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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
James Murdoch: I don't let my politics get involved in my business — Son of Rupert Murdoch who takes over as chief executive of 21st Century Fox in July says he sees ‘eye to eye’ with his brother and co-executive chairman Lachlan — James Murdoch has said that he and his elder brother Lachlan are …
Discussion:
@davidfolkenflik
Valerio Bassan / Journalism.co.uk:
Graphic News: Comics journalism is going mobile-first in Italy — With illustrated news articles designed to be read on mobile devices, the new site has launched an English-language version with nine new stories to reach a wider audience — Credit: by John Morgan on Flickr. Some rights reserved
Mark Coddington / Nieman Lab:
Circa's atomization of news in storylines created a broader structure and view of news, issues — One thing we can learn from Circa: A broader way to think about structured news — The collective response to the mobile news app Circa's shutdown on Wednesday has largely cast …
Discussion:
@circa, @mathewi and @jayrosen_nyu
Miriam Berger / Columbia Journalism Review:
Revolution and its discontents: The messy case of Egypt's journalists union — YEHIYA QALLASH, AN EDITOR AT EGYPT'S state-owned newspaper Al-Gomhouria, has a reputation as a government critic. He also recently became president of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate at a time when attacks …
Michael Hudson / Poynter:
Making partnerships work: How a team of 50+ international reporters investigated and exposed the World Bank — Michael Hudson, a senior editor with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, was project editor for ICIJ's World Bank investigation.
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
Netflix tops Hulu and Amazon in consumer perception thanks to clear branding and variety of content — Here's Why Consumers Love Netflix More Than Amazon and Hulu — While Amazon and Hulu are trying to compete with Netflix, the reality is that Netflix is the clear victor in the battle of the streaming services.
Damian Radcliffe / Carnegie UK Trust:
Growth challenges at small local UK news sites could be overcome with intervention from policy makers, public media; funding, access, and discoverability key — How can policy makers support UK hyperlocal media? — When I first started reporting on hyperlocal media in 2009 …
Discussion:
Online Journalism Blog
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Reddit's stance on policing behavior and not ideas is irresponsible because an echo chamber of hateful ideas can incite barbaric behavior — How Reddit Works As An Incubator Of Hate — Reddit's decision to police “behavior, not ideas” isn't just foolish — it's reckless.
Discussion:
@startupljackson
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis, now a successful radio interview host, wants to buy Daily News — Keeping up with Catsimatidis — In recent months, more than a dozen members of the 2016 Republican presidential field have made appearances on a certain interview show based out of New York City …
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
Vox's 2015 hackathon culminated in 24 projects including back-end organizational tools, more engaging push notifications, and experiments with virtual reality — Here are some of the best projects from Vox Media's annual hackfest — Four hackathons in, Vax (Vox + Hack = Vax) has become an annual tradition for Vox Media.
Discussion:
@voxproduct
Kelsey Sutton / Capital New York:
The Lo-Down, an independent site covering the Lower East Side, surpasses crowdfunding goal for reporting project on small businesses — The wisdom (and generosity) of crowds on the Lower East Side — Ed Litvak and Traven Rice pay attention to small businesses in their neighborhood.
Discussion:
Medium
Justin Fox / Bloomberg View:
Michael Wolff's book, Television is the New Television, explores how old TV affects digital newcomers — TV Shrugs Off Digital Disruption — Within a year, Netflix will have more viewers than any of the three broadcast networks, a couple of analysts at FBR Capital Markets predicted this week.
Discussion:
/Film and New York Times