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New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet and Metro editors write to the NYRB, rebutting its story on paper's nail salon investigation — Rebuttal to The NYRB's Article on NYT Nail Salon Series — Below is a letter sent to The New York Review of Books by Times editors in response to …
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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Unlike science, journalism lacks a system of peer review to verify articles and research — Why you can't trust journalism — Everyone wants one thing: your clicks (and retweets, and likes, and citations). Most writers sincerely want the truth too. Sadly the two are not always compatible.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House considered Jon Stewart so influential, it arranged secret meetings between the TV host and Obama — Jon Stewart's secret White House visits — Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate ‘Daily Show’ comic — Jon Stewart slipped unnoticed into the White House in the midst …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
New York magazine confirms outage was result of cyber attack — In a statement to Poynter Tuesday morning, New York magazine gave credence to a hacker's claim that its website was taken down by a pseudonymous assailant known as “ThreatKing.” — “We believe the outage was the result …
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Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
How New York magazine used Instagram and Tumblr to promote and share its Bill Cosby story after a DDoS attack
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
Reddit Head of Community Jessica Moreno has left company two weeks after content policy change — Two Weeks After Content Policy Update, Reddit's Head of Community, Jessica Moreno, Has Left the Company — Reddit's head of community, Jessica Moreno, has left the company.
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Gus Lubin / Tech Insider:
Business Insider launches new tech site, Tech Insider, with original reporting by 30+ journalists on tech, science, innovation, culture — Welcome to Tech Insider! — There has never been a better time to be alive. — Contrary to what you might have heard, people are healthier, safer, happier, and smarter than ever.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon to Resell HBO Now, Will Add Network's Content to Mobile-Video Service — HBO and Verizon Communications reached a deal under which the telco will sell the $15-per-month HBO Now standalone streaming service to its broadband subscribers, and Verizon also will add the premium cabler's content …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Caity Weaver takes the Gawker buyout — Caity Weaver became the latest Gawker Media staffer to accept a buyout from the company Tuesday, announcing her departure on Twitter. … According to KnowYourMeme, “Bye Felicia” is a dismissive farewell that has its origins in the 1995 comedy “Friday.”
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Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Roku to power new TV streaming service from Australia's Telstra, to launch this fall — Telstra Taps Roku for New Streaming TV Service — Australian Provider Joins ‘Roku Powered’ Program — Over-the-top is increasingly going Down Under. Roku has notched another service provider deal …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
New site The Seventy Four plans to use advocacy journalism to cover education; $4M budget funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Walton Family Foundation, others — Can Campbell Brown's education news site walk the advocacy-journalism tightrope? — The newcomer to education news outlets …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Snapchat's design tweak to make Discover section more visible brings increased traffic for publishers — Snapchat tweak boosts traffic for publishers: ‘Our views have doubled’ — Snapchat is getting more love from publishers since it changed its design to make content more conspicuous.
Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
The Onion is to launch EDGE, a web series mocking HBO's VICE show — ‘EDGE’ will mock the conventions of the HBO series. — The Onion has set its sights on Shane Smith. — The satirical media company is debuting a new series, EDGE, to mock the excesses of HBO's VICE show.
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Paul Hutcheon / Herald Scotland:
Scottish police refuse to confirm or deny whether they used surveillance powers to identify reporters' sources — Journalist trade union demands answers in police ‘spying’ row — THE National Union of Journalists is to write to Police Scotland over the force's refusal to deny …
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