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9:50 AM ET, September 14, 2015

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
New York Times announces David Carr Fellowship for early career journalists, a two-year stint reporting on the intersection of tech, media, and culture  —  The Times Announces a Fellowship Named for David Carr  —  The New York Times announced on Monday that it would sponsor a fellowship …
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.
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Netflix and Amazon users sue to stop Chicago's 9% streaming tax  —  Local governments are taxing popular cloud service to make up for lost sales tax revenue.  But they face a legal problem.  It's on.  Subscribers to popular streaming services, including XBox Live and Spotify …
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 …
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
How a Bild journalist used Periscope to tell the story of Syrian refugees trying to get from Greece to Germany  —  How live video on Periscope helped ‘get inside’ the Syrian refugees story  —  Bild reporter Paul Ronzheimer travelled across Europe live-streaming interviews: 'For the refugee story …
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
UK-based MUBI, a growing VOD service, signs multi-year licensing deal with Paramount  —  Paramount, VOD Service MUBI Sign Licensing Deal  —  Just two months after it signed up with Sony, curated video on demand platform MUBI has announced another major studio licensing deal, this time with Paramount.
Discussion: The Wrap
Nic Christensen / mUmBRELLA:
Inside BuzzFeed Australia's efforts to focus on news, build native ads, and find a local voice  —  14 ways Buzzfeed found its Australian voice  —  Buzzfeed Australia has made a number of headlines of its own since launching last year.  Nic Christensen sat down with some of its local team …
Alison Flood / Guardian:
High-end literary endeavors like The White Review turn to crowdfunding in a crowded market  —  Literary launches: how crowdfunding is fuelling the avant garde  —  The White Review, BOMB and Guernica are just some of the magazines turning to the wisdom of the crowd to publish quality literature
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.
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 …
Discussion: @cperry248 and @cjr
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 …
Discussion: @cjr
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 …
Discussion: @laureni and @alexsteigrad
 
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Beacon finds partnerships and matching donations work better than subscriptions and paywalls
Discussion: @susie_c
Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Leftwing Pacifica Radio affiliates accuse board of promoting bizarre conspiracy theories, pressuring staff to reduce hours and pay
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
A new tool from The Times of London lets you easily detect and capture quotes from a video
Nick Bilton / New York Times:
Profile of Facebook executive Matt Jacobson, employee No. 8, and the company's link to Hollywood
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The Washington Post has developed eight apps to help its journalists quickly create quizzes, polls, and other interactive features
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The Marshall Project teams up with local news outlets to track executions across America
Discussion: Poynter and The Huffington Post
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Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Andy Burnham preparing complaint to Ipso following undercover Sun sting
Hugh Martin / The Conversation:
Rupert Murdoch tweets as if he's writing breaking news telegrams, like his father in World War I
Tara Jeffries / Student Press Law Center:
Purdue, student paper settle year-long dispute over video of photographer-police confrontation; no monetary settlement but agreement to improve communications
Stephen Hui / Georgia Straight:
Glacier Media kills Burnaby NewsLeader and New Westminster NewsLeader
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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