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John Plunkett / Guardian:
News Corp chief exec Robert Thomson criticizes ‘trash traffic’ on BuzzFeed-style sites — News Corp chief criticises ‘trash traffic’ on BuzzFeed-style sites — Robert Thomson says advertisers 'don't want guilt by association, they want gilt by association'
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, @buzzfeedben, @johnmcquaid, @jyarow and @larakiara
Jeff Gordinier / New York Times:
Serious Eats and Roadfood Are Sold to Fexy Media — Here's more evidence that cheap eats have become big business. — Serious Eats and Roadfood, two food-focused websites that are largely associated with the gastronomic delights found at diners, noodle shops, pizzerias …
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GeekWire, @niemanlab and Eater
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Sources: Re/code valued at $15-20M in Vox deal, which was based on Vox's November valuation of $380M; Re/code projected to generate revenues of $12M this year — Why Re/code, an 18-month-old tech news startup, really sold to Vox — even though it was generating $12 million
Discussion:
Capital New York, @ritholtz, USA Today, @nereidadin, @fmanjoo, @davidfolkenflik, @tomstandage, @nichcarlson, @neilcybart, @readdanwrite and @rafat
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CBS newsman Bob Schieffer to become a fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Centre, studying the 2016 presidential election — Bob Schieffer heads to the Ivy League, accepts Harvard fellowship — One of Bob Schieffer's first stops after stepping down from the “Face the Nation” moderators chair will be Harvard University.
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Former NYT director of audience development Kareem Ahmed introduces NYC.TV, a platform for local video makers, and a discovery tool for viewers — NYC.TV goes local to fix the video discovery problem — Putting a video online is easier than it has ever been, but good luck getting people to watch it.
Discussion:
@digiday
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Business Insider deleted posts about Elon Musk after his biographer publicly complained that the news organization was mining his book for posts — Business Insider Deleted Elon Musk Posts After Bio Author Complained — Business Insider removed several posts from its site after the author …
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@mikepetroff, @kevin_raposo and @kbsmoke
Cale Guthrie Weissman / Business Insider:
Sources: nearly all of Medium's sites are undergoing major upheavals; employees quiet on changes due to NDA — Medium, the publishing platform started by one of Twitter's cofounders, is gutting some of its most popular sites — Two weeks ago, publishing platform Medium …
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@janefriedman, @nedraggett, @sterlewine, @biocuriosity, @benmullin, @athertonkd, @tomkrazit and Poynter
Guardian:
Times executive editor Roger Alton leaves paper after five years — Times executive editor Roger Alton leaves paper — Former Observer and Independent editor leaves role at News UK title after five years in position — Times executive editor Roger Alton has left the paper …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Journalists Meet To Discuss Frustration With Clinton Campaign's Control Over Access And Information — NEW YORK — Journalists covering Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign met for nearly two hours in Washington on Monday to discuss concerns about what they believe is inadequate access …
Discussion:
Politico, @ericboehlert, National Journal, @ggreenwald, The Week, @markleibovich, Washington Post, Mediaite, Fortune and Washington Post
Christian Caryl / Foreign Policy:
How three Costa Rican reporters upended the nation's political system through data reporting — The Data Sleuths of San José — How three scrappy Costa Rican reporters used the power of data to bring down a system of sleaze. — The real estate agent was angry.
Discussion:
@martinstabe
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Leaked contract shows SoundCloud may pay about 22% royalties to publishers, is preparing to roll out two premium tiers, one with downloadable songs and no ads — Leaked Contract Shows SoundCloud's Plans For Ad-Free Subscriptions And Paying Labels — SoundCloud is desperately trying …
Discussion:
The FADER and Digital Music News
Jessica Klein / VideoInk:
Vimeo Collabs with VOD, Theatrical Distributors on Release of Action Sports Doc — Vimeo is collaborating with Abramorama, GrindTV, and Tugg on the upcoming theatrical/VOD release of The Earth Network's “carpe diem” spirited documentary, “The Search for Freedom.”
Fiona Gartland / The Irish Times:
Court order was not intended to stop reporting of Dáil statements, says judge — Denis O'Brien accused in High Court of ‘spectacular climbdown’ — An order preventing the publication of financial information about Denis O'Brien was not intended to prohibit fair reporting of any utterances …
Discussion:
@marklittlenews
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
AOL Debuts Makeover That's All About Mobile Video and Social-Friendly Content — AOL is unveiling a data-driven site overhaul today that should give marketers a sense of how it will zero in on mobile video and branded content as it plots its future. — The revamp comes less than a month …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Digiday, Capital New York and New York Times
Mohamed Fahmy / New York Times:
Ex-Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy accuses Al Jazeera of using him to serve Qatar's political interests — How Qatar Used and Abused Its Al Jazeera Journalists — CAIRO — This week, I am back in court in an effort to prove my innocence at a retrial on charges that I was a member …
Discussion:
@atotalmonet, @steven_strauss and @nytopinion
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
City AM appoints Christian May as editor, replacing David Heller who is leaving after just eight months — City AM appoints Institute of Directors' Christian May as editor — Business organisation's communications chief to replace David Heller, who is leaving after just eight months
Discussion:
@henrymance, @marksweney, @christianjmay, Press Gazette and @willspratt
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