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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 …
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@davidfolkenflik


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


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 …
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@mathewi, @circa and @jayrosen_nyu


Sky teams up with Monument Valley game-maker for kids TV app — Broadcaster to challenge YouTube kids, allowing children to watch The Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon on mobiles and tablets — Sky has teamed up with the makers of hit mobile game Monument Valley to create a kids TV app …
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Broadband TV News and Engadget


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 …
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@miriamaberger and @cjr


Geography and journalists' pay: in 13 states, they earn median salary; in 13 states they earn at least 6 percent higher; in 23 states, 6 percent less or lower — How poorly are journalists paid? Depends on where you live — In April, CareerCast ranked newspaper reporter as the worst job in America.
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@alext_williams


Meet LittleThings, a viral giant posting Upworthy-like content for its mostly female readership — Inside LittleThings: a quietly viral site with a huge audience — While Facebook has made a handful of efforts to curtail the growth of low-quality viral content, it has proven hard to keep a good viral site down.


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.


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.

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 …


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 …


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.
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