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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Dan Rather praises “Truth”, a biopic based on Rathergate starring Robert Redford, for accuracy — TIFF: Dan Rather Chokes Up at ‘Truth’ Premiere, Praises Film for Accuracy — “A film called ‘Truth’ should be accurate,” the iconic CBS news anchor said of director James Vanderbilt's movie …
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Alex Weprin / Politico:
Bob Sauerberg to become CEO of Condé Nast effective January 1, says current CEO Chuck Townsend in email to staff — Bob Sauerberg to become CEO of Condé Nast — Bob Sauerberg will become CEO of Condé Nast on January 1, 2016, the company's current CEO Chuck Townsend told employees in an email Sunday evening.
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Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Symphony, a messaging tool intended to compete with Bloomberg's terminals, strikes deal with Dow Jones to offer news content in its service — Dow Jones strikes chord with Symphony — Symphony, the messaging tool backed by some of Wall Street's biggest banks, has struck a deal with Dow Jones …
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh in the wake of his company's bankruptcy filing — Movie Finance Whiz Fights to Keep His Role — With Relativity Media in bankruptcy, Ryan Kavanaugh's salesmanship is put to the test — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Employees called them Ryan Kavanaugh's “A Beautiful Mind” moments.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Beacon finds partnerships and matching donations work better than subscriptions and paywalls — When Beacon launched in 2013, its founders saw a lot of promise in subscriptions and paywalls. Readers would pay $5 a month for access to about a dozen stories each week, with about 60 percent …
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Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Leftwing Pacifica Radio affiliates accuse board of promoting bizarre conspiracy theories, pressuring staff to reduce hours and pay — ‘This is the end’: leftwing Pacifica Radio affiliates enter protracted death spiral — Its stations such as KPFK in Los Angeles hover near the bottom …
Columbia Journalism Review:
Study: 66 self-identified longform readers finished 94% of 1349 long stories they started, shared 35%, placing big premium on sources they trust — Readers will finish long stories—especially if they come from a trusted source — For a moment in time when the internet was new …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Elle editor in chief Robbie Meyers on women's magazines, celebrity, and native advertising — Media People: Robbie Myers on Why Women's Magazines Matter — Robbie Myers isn't exactly a household name, even though her magazine, Elle, is regarded as one of the top fashion glossies …
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Damaris Colhoun / Columbia Journalism Review:
Tavi Gevinson on teen girl site Rookie's redesign, audience interaction, and a possible app — Can Rookie's redesign serve as a road map for increasing reader engagement? — When high school style blogger Tavi Gevinson co-founded Rookie Magazine in 2012, she wanted it to be what Sassy …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
A new tool from The Times of London lets you easily detect and capture quotes from a video — Surfacing the latest Donald Trump gem from a long, rambling video to share it in a story can be a chore. A new tool from The Times of London called quickQuote, recently open sourced …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The Marshall Project teams up with local news outlets to track executions across America — Harris County, Texas, is either near or at the top of the list of counties that execute the most criminals in the U.S. Harris County is also home to the Houston Chronicle, which means covering capital punishment …
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Nick Bilton / New York Times:
Profile of Facebook executive Matt Jacobson, employee No. 8, and the company's link to Hollywood — Matt Jacobson, Facebook's Gatekeeper for Hollywood — In 2005, Matt Jacobson was 44 and looking for a new job after leaving Quiksilver, the surf brand. A friend suggested that he meet …