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ESPN suspends publication of Grantland, effective immediately — ESPN Statement Regarding Grantland — Effective immediately we are suspending the publication of Grantland. After careful consideration, we have decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Grantland's journalistic innovations: a focus on the “so what” and “now what” of news, and writers who roamed across subject areas — Why Grantland mattered to journalism — ESPN shut down Grantland, its boutique sports and pop culture site, on Friday.
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Bob Lefsetz / Lefsetz Letter:
Distribution without talent sets up companies for failure, which is why ESPN had to shut down Grantland — Grantland — We can debate the financial viability of “Grantland” all day long. But we cannot debate the fact that the site was synonymous with Bill Simmons, and without him it's toast.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Closure of Grantland affects about 40 journalists; ESPN remains “totally committed” to FiveThirtyEight and The Undefeated — ESPN ‘suspending’ Grantland — ESPN said Friday that it is “suspending the publication of Grantland,” one of its most ambitious Internet ventures, effective immediately.
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RNC cancels plans to partner with NBC News for February 26 debate after CNBC debate controversy; NBC says it will work “in good faith” to resolve issue — RNC drops NBC partnership — The RNC has canceled plans to partner with NBC News for a Feb. 26 debate, citing a “bad faith” …
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
2 Men Who Published Writings Critical of Extremism Are Stabbed in Bangladesh — NEW DELHI — Two businessmen who had published the works of Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American known for his critical writings on religious extremism, were stabbed on Saturday by groups of men in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, the police said.
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Simon Houpt / Globe and Mail:
Rogers is pulling premium fashion magazine Flare from newsstands next year, says that channel isn't effective for reaching younger readers — Rogers pulling Flare magazine from newsstands next year — Flare magazine, one of Canada's premium fashion monthlies aimed at millennials …
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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Instagram Builds Its Own Version of Snapchat Live Stories — Instagram is taking cues from Snapchat and Twitter with its latest update — curated content streams for specific events, in this case, Halloween. — If you open the Instagram app in the U.S. on Saturday, you'll see a new prompt …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Newspapers taken over in Turkey are printing again, and they're now pro-government — A protester holding a placard demonstrates across the street from the headquarters of a media company in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Police in Istanbul have carried out a dawn raid at the building …
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Desmond Butler / Associated Press:
Editors from around the world urge Turkey to protect media
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Forget short attention spans, The Economist is going long on digital video — While most publishers are trying to figure out how to get video shorter to distribute on platforms like Facebook and Snapchat, The Economist is betting on a long-form approach. — Its 4-month-old …
Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
SXSW Bungles Announcement of ‘Online Harassment Summit,’ and Panelists Are Pulling Out — This morning, SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest released a statement apologizing for canceling two controversial panels earlier this week, and announcing a March 12 “Online Harassment Summit” …
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
SXSW apologizes for earlier panel cancellations, announces one-day online harassment summit on Saturday, March 12
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
China Ranks Last of 65 Nations in Internet Freedom — BEIJING — China ranks last in the world for openness among countries studied in a new report on Internet freedom by a prominent American pro-democracy group. — The report, “Freedom on the Net 2015,” the latest such annual study by the group …
Alison Burdo / Philadelphia Business Journal:
Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News merging, layoffs expected — Inquirer, Daily News reportedly merging — More Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News employees are set to lose their jobs as the two newspapers are reportedly going to merge. — Inquirer reporter Bob Fernandez sent …
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