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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Columbia University journalism dean Steve Coll disputes Exxon Mobil's criticism of journalists who produced climate report — Columbia Disputes Exxon Mobil on Climate Risk Articles — The dean of Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism on Tuesday rebutted accusations by Exxon Mobil …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Annie: Spotify top-ranked music streaming app worldwide in Q3 2015, Pandora retains lead in US on iPhone and Android — Spotify Claims Streaming Music Throne Worldwide, But Pandora Is Still Top Service In U.S. — Spotify is the world's top streaming music service in terms of active users …
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Business Insider, App Annie Blog, Variety, UPI, Music Week, Complete Music Update, The Next Web, Digital Trends, Business Insider, RAIN News and Engadget
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Cameron Barr named a managing editor at The Washington Post — Martin Baron, executive editor, made the following announcement today: — I am pleased to announce that Cameron Barr will become managing editor overseeing news and features. — All of you know Cameron as a driven, focused, and super-smart journalist.
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Washington Post, Journalism.co.uk, Poynter and Fortune
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Network veteran, Nick News chief Linda Ellerbee retiring — NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Ellerbee, a veteran newswoman who wrote an irreverent best-seller about her time on television and built a second career at Nickelodeon explaining tough stories to youngsters, says that she's signing off the air for good.
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TVNewser, Deadline, EW.com, USA Today, The A.V. Club, @nickelodeontv, Refinery29, TVGuide.com, Poynter and Variety
Ian Burrell / The Independent:
Prince Charles requires outlets sign 15-page contract before interviews demanding preapproved questions and editorial oversight, may breach Ofcom rules — The 15-page contract that reveals how Charles tries to control the media — Prince Charles is demanding “North Korean-style” …
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Jeff Stone / International Business Times:
Chinese Hackers Used Dropbox To Monitor Hong Kong Activists, Journalists: FireEye — Chinese hackers used malicious software to monitor journalists and activist groups involved in the Hong Kong protests this year, according to new research from the cybersecurity company FireEye.
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FireEye, Softpedia News, Times of India, The Register, China Money Network, Threatpost, @nartv, CSO, Reuters, Security Affairs, SecurityWeek and Slashdot
Agence France-Presse:
Local Thai printer removes article from front page of The International New York Times about Thailand's flagging economy — Blank spaces replace NYT article on flagging Thai economy — Bangkok (AFP) - The International New York Times said its printer in Thailand removed an article …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
CNN to enter learning market with online English language service — Broadcaster aiming at international market seeking to learn ‘business-level’ English — CNN is to enter the learning market with the launch of an international online English language learning service.
Samuel G. Freedman / Columbia Journalism Review:
The man who transformed how The New York Times covers the gay community — Midway through June of 1982, I was summoned from my usual post in the Connecticut bureau of The New York Times to spend two weeks doing a night shift in the legendary newsroom on West 43rd Street in Manhattan.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Chartbeat headline study shows formulaic rules don't necessarily improve click-through rates, but testing many alternative headlines significantly helps CTR — Most of your headline writing tricks don't work, apart from these two — Analytics firm Chartbeat has published a new study …
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Chartbeat Blog, @kbui1, @whatthebit and @kristenhare
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Huffington Post employees ask the company to voluntarily recognize their union, Writers Guild of America-East — Employees ask Huffington Post to recognize union — Huffington Post employees have asked the company to voluntarily recognize their union with the Writers Guild of America-East.
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Agence France-Presse:
Egypt arrests journalist Ismail Alexandrani, orders 15 day detention on charges of publishing false information and belonging to a banned organization — Egypt arrests prominent journalist over ‘false information’ — Cairo (AFP) - Egyptian authorities have arrested Ismail Alexandrani …