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Gawker Politburo:
Gawker editorial staff condemns takedown of post outing media exec, criticizing business-side influence affecting editorial independence — A Statement From the Gawker Media Editorial Staff — Our union drive has expressed at every stage of the process that one of our core goals is to protect …
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Nick Denton takes down outing post, expresses regret, and says a changing media environment and personal change were factors in the decision
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Adam Weinstein / Bad Journalist:
Gawker is “short of grownups in the room”, and has an editing problem, not a writing problem, says recently fired staffer Adam Weinstein
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Gawker's management team, mostly business-side execs, voted 4-2 to remove post; exec editor Tommy Craggs, chief legal counsel Heather Dietrick voted to keep it
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Context is built into a story in The Washington Post's experimental “Knowledge Map” — How the Islamic State is leaving tech companies torn between free speech and security is a labyrinthine topic. To fully understand it, readers should probably already have a good grasp on the spread …
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Ania Nussbaum / Wall Street Journal:
As ad revenue moves online, ad blockers struggle with the firms hired to circumvent them — As ad revenue moves online, ad blockers struggle with the firms hired to circumvent them — Last year, executives at streaming-video provider JW Player started noticing ads its clients had paid for weren't showing up on its platform.
Columbia Journalism Review:
How university foundations try to avoid public scrutiny—and what reporters can do — In 2012, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder paid $185 to taxidermize a cock pheasant. He gave the bird, mounted on an oak stand, to an upscale campus restaurant, where it serves as a decorative piece.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times' “Summer of Science” aims to make science journalism mobile-friendly and fun — The New York Times wants to take readers to summer science camp. But instead of experimenting with Mentos and Diet Coke or potato guns, the Times is giving readers a closer look at Pluto …
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Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
How the rise of programmatic ad networks has deprioritized user experience for publishers — Why Web Pages Suck — John Gruber had strong words about Apple news site iMore:1 … It's that last line that should give Gruber, or anyone else complaining about crappy websites, pause.
Seth Abramovitch / Hollywood Reporter:
Felix & Paul Studios signs multiyear deal with Oculus to develop immersive VR experiences — Virtual Reality's Wannabe Spielbergs Ink Oculus Deal (Exclusive) — Who can make dinosaurs look even better than they do in 3D? Felix & Paul Studios, which created 'Jurassic World …
Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
Mashable turns to Asia as it looks to expand international reach — Digital news company Mashable is to launch operations in Asia as part of an aggressive international growth plan fuelled by $31m in venture funding the business has raised in the past 16 months.
Capital New York:
Interview with executive editor Dan Roth on LinkedIn's goal to be a business publication as the company passes one million contributing writers — The 60-second interview: Dan Roth, executive editor of LinkedIn — CAPITAL: LinkedIn recently passed the one million contributing writers mark.
DW.COM:
No more Muhammad comics, says Charlie Hebdo editor Sourisseau — “Charlie Hebdo” editor Laurent Sourisseau has told “Stern” magazine he will no longer draw cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Souriseau's statement comes six months after a deadly attack on the magazine's offices.
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
60 media workers killed in first half of this year for doing their job — France named as deadliest country for journalists after Charlie Hebdo attack — A total of 60 media workers were killed in the first half of 2015, according to the biannual report by the International News Safety Institute (INSI).
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Tribune expands its Web-syndication business to video — Tribune Content Agency, the century-old division that serves as a “clearinghouse” for text and images that flow through Tribune Publishing, is getting into the video-syndication business — and wants to help its publishing partners do the same, too.
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