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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Writers at Vice Media vote to unionize by joining Writers Guild of America East — Writers at Vice Media Vote to Unionize … Writers at Vice Media have voted to unionize, said people familiar with the matter, giving organized labor its biggest foothold yet in digital media newsrooms.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
GOP debate was watched by 24M viewers, highest-rated primary debate in TV history — Fox's GOP debate had record 24 million viewers — Fox's GOP debate was watched by 24 million viewers on Thursday night, according to Nielsen data, making it the highest-rated primary debate in television history.
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
New York Times used a Chrome plug-in to publish a liveblog of GOP debate from posts written and edited in Slack — The New York Times liveblogged last night's GOP debate directly from Slack — If you weren't satisfied simply watching the spectacle that was the first Republican presidential debate …
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Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
Sources: European Commission failed to find evidence of collusion between Apple and major music labels to quash free music streaming services — EU Finds No Evidence of Apple and Music Labels Colluding to Kill Free Music — The European Commission failed to find evidence of collusion among …
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AppleInsider, AllAccess.com, 9to5Mac and MacRumors
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Jon Stewart's finale had its second highest ratings ever, 3.5M viewers, behind a 2008 show with Obama — TV Ratings: Jon Stewart Signs Off With 3.5 Million Viewers — The episode is only eclipsed by his Election Eve visit from President Obama in 2008. — Jon Stewart capped off …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Journalists on the media beat critique Jon Stewart on his last day
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
California district court dismisses $20B discrimination lawsuit against Comcast, TWC, Al Sharpton, NAACP, and others — Comcast, Al Sharpton Beat $20B Racial Discrimination Lawsuit — The judge rejects a complaint over too few African-American-owned TV channels on air.
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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Instagram says it made a mistake suspending Dream Defenders' account that used a #KKKorGOP meme because of a misinterpretation of its hate speech standards — Instagram: It Was A Mistake To Delete Black Lives Matter Account Posting #KKKorGOP Memes — During the GOP debate on Thursday …
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Gurman Bhatia / Poynter:
How newsrooms are using machine learning to make journalists' lives easier — Much of what many journalists do every day doesn't involve gathering news. — Just consider the typical process for publishing a story: The reporter reports, writes (or produces) the content, and the editor makes suggestions for revision.
Ana Radelat / Ad Age:
US Senate committee, four state legislatures are considering lowering tax breaks on advertising costs — The Taxman Once Again Trains His Eye on Advertising — Four States Consider Ad Tax; Senate Finance Committee Sees $169B in Potential Revenue — $137.8B
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The Intercept is developing editorial standards for using anonymous sources — More than a year after its inception, The Intercept is developing a series of editorial standards and best practices that include guidelines governing the use of anonymous sources.
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The Next Web and @petersterne
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / Guardian:
Report finds an increase in mafia threats to journalists in Italy, with 2,060 reported between 2006 and October 2014 — Surge in mafia attacks on journalists in Italy — Organised criminals increasingly using violence and intimidation as well as legal threats to silence journalists, says parliamentary committee
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ThinkProgress
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Wal-Mart Joins in Campaign to Cover Up Cosmopolitan Magazine — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the latest retailer to cover Cosmopolitan Magazine, according to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, the organization in charge of a campaign to conceal the covers of the women's magazine.
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