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Elizabeth Spayd / Columbia Journalism Review:
Columbia Journalism Review to move from bimonthly to twice yearly print schedule in digital refocus — A note to CJR's readers — In an effort to better align our resources with our mission, we have decided to significantly boost our investment in Columbia Journalism Review's digital operations …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Democratic primary debate averaged 15.3M cable viewers, live streaming peaked at 980K concurrent viewers — Overnight ratings point to Democratic debate record — Final ratings won't come in until later in the day. But preliminary Nielsen ratings indicate that CNN's Tuesday night debate …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Channel 4 Chairman, Lord Burns, says BBC should become pay-TV service like Sky — Channel 4 chairman says BBC should become Sky-style pay-TV service — Lord Burns warns that replacing the licence fee with a household levy would be a ‘dangerous route’ for the corporation to take
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC local press plan is ‘backdoor privatisation’, says NUJ chief — Michelle Stanistreet says regional newspaper bosses are seeking BBC funds to prop up ailing businesses they have run into the ground — The general secretary of the National Union of Journalists has slammed BBC attempts …
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Press Gazette, National Union of Journalists, Press Gazette and HoldTheFrontPage
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Tyrangiel officially joins Vice to head up HBO show — Josh Tyrangiel. — It's official. — Former Bloomberg LP high-flier Josh Tyrangiel is joining the edgy Vice Media to head its upcoming daily news show on HBO. — Tyrangiel, 43, who oversaw Charlie Rose's newscast for Bloomberg TV …
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Poynter:
Newspaper reporter is on the list of most endangered jobs. Again. — For the second year in a row, newspaper reporters have found themselves among uncomfortable company on CareerCast's annual list of endangered jobs: Right next to mail carriers, meter readers, farmers and other professions that have been disrupted by technology.
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careercast.com, PR Newswire, Click2Houston.com, O'Dwyer's Blog, Human Resources Online, NewsCut, bdnews24.com, FishbowlNY, Forbes, @poynter and Fortune
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Sources: Tribune's lax review of San Diego Union-Tribune and LA Times insufficient to support downward revenue projections for Q4 2015 — Financial Dispute at Tribune's California Newspapers — In another sign of tension between Tribune Publishing and its two California newspapers …
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LA Observed
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Association of Magazine Media introduces money back guarantee for print advertisers with campaigns reaching 125M adults over 12 months if sales don't increase — Magazines Try New Tactic: Money Back if Ad Fails to Deliver — Industry trade group seeks to counter perception that magazines are losing clout with readers
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MediaPost, Ad Age, Agence France-Presse, magazine.org and Talking New Media
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Marie Claire and NME publisher Time Inc UK boosts profits to £23m — Company reports 6% rise in pre-tax profits as top executives paid more than £5m — Marie Claire and NME publisher Time Inc UK boosted profits to almost £23m last year while paying out more than £5m to top executives at the magazine company.
Tom Corrigan / Wall Street Journal:
Relativity Television's Employees Expected to Remain After Purchase — Chief Executive Tom Forman will continue in that role — Relativity Television's employees, including chief executive Tom Forman, are expected to remain in place when senior lenders buy the TV studio from the ailing company later …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Buyers Pledge to Bolster Relativity Television With $60 Million Investment
Buyers Pledge to Bolster Relativity Television With $60 Million Investment
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Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:
Aurous sued by Universal, Sony, and Warner for copyright infringement three days after launching its Popcorn Time-like streaming music service — Aurous Sued By the Majors Three Days After Debut — Well, that didn't take long. After launching its alpha version this past Saturday following months …
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Pedro Burgos / Medium:
As sites turn off comments, some are experimenting with new tools for curated conversations alongside articles — Goodbye, comments. Hello, “conversations” — There are two seemingly incompatible trends going on in the publishing world right now. On one hand, there is a growing number …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Profile of Ali Rezaian, brother of imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason, as he campaigns for his brother's release — Jason Rezaian's brother logs many miles — and emotions — to free him — “Starting my 15th trip to DC this year,” Ali Rezaian tweeted early Monday morning.
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