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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
John Carroll, Former Editor of Los Angeles Times, Dies at 73 — John S. Carroll, a widely admired newspaper editor who restored the reputation and credibility of The Los Angeles Times in the early 2000s even as he fought bitterly with the paper's cost-conscious corporate parent …
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Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, @nytimescohen, @pmalonedc and LA Observed
John Ruwitch / Reuters:
Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service called TBO or Tmall Box Office in about two months in China — Alibaba to launch Netflix-like video streaming service in two months — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) will launch an online video streaming service in China in about two months …
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The Next Web, Deadline, The Verge and Engadget
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon Studios to Premiere Comedy ‘Catastrophe’ on Facebook — Amazon Studios is trying something different for the June premiere of British comedy Catastrophe. — Instead of debuting the Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan series on its own video platform, Amazon will stream the pilot on its Facebook page.
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The Verge
Emily Steel / New York Times:
TV streaming, new ad tech, and international expansion are likely to be James Murdoch's priorities if he becomes CEO of Fox — Young Murdoch Views TV as ‘Real Killer App’ in a New Digital World — Soon after James Murdoch moved back to New York from London a few years ago …
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Alexander Howard / The Huffington Post:
Behind Bloomberg Businessweek's interactive feature “What is Code”, over a year in the making — Behind The Scenes Of Bloomberg Businessweek's Epic Explanation Of Code — Fifty-one years after Marshall McLuhan first wrote “The Medium is the Message,” Paul Ford's 38,000-word magnum opus …
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Business Insider, @digiphile, On The Media and Bloomberg L.P.
Courage Foundation:
Press freedom campaigner Emin Huseynov to seek asylum in Switzerland after leaving Azerbaijan with Courage Foundation's help — Courage flies beneficiary, Emin Huseynov, out of Azerbaijan to seek asylum in Switzerland — * Leading Azerbaijani press freedom campaigner travelled to Bern …
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Nick Denton reflects on the expensive Hulk Hogan lawsuit, the dangers of chasing clicks through Facebook, Gawker's purpose, and more — Gawker's Moment of Truth — “I'm pretty sure we have a revolution coming,” said Nick Denton, founder and chief executive of Gawker Media.
Alan White / BuzzFeed:
How a Daily Mail story with fabricated quotes ruined the reputations of several people in a small Polish town — How A Fake News Story Wrecked Three People's Lives — When Zdzislaw Moodyski took photos of an accident in his home town, he could never have known how the British press would spin the story …
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Press Gazette
Alicia W. Stewart / Nieman Reports:
Progress has been slow for newsroom diversity, but organizations like BuzzFeed, Vox, and the Washington Post have made strong recent efforts — Why Newsroom Diversity Works — Effective strategies for making newsrooms more inclusive — Carlos Richardson and his daughter Selah enjoy a quiet moment after dinner in Atlanta, Georgia
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@pmarca, @annaholmes, @loisbeckett and @niemanreports
Susan Smith Richardson / Nieman Reports:
Creating a beat to cover black lives and having diverse staff bring broad context to newsrooms — Making Black Lives Matter in the News — Can a dedicated black beat help change the portrayal of African-Americans? — ARTICLE BY — Community members protected Cathy and Jerome Jenkins's restaurant …
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@wendi_c_thomas and @wendi_c_thomas
Lynsey Chutel / Associated Press:
Profile of Angolan reporter Rafael Maques de Morais whose books and website have garnered negative attention from the officials he's exposed — Reporter needles Angola's power elite from his kitchen table — 1 photo — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Often writing at his kitchen table …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Katie Couric Reups with Yahoo in a $10 Million Deal — Katie Couric is reupping her news deal with Yahoo, which sources said will raise her annual package there from upwards of $6 million to $10 million. — A spokesman for Couric confirmed that the well-knowm news anchor would be continuing with Yahoo …
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