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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.


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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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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The final ‘Daily Show’ garners 185,000 tweets; the GOP debate 1.7 million — Sixteen years and nearly 2,700 episodes later, Jon Stewart signed off from the ‘Daily Show’ one final time last night. — Comedy Central has been promoting his last week of show with the hashtag #JonVoyage (get it? …
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Journalists on the media beat critique Jon Stewart on his last day
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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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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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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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Google to Limit the Number of Ways Brands Can Buy YouTube Ads — Google is paring down the number of ways marketers can buy ads on YouTube. — By the end of this year, marketers will no longer be able to purchase YouTube ads via the DoubleClick Ad Exchange (AdX), Google's automated digital ad exchange …
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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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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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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.


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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