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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed withdraws from SXSW after two panels related to gaming and online harassment were cancelled due to threats of violence — BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels — BuzzFeed plans to withdraw its participation from the South by Southwest Interactive festival …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Lena Dunham teams up with Hearst Magazines to monetize Lenny Letter — Before “Girls” creator Lena Dunham became the latest celebrity to launch a newsletter, she hinted that it would eventually be accompanied by some form of advertising. — Nearly a month after the debut of Lenny Letter …
James Vincent / The Verge:
European Parliament rejects amendments protecting net neutrality — The EU has rejected legal amendments that would firmly protect the concept of net neutrality in Europe. The European Parliament voted in favor of the new regulation which proponents says establish an internet …
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Julia Reda, Ars Technica UK, EU Press Room, Medium, Techdirt, Guardian, BBC, TechCrunch, Gizmodo UK, Wired.co.uk and DSLreports
New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Names Nick Rockwell Chief Technology Officer — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company today announced that Nick Rockwell has been named chief technology officer, effective November 16. Mr. Rockwell will be responsible for all technology operations …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Comcast revenue jumps 11% to $18.7B, broadcast television revenue and cable network revenue up 11.3% and 7% respectively — Comcast Revenue Jumps 11% to $18.7 Billion — Comcast, the cable and entertainment conglomerate, reported an 11 percent increase in revenue to nearly $18.7 billion during …
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Multichannel News, Fortune and The Wrap
Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google brings podcasting to Play Music's free and paid tiers, to be available to listeners in a few weeks — Google Brings Podcasting to Play Music, Swinging at Apple's Dominance — From their earliest days, podcasts were linked closely to Apple. Their very name came from an Apple product: iPod.
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@mhbergen, Official Android Blog, VentureBeat, Android Police, 9to5Google, @mlieber, The Next Web and Engadget
R. Blake Paterson / The Crimson:
Harvard gets two new student-run online publications, The Tab and Once Daily, a site publishing one must-read story a day — Students Launch Two New Online Publications — As editors of traditional news outlets nationwide debate industry “disruption” and new web outlets crop up every day …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
A behind the scenes look in the WDBJ newsroom on the day two staff members, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, were fatally shot — The day that changed WDBJ — The August murders of two Virginia journalists shocked the country, in part because viewers saw the shootings happen on live television.
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@carolinelinton, @arashmadani, @jamiestelter, @brianstelter and TVSpy
Hadas Gold / Politico:
National Journal to shed 25 percent of staff in shift to subscription model — <p>National Journal is cutting its staff by 25 percent mostly through buyouts and will return to a subscriber only model, National Journal owner Atlantic Media announced on Tuesday.
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Washington Post, Media Wire Daily, FishbowlDC, @emmaroller, @ericmgarcia and @hadas_gold
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
How a reporter at a Chicago niche nonprofit uncovered a corruption story that prompted a federal investigation and was missed by bigger news outlets — How This Reporter Uncovered A Corruption Scandal Everyone Missed — Sarah Karp asked other journalists to follow up on her work, but they didn't take her up on it.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Univision's quarterly revenue rises 10% to $801.5M, advertising revenue decreased by 2.7% to $517.7M — Univision Third-Quarter Earnings Rise — The Spanish-language broadcaster, which is led by CEO Randy Falco, is planning an IPO. — Univision Communications on Tuesday reported improved third-quarter financials.
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Los Angeles Times, Broadcasting & Cable and Variety
Baxter Holmes / ESPN:
Athletes site The Players' Tribune closes $15M Series B financing round, investors include Kobe Bryant — Kobe Bryant, firm make ‘significant investment’ in Players' Tribune — Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been involved with The Players' Tribune, an athlete-driven website founded …
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