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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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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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Samia Errazzouki / Associated Press:
Online journalism in Morocco struggles as monarchy and government counter with websites and efforts to silence critics — Moroccan government and critics vie for online audiences — 7 photos — CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — The newest entrant to Morocco's media scene has already reported …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Skift gets 30 percent of its revenue from branded content — Media companies eyeing new revenue streams have embraced branded content as the area most ripe for growth. It's the same story on the business-to-business side, where many publishers hope to make big bucks helping B2B brands tell their stories.
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Joseph Cox / Wired:
News outlets like The Daily Mail, DrudgeReport, and Forbes have been recently hit with malvertising, malicious ads meant to hack readers' computers — Hacker Lexicon: Malvertising, the Hack That Infects Computers Without a Click — Malvertising is when hackers buy ad space on a legitimate website …
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Profile of Ian Hislop, who has edited Britain's Private Eye, a satirical and investigative magazine for nearly 30 years — An Enduring and Erudite Court Jester in Britain — LONDON — Ian Hislop looks mild and soft, rather like a pudding, with a nascent double-chin and not much hair.
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.
Ken Doctor / Politico:
Atlantic Media's Quartz could have a market valuation of $100M-$150M, with possible buyers like Axel Springer and Bloomberg — What a Quartz sale might look like, and why — Is Quartz the next digital news-start up to be bought? — In the continuing roll-up and old media investment …
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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 …
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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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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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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