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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 — In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses …
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South by Southwest …, The Verge, @cindygallop, @lauriesegallcnn, @losowsky, @miriamelder, @sabrina, @jguynn and Business Insider
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 …
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Netflix, SoundCloud, Vimeo and more join tech firms and activists objecting to EU's net neutrality law to be voted on Tuesday — Tech Giants Sign Letter Against EU Laws To Hand Huge New Powers To ISPs — New European legislation which threatens net neutrality is set to go before the EU Parliament Tuesday.
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 through buyouts and will return to a subscriber only model, National Journal owner Atlantic Media announced on Tuesday.</p><p>As a result of the shift …
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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, Broadcasting & Cable and The Wrap
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.
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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TVSpy, @arashmadani, @carolinelinton, @jamiestelter and @brianstelter
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Pulitzers add additional categories for magazines, including international reporting, editorial cartooning, and criticism — Pulitzer Prizes open additional categories to magazines — The Pulitzer Prizes, America's top honor for journalism, announced on Tuesday that online and print magazines …
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Politico:
Business Insider founder Henry Blodget talks about rivals, the media industry “bubble”, and Axel Springer's purchase — The 60-second interview: Henry Blodget, editor in chief and CEO, Business Insider — POLITICO: Not surprisingly, Business Insider in 2015 looks a lot different than early iterations.
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John Ourand / SportsBusiness Daily:
Sources place most of the blame for ESPN layoffs on rising costs of NFL, MLB, and NBA rights deals, and deep distribution cuts — The moves that forced ESPN's cuts — Media executives point to rights fees, loss of subscribers … As the names of the roughly 300 laid-off ESPN employees leaked though …
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Fortune, Business Insider, @pkedrosky and @jyarow
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Time Inc. acquires women's sites xoJane and xoVain, operated by Say Media and founder and editor Jane Pratt; Pratt and staff to join Time — Time Inc. Acquires Websites Aimed at Women — Publisher aims to bolster digital reach with xoJane.com and xoVain.com
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MinOnline, FishbowlNY and Media Wire Daily
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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