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Politico:
Bloomberg begins layoffs; sources say layoffs are centered on D.C operations so far — Layoffs begin at Bloomberg — Bloomberg L.P. began implementing a round off employee layoffs in its newsroom on Tuesday, POLITICO has confirmed. — The downsizing, the size of which has been pegged anywhere …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Editor Lays Out Newsroom's Vision After Layoffs — He wants staffers to “capture everything that matters in global business and finance.”
Discussion:
@sdkstl, @wblau, @dangillmor, @mplsgilyard, @petersterne and Talking Biz News
Tom Rosenstiel / American Press Institute:
Twitter and the News: How people use the social network to learn about the world — Overview — How does Twitter change the way people get news? What kinds of thought leaders, journalists and organizations do people follow on the network? How are these Twitter followers different than those on other social networks?
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@mjbroersma, @sub8u, @rubinafillion, @davidclinchnews, @shanbow and @antderosa
George Winslow / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS to stream some NFL games for free, no cable TV authentication required: two regular-season games, four playoff games, and the Super Bowl — CBS Plans Record NFL Streaming Coverage — NFL On CBS will stream two regular season games, four playoff matches and Super Bowl 50
Discussion:
Variety, Quartz and CBSSports.com
Nicolas Kayser-Bril:
Recent pressures on journalism across Europe by the judiciary threaten to set the industry back a decade — String of rulings bodes ill for the future of journalism in Europe — During the summer of 2015, European governments hit hard against journalists. In Germany, Netzpolitik was almost charged with high treason.
Discussion:
@nicolaskb
Jorge Ramos / Fusion:
Jorge Ramos of Fusion, Univision on being ejected from a press conference by Donald Trump — I won't sit down. I won't shut up. — I'm a journalist; my job is to ask questions. Donald Trump is a presidential candidate; his job is to explain to voters what he would do if he were elected.
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New York Times, The Huffington Post, @jayrosen_nyu, Mediaite and The Wrap
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google says it will penalize mobile pages with app install ads covering a “significant amount of content” — Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Use Annoying App Install Ads — There's nothing wrong with app install ads, but too often now, you click on a mobile search result …
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Google Webmaster Central Blog, Android Police, Marketing Land, Search Engine Land, The Next Web, The Verge and PhoneDog.com
Charles Recknagel / Guardian:
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who focused her reporting on government corruption, sentenced to 7.5 years in jail, vows to fight on — Azerbaijan journalist Khadija Ismayilova vows to continue fight from prison — Award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova delivered …
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US Department of State, Agence France-Presse, BBC and Index on Censorship
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Feedly's news reader gets “Shared Collections” and collaboration features, including improved search, Slack integration, and shared tags — Feedly's News Reader Gets Business-Friendly With “Shared Collections,” Team Collaboration Features — Before Google decided …
Discussion:
Open feedly and The Next Web
Peter Sterne / Politico:
News Guild starts $500,000 campaign to organize digital newsrooms — The News Guild — known until recently as the Newspaper Guild — has traditionally been the union for American journalists who produce written work. Lately, though, in the digital-media business, it has been overshadowed …
Nick Summers / Engadget:
Samsung creating its own curated news app, UPDAY, for Galaxy devices, as it partners with Axel Springer for mobile media content — Samsung's creating its own curated news app for Galaxy devices — Apple isn't the only one developing an exclusive news service for its mobile customers.
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, The Verge, Softpedia News, Independent Online and @mathewi
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Vice Media Lands Carmelo Anthony for New Sports Channel — Carmelo Anthony is Vice Media's newest teammate. — Anthony, the New York Knicks star, has joined Vice's sports site as a founding partner of The Clubhouse, a new channel where well-known athletes, including Anthony and Rob Gronkowski …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY and @ennisnyt
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
In charter review, UK's News Media Association submits 69-page report calling for gov controls, partnerships, more transparency for BBC's online news operation — BBC digital news operation must be curbed, say newspaper publishers — News Media Association calls on government …
Discussion:
@raju
Zia Weise / GlobalPost:
Vice reporters join dozens of journalists detained in Turkey — ISTANBUL, Turkey — Rights groups are demanding the immediate release of two British journalists and their Iraqi translator, who were detained on terrorism charges in Turkey last week. — The reporters for US-based Vice News …