yorker when it launches this fall.
New York Times:
Irish media silenced by legal threats from reporting claims in Ireland's parliament about media mogul Denis O'Brien's favorable loan rates — Clash Between Irish Billionaire and Broadcaster Reopens Wounds — LONDON — When the financial crash hit in 2008, it plunged Ireland …
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@jayrosen_nyu, oireachtasdebates …, RTÉ, National Union of Journalists, BBC, RTÉ, Techdirt, Guardian, The Irish Times, Alex Thomson's View, Guardian, reported.ly, @dadgey, @brianging, @idahocafe, @eimear_reilly, @mepadraigreidy, @rooney_jamie, @jamesoshea0, @mariafarrell, @lisaocarroll, @chrismoranuk, @glinner, @fintaann, @lukeming, @jwalshireland, @greenslader and @xtom
Alan Rusbridger / Guardian:
Alan Rusbridger reflects on 20 years as editor of the Guardian — ‘Farewell, readers’: Alan Rusbridger on leaving the Guardian after two decades at the helm — After 20 years as editor, Alan Rusbridger is stepping down. Here he reflects on two decades of sweeping change …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
How Google and director Justin Lin created Help, a mobile only 360-degree video film that can be freely explored by the viewer — How Google and Justin Lin Are Reinventing Movies For Mobile (Exclusive) — A day after leaving the “Fast and Furious” franchise, Justin Lin got a curious phone call.
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Business Insider, The Verge, Gizmodo, Hollywood Reporter, The Verge, Gizmodo, Business Insider and The Verge
Chris Lee / Ars Technica:
Creating fake research to show gullibility of science journalism is ethically wrong — Is it OK to generate a fake news story to make a point? No — Op-ed: Journalist thinks it's fine to fool millions in order to make a point. — It may come as a surprise to regular readers, but I like the modern era of science.
Quinn Norton / Medium:
Security journalist admits to hypocrisy of enabling tracking visitors, but holds hope for a better Internet through collective pushback and digital literacy — The Hypocrisy of the Internet Journalist — I'm selling you out as hard as I can, — and I'm sorry.
Discussion:
@kdurrani and @russpitts
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News' Erin Moriarty Spent 16 Years On Murder Case For ‘48 Hours’ — Most reporters spend days, maybe a few weeks, on an important story. Erin Moriarty worked more than 16 years. — Moriarty will present new information on CBS' “48 Hours” Saturday night that she hopes will prompt officials …
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TVNewser
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Glose Brings Its Social Ebook Reader To Android, Adds Free Excerpts — Glose is a brand new take on ebook reading for phones and tablets. Yet, until today, one thing was crucially missing — Android support. Today, the company is launching its app on Android phones and tablets.
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GalleyCat, Ink, Bits, & Pixels and The Next Web
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Netflix's invisible hand in policy and mergers means it keeps finding itself on the same side as regulators — How Netflix Keeps Finding Itself on the Same Side as Regulators — Whatever the outcome of the latest proposed mergers and acquisitions in the media industry …
Discussion:
LostRemote, @fmanjoo and mUmBRELLA
Craig Silverman / American Press Institute:
The best practices for innovation within news organizations — Innovation. — It's a word thrown around at lot in journalism today. There are innovation editors, teams, vice presidents, programs, and chairs at journalism schools. The New York Times produced a widely dissected internal innovation report.
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Social journalism site The Blasting News filters contributions, discourages clickbait, and pays writers — The Blasting News model for social journalism — This ‘meritocratic’ online magazine started out in Italy in 2013 and now has a presence in 34 countries — Credit: By wwarby on Flickr.
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