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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Fox to stop reporting Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings for all programming except live events — Fox to Stop Using Same-Day TV Ratings: Read Dana Walden and Gary Newman's Internal Memo — Fox has become the first broadcast network to cease using Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
CNN's Punishment of Refugee-Defending Journalist Highlights Media Abdication — CNN yesterday suspended its global affairs correspondent, Elise Labott, for two weeks for the crime of posting a tweet critical of the House vote to ban Syrian refugees. Whether by compulsion or choice, she then groveled in apology.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Two of Elise Labott's tweets for CNN show the often-arbitrary distinction between analysis and punishment-worthy editorializing
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott suspended for two weeks after she tweeted opinion following US House Syrian refugee vote
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Paris-Beirut debate: Why news organizations paid more attention to the attacks in France — The Friday attacks in Paris that killed more than 120 left many American news organizations racing to get pieces in place for wall-to-wall coverage over the weekend.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Studios Launches Amazon Storywriter, Free Cloud Software For Screenwriters — In an effort to expand its original video content, including movies and TV series, Amazon announced this morning the launch of a free, cloud-based screenwriting software program called Amazon Storywriter.
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Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Editor Sasha Koren and Senior Product Manager Sarah Schmalbach about their plans for the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab — Here's how the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab wants to experiment with news on phones — Back in June, The Guardian's U.S. operation announced the creation of the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab.
Klint Finley / Wired:
Comcast says Stream TV, its IP cable service, doesn't count against data caps because it isn't offered over the Internet, but over its cable television network — Comcast May Have Found a Major Net Neutrality Loophole — Comcast may have found a major loophole in the Federal Communication …
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Washington Post:
How the media division of ISIS creates a dual image as a benevolent destination and a menacing, violent domain — Inside the surreal world of the Islamic State's propaganda machine — CONFRONTING THE ‘CALIPHATE’ | This is part of an occasional series about the rise of the Islamic State militant group …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Following The Launch Of Its Ad-Free Tier, Hulu Breaks Into The Top 10 Apps By Revenue — Following a number of big moves to attract subscribers and grow its revenue, including a deal with Epix films and the introduction of a commercial-free paid tier to its service, streaming service Hulu …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Quora Launches Troll-Free AMA “Writing Sessions” — The chaos of Reddit's Ask Me Anythings doesn't lend itself to the most thoughtful answers. They're short, plagued by trolls, and people who care about the topic or person might not know an AMA is happening until it's over.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF and Visualizing Impact launch Onlinecensorship.org to collect reports on content takedowns by Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services — Onlinecensorship.org Tracks Content Takedowns by Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Sites — New Project Will Gather Users' Stories of Censorship from Around the World
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Sources: Yahoo media executive Rob Barrett, who was in charge of media strategy and operations, departs the company — Yet Another Top Yahoo Media Exec Departs — Yahoo's Rob Barrett, who has most recently been its head of media strategy and operations, has left the company, according to multiple sources.
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
New York Times commenting system criticized for favoring verified users, plans to include more automated moderation, faster posting for frequent commenters — Change Needed for Commenting That Favors the ‘Verified’ — In emails, in online comments and even in that wonder of our time called face …
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