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Jay Rosen / Facebook:
The new owners of the Las Vegas Review-Journal remain a mystery, even to its staff — Last night something strange came across my screen. I think it qualifies as a mystery. News that the Las Vegas Review-Journal, largest newspaper in the state, was sold to... well, that's the odd part.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Las Vegas Review-Journal removed questions about the newspaper's new mystery owner after article on the sale was published — Las Vegas Review-Journal Removed Questions About The Newspaper's New Mystery Owner In Article On Sale — No one knows who owns Nevada's largest media outlet.
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Bloomberg Business:
Appeals court judge allows FanDuel, DraftKings to continue to operate in New York state while waiting on another ruling — Daily Fantasy Sites Back in Business in N.Y. After Appeal — DraftKings and FanDuel can continue doing business in New York for now, after an appeals court halted …
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Advance online ticket sales give theaters data about viewing habits, audiences, and more while helping promote upcoming releases — ‘Stars Wars’ is latest film to show why Hollywood wants you to buy tickets in advance — People camp out in front of the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood ahead …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
ISIS uses LinkedIn's slideshow platform to publish its propaganda magazine Dabiq — Why Do People Keep Uploading This ISIS Magazine? — LinkedIn's slideshow platform has become the unlikely host for ISIS's propaganda publication. — The Islamic State would like to add you to its professional network on LinkedIn.
Mike Dang / The Billfold:
The Awl Network's personal finance site, The Billfold, moves to Medium platform, keeps its domain name — Some News: The Billfold Is Partnering With Medium — Earlier this fall, Medium announced that it was partnering with several different publications, including The Awl Network.
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John Wihbey / Nieman Lab:
10 of the most interesting academic studies about social and digital media published in 2015 — Investigating the network: The top 10 articles from the year in digital news and social media research — A nice piece of targeted empirical research with implications for news website UI and UX design …
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@chanders, @hermida, @wihbey, @rickabbo and @pewresearch
Zack O'Malley Greenburg / Forbes:
A look at business models for two local news weekly outlets: the Hendersonville Lightning and Straus News in New York City — Paper Lions: Why Hyperlocal Newsweeklies Are Making A Quiet Comeback — On the corner of Oakland and Asheville in Hendersonville, N.C.-behind a used-car dealership …
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The Hamilton Spectator:
Independent TV station CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario, reduces local programming hours, cuts 129 full-time staffers as parent firm files bankruptcy — CHCH TV cancels tonight's newscast; station future uncertain — CHCH news staff is waiting to find out the fate of their station after being told …
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@deanstoltzchek, @roberthilson, @csordaschchnews, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, @0lddutch, CBC News and @simondingleycbc
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
USC Annenberg School class teaches students how to produce stories for social media and emerging platforms like VR — A new class at USC is teaching students how to produce stories specifically for social media — The video looks like something you might seen on a site like BuzzFeed or Mic …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Ofcom research: global TV revenues hit £244bn in 2014, up 5% year over year, with UK viewers generating an average of £216 each, behind US and Germany — Global TV revenues hit £244bn last year — Subscriptions and advertising driving global growth …
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Politico:
Labor dispute at New Hampshire TV station WMUR pushes it out of sponsorship of December 19 Democratic debate — WMUR booted from next Democratic debate — New Hampshire's most influential television station is being pushed out of next week's Democratic debate. — The reason?
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TVNewser, TVSpy, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, @gdebenedetti, Mediaite and Radio & Television …
CNN:
Chinese Internet czar Lu Wei says no plans to stop blocking foreign websites, defends censorship calling it regulation — Bad luck Zuck: China says no plans to stop blocking foreign web sites — Beijing (CNN)Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been courting China assiduously …
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