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Condé Nast to shutter Details magazine after December issue due to decline in print advertising — Condé Nast to Shutter Details Magazine — Publisher's restructuring comes amid print advertising declines — The December issue of Details magazine will be its last …
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The New York Times offers readers email newsletters to keep up with Paris attack articles — The New York Times is using Paris email updates to explore a new method of interaction with readers — While you were looking at The New York Times' coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks …
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Journalism.co.uk, @jeffjarvis, @tothevictor, @antderosa, @djbentley and @benhuh


Countries differ in support for press freedom, especially for reporting on national security — A new Pew report finds that beliefs in the freedom of the press vary substantially by country, with support for both free speech and a free press “contingent on the topic.”
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Pew Research Center's …, Pew Research Center, Vox and The Hill


Operator of two sites specializing in pirated music, RockDizMusic.com and RockDizFile.com, gets three years in prison and must pay $48K restitution — Music piracy case sends Charlotte man to federal prison for 3 years — Rocky Ouprasith ran the nation's second largest illegal music file-sharing site
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Washington Post, The Daily Dot, U.S. Department of Justice, The Charlotte Observer and TorrentFreak

Gawker has changed management, content, distribution, and tech approach in the past year, acknowledges its identity as a media company — Changes at Gawker much bigger than just politics — It's been nearly four months since Gawker Media was thrown into disarray after it published …


Ta-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson win National Book Awards — NEW YORK — Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Award for non-fiction Wednesday night for Between the World and Me, the searing best seller about being black in America. — He dedicated the book to his friend from Howard University …
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The Huffington Post, Guardian, New Republic, Bookmarks, NPR and The Week


Smithsonian Networks launches standalone streaming service for web, Apple TV, and Roku for $4 per month, featuring different content than cable channel or apps — Smithsonian Networks Launches Subscription-Video Service on Apple TV, Roku — Smithsonian Networks launched …
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Multichannel News, TechCrunch, C21Media, TBI Vision, Realscreen, LostRemote, VideoInk and Broadcasting & Cable


Univision Launches Streaming Service for $5.99 a Month — Spanish language network's streaming service debuts as company pursues IPO — Univision Communications Inc. is launching a $5.99-a-month streaming service dubbed “Univision Now” that will allow consumers to stream …
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‘Daily Vice’ Show Launches on Verizon's Go90 — Vice Media, in another brand extension for the upstart media company, has debuted a short-form daily news and lifestyle show created for Verizon's Go90 free mobile-video service. — Monday's premiere of “Daily Vice” on Go90 includes a report …
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Relativity Plans to Emerge From Bankruptcy by January, Touts New $100 Million Investment — Relativity Media submitted a reorganization plan to U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday that claims it will reduce its debt below $60 million, raise $100 million in new equity and release up to seven …
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Source: Yahoo added to fantasy sports sites inquiry as New York attorney general issues subpoena to company — End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry — The New York State attorney general sought an injunction in state court on Tuesday to prohibit …
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MediaMath Acquires Spree7 to Expand Programmatic Offering in Europe — In an effort to expand its programmatic offerings in German-speaking countries, demand-side provider MediaMath is acquiring Spree7, a programmatic platform based in Berlin, for an undisclosed sum.
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