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BBC:
Outling plans for BBC, Tony Hall compares it to Google, wants to help people understand world's information — BBC pledges to become ‘open platform’ for creativity — The BBC has pledged to work more closely with the UK's arts and science institutions to “make Britain the greatest cultural force in the world”.
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Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Director General Tony Hall outlines new plans for “open” BBC, including local news partnerships — BBC will offer staff and content to help local newspapers — Director general plans for an ‘open’ BBC reporting on public services and removed from expansionism
Reuters:
Dutch journalist says she has been arrested in Turkey, but government official says she was detained for her safety in a zone where there was fighting — Turkey says Dutch journalist detained ‘for her own safety’ — A Dutch journalist who in January was acquitted by a Turkish court …
Discussion:
European Federation … and @fgeerdink
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Pagefair's estimate that publishers will lose $21.8B due to ad blocking ignores law of supply and demand, so is likely overstated — Widely Cited Ad Blocking Study Finding $21.8 Billion Loss Is Incorrect — Supply and demand were purposefully overlooked, leading to larger number.
Discussion:
@whatthebit and Business Insider
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Profile of Stephen Colbert as his CBS Late Show prepares for its debut on Tuesday — Stephen Colbert, the Late Night Hope — On a recent Monday night, Stephen Colbert was about as high atop the Ed Sullivan Theater as one can be, looking out over the 200 or so employees of his CBS …
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks sends email memo to News UK staff on first day in Chief Executive role, says it is a privilege to be back — Rebekah Brooks says it ‘is a privilege’ to be back at News UK — Chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's UK publishing business acknowledges Sun colleagues …
Press Gazette:
Two jailed journalists return to UK - but Vice ‘extremely concerned’ for Turkish-based colleague who remains in custody — Two British journalists arrested in Turkey on terror charges are in “good health and spirits” after arriving back in the UK, their employer Vice News said.
Madalina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Hong Kong investigative news agency FactWire will launch after raising $387K via crowdfunding — Hong Kong investigative news agency to launch after successful crowdfunding — The platform raised more than £370,000 and plans to investigate public affairs issues, publishing in English and Chinese
Brian Rohan / Associated Press:
Egypt court releases full ruling in Al-Jazeera English case — CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court released a detailed ruling Sunday on why it sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news” and biased coverage …
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Mommy blog Dooce's semi-retirement speaks to the challenges of earning money as an individual blogger today — Can Mommy Bloggers Still Make a Living? — The success story of Dooce.com was once blogger lore, told and re-told in playgroups and Meetups—anywhere hyper-verbal people with Wordpress accounts gathered.
Discussion:
@jhatessports, @jessehirsh and @patphelan
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
FOIA site MuckRock launches new efforts to let users track projects and contribute to reporting costs — MuckRock is also debuting project pages that will highlight groups of FOIA requests and let users follow specific stories. — For the past year, Beryl C.D. Lipton has been investigating …
Bourree Lam / The Atlantic:
US households pay an average $231 a year renting cable boxes, creating a $19.5B industry that gives little incentive to innovate — Cable-Box Rentals: A Needless $19-Billion Industry — One of the least glamorous realities of the American cable industry is a relic invented in 1948: the cable box.
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