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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
After moderators protested dismissal of a key employee by taking down popular subreddits, Reddit CEO Ellen Pao apologizes for how the transition was handled — Reddit Moderators Shut Down Parts of Site Over Employee's Dismissal — Hundreds of sections of Reddit, the popular online message board …
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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Nearly all major subreddits are set to public again after going private in protest — Nearly all major subreddits are back online following Reddit protests — Just a day after a massive revolt tore down parts of Reddit, the site now appears to be mostly back to normal.
Tom Rosenstiel / Brookings Institute:
How journalism has changed since the advent of the public web: what is better, what we're losing, and what we can do about it — News as collaborative intelligence: Correcting the myths about news in the digital age — The shift to online news is increasing engagement, adding more perspectives …
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@brookingsgov and @moniguzman
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt journalists face jail for reporting non-government terrorism statistics — New law awaiting presidential approval outlaws the publication of ‘false news or data about any terrorist operations that contradicts official statements’ — Egypt was accused of making a savage assault …
Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:
News organizations need to do a better job of creating dashboards to analyze data visually, highlighting potential stories — Dashboards and journalism: why we need to do better — Confused? Knobs and dials image by anataman — Last month I watched the founder of OpenOil, Johnny West …
Washington Post:
Burdened by debt, the Newseum considered offering partial building ownership in exchange for an immediate money infusion in late 2014 — Heavily in debt, Newseum considered risky strategy to improve finances — Nearly seven years after opening a $477 million complex on a prime parcel …
Greg Nichols / The California Sunday Magazine:
Netflix and Amazon seek to hook viewers early with high-quality content for kids — Hooked … Luke Matheny keeps getting pulled away. We are on a rented soundstage on the outskirts of Los Angeles's Koreatown, sitting in director's chairs in front of a television monitor.
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Gawker
James Warren / Poynter:
White House correspondents unveil proposals to loosen presidential press control — The White House Correspondents' Association unveiled a set of “principles and practices” Saturday in search of “meaningful and consistent access to the President and his or her aides whenever and wherever they conduct the public's business.”
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@jayrosen_nyu and @nppalawyer, Thanks:@benmullin
Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Clinton campaign kept reporters back with a moving rope line at New Hampshire parade — Clinton campaign gives new meaning to the term ‘rope line’ at New Hampshire parade — It wasn't like A-list celebrities or pro ballers were being hounded by the paparazzi at Saturday's Independence …
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The Huffington Post, CNN, @maggienyt, ABC News, @pbump, @jayrosen_nyu and BuzzFeed
Aida Alami / New York Times:
Paris-based Bondy Blog gives a voice to groups underrepresented in French mainstream news media coverage — Paris's Voiceless Find a Megaphone Online — BONDY, France — They gather every Tuesday for a staff meeting, bloggers, journalists and young people from the impoverished Paris suburbs …
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Why YouTube's recommendation algorithm began prioritizing watch time instead of views in 2012 — The ‘terrifying’ moment in 2012 when YouTube changed its entire philosophy — Although there wasn't any Roman-style backstabbing, YouTubers will remember the Ides of March 2012 as a traumatic day in the company's history.
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@jyarow
Bloomberg Business:
Viacom faces midlife crisis as Redstone fades, TV ratings dive, and young audiences go elsewhere — Viacom Is Having A Midlife Crisis — Photographs by Tina Schula for Bloomberg Businessweek — A half-dozen security guards — stand watch outside the Vibrato Grill Jazz …
Spiegel Online:
Der Spiegel says it was spied on by US and betrayed by its own government, calls the snooping an attack on press freedom — SPIEGEL Targeted by US Intelligence — Revelations from WikiLeaks published this week show how boundlessly and comprehensively American intelligence services spied on the German government.
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Joho the Blog, @freedomofpress, @barryeisler and The Hill
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