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How Black Reporters Report On Black Death — On an unbearably hot August afternoon last summer, I was walking along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., notebook in hand, when I ran into two good friends who were also on the clock, Joel Anderson of BuzzFeed and Jamelle Bouie of Slate.
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@propublica, @justinnxt, The Huffington Post, @jamilsmith, @jbouie and @tasneemraja

Sources: Weather Channel hires bankers to explore sale, is considering selling only its digital business — Weather Channel Said to Hire Morgan Stanley, PJT to Seek Sale — The owners of the Weather Channel have hired the banks Morgan Stanley and PJT Partners Inc. to explore a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
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CNNMoney, @brianstelter and @edmundlee


Journalists at El Colombiano add readers' comments to a Twitter story, which later appears in both print and digital newspapers — El Colombiano reaches new audiences through Twitter storytelling — Twittercrónica is a story-telling tool born in the Internet.


NBCUniversal's investment in BuzzFeed and Vox could help expand the company's data-driven ad products — What NBCU's Investments in BuzzFeed, Vox Could Mean for Advertising — NBCU Could Gain Access to BuzzFeed's ‘Pound’ and Vox's ‘Chorus’ — Even Small Businesses Are Ready for Marketing Automation


Huffington Post Teams Up With Live Streaming Service YouNow on Weekly Show … The Huffington Post is rolling out a live weekly video series, called HuffPost Now, aimed at millennials through a partnership with the live streaming service YouNow. — YouNow lets people stream live video footage …
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TVNewser, Washington Times, Washington Post, Media Wire Daily, PR Newswire, The Hill, The Daily Caller, ABC and Mediaite


Washington Post Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian steels himself for verdict as wife and mother fear acquittal unlikely — After 13 months in Iranian jail, Post reporter ‘steeling himself’ for verdict — Tuesday is visitors' day for Jason Rezaian, the day that Iranian authorities permit …
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New York Times, Poynter, Al Bawaba, CNN, Guardian and Associated Press

Ashley Madison owner Avid Life Media sent DMCA takedown request for tweets showing company details — Ashley Madison Sent Me a DMCA Request for Tweeting 2 Cells of a Spreadsheet — As journalists (and probably criminals) dig through the cache of internal documents and customer data leaked …
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Krebs on Security, Mashable, @glichfield, @dangillmor, @digiphile, Techdirt, @dellcam, The Verge and @munin


The Wall Street Journal Rebuts Iranian Charges of Spying by Its Reporter — Newspaper describes allegations as ‘completely false’ — The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday rebutted charges of spying against one of its reporters that appeared recently in Iranian media outlets.
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Wall Street Journal, nieman.harvard.edu, New York Times, Associated Press, @joelcpj, @nytimescohen and @farnazfassihi


The Economist's managing director of circulation, Michael Brunt, describes how the publication is using apps to drive global growth — The Economist's Michael Brunt on refining the journey from consumer to subscriber — Michael Brunt, chief marketing officer and managing director …
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Digital Media Consumption Is Booming as Investment Floods In — Here's some good news for online publishers: People in the U.S. are consuming more digital media than ever before, and their appetite for it is only growing. — According to data from online measurement firm comScore …


Wal-Mart, Kohl's, and Sears cut back on newspaper circulars as retailers turn to digital, social, and radio marketing — Retailers Cut Back on Newspaper Circulars — Wal-Mart, Kohl's and Sears shift strategy; each reported sluggish sales for the second quarter


Lloyd's List to launch ‘Intelligence’ print magazine Sept. 7, will publish ten issues a year — Lloyd's List launches return to print two years after going digital-only — Shipping industry news title Lloyd's List is increasing its editorial staff and staging a return to print some two years after it went digital-only.