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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Activists at University of Missouri block freelance ESPN journalist from public space on campus, raising issues of respect vs. press freedom — As Missouri Activists Block Journalists, a Divide Over ‘Respect’ and Rights — A video that showed University of Missouri protesters restricting …
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Melissa Cronin / Gawker:
Woman calling for “Muscle” to block reporter from Mizzou demonstrations is Melissa Click, a Professor of Mass Media — Woman Calling for “Muscle” To Block Reporter From Mizzou Demonstrations Is a Professor of Mass Media — A professor of Mass Media at the University of Missouri …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Storyful founder Mark Little joins Twitter as vice president of media for Europe and Africa — Twitter hires Storyful founder for senior international role — Mark Little, who set up News Corp owned social news agency, takes up role as vice president of media for Europe and Africa
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T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
UVA fraternity Phi Kappa Psi sues Rolling Stone for $25M for “A Rape on Campus” story — U-Va. fraternity files $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone — The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity chapter at the University of Virginia filed a $25 million lawsuit Monday against Rolling Stone magazine …
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Ahram Online:
Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat released from military prosecution custody — Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat released from military prosecution custody — Egyptian investigative journalist and human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released from the custody …
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube help lift a new generation of poets onto bestseller lists — Web Poets' Society: New Breed Succeeds in Taking Verse Viral — On a recent Friday night, Tyler Knott Gregson, a blond, tattooed poet from Montana, took the stage at a Manhattan bookstore and beamed …
Agence France-Presse:
Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-registered users within 48 hours, or risk a fine of $269K a day; company says it will appeal — Belgian court gives Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users — A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users …
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Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
US pay-TV providers lost 357K subscribers in Q3, more than double the Q3 2014 loss but less than the 605K loss in Q2 2015 — The Cord-Cutting Verdict for Pay TV — The cord-cutting results are in. But there will be plenty of debate about what the data means.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITV revenue up 13% YoY to £2.3B in first nine months, ad revenues surged 8% in Q3 from Rugby World Cup coverage — ITV enjoys ad revenue surge from Rugby World Cup coverage — Broadcaster reports 8% increase in third quarter with year-on-year figures rising 13% in first nine months to £2.3bn
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Referral traffic from Facebook to its top 30 publishers fell 32% between January and October — Facebook's traffic to top publishers fell 32 percent since January — While Facebook makes headlines for cooking up new initiatives with publishers, the actual traffic it's sending those publishers has fallen sharply.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Nate Silver accuses Vox of recycling Wikipedia entries — FiveThirtyEight.com boss Nate Silver is a superlative interviewee. He speaks passionately about his history in data journalism, his voyage from online poker whiz to independent blogger to New York Times breakout star to ESPN mainstay.
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Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
The Dodo, with 5M monthly unique visitors, raises $11.5M Series B led by Discovery Communications, at $40M-$50M post-money valuation — How an animal lover turned her passion into The Dodo, a booming ~$40 million startup, in 2 years — Izzie Lerer isn't sure how she came up with the name for her startup.
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