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GateHouse ordered Las Vegas Review-Journal to scrutinize local judges before sale of paper; one judge is involved in Adelson casino wrongful termination suit — Judge in Adelson lawsuit subject to unusual scrutiny amid Review-Journal sale — Just over a month before Sheldon Adelson's family …
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Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Washington Post “What was fake on the Internet this week” column ends because readers who share hoax stories aren't convinced by debunking — What was fake on the Internet this week: Why this is the final column — There is nothing — NOTHING — too crazy for the Internet hoax beat.
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Bloomberg Business:
Star Wars sets record for largest opening weekend, with $238M earned in US and Canada, and $517M worldwide — ‘Star Wars’ Soars With Record-Breaking $238 Million Debut — Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri — “Chewie, we're home.” — Han Solo's line in the new “Stars Wars” …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
NYT Public Editor Margaret Sullivan will depart in 2016 — Margaret Sullivan will conclude her tenure as public editor of The New York Times when her four-year contract expires in eight months, she told Poynter today. — “Yes, I am headed into the home stretch of my four-year term,” she said in an email.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Ofcom study: 31% in UK read print newspaper to keep informed, down from 41% 2014, making newspapers the least popular medium for news — Newspapers now the least popular medium for news, says Ofcom study — Just 31% of the UK population read a newspaper to get their current affairs fix, down 10 points on 2014 figure
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Nicola Clark / New York Times:
Axel Springer executives talk about digital transformation, learning from Silicon Valley, international plans, investments in Business Insider, Airbnb, more — An Old-Media Empire, Axel Springer Reboots for the Digital Age — BERLIN — When Mathias Döpfner, chief executive of Axel Springer …
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@petersterne and @jeffjarvis
Rex Sorgatz / Nieman Lab:
Podcasting will continue to push into the mainstream with better experience, content, and revenue — The podcasting scene will explode — Some media analysts see a bubble poised to burst; others, incremental growth. I see something more radical: a complete regime change in the audio landscape.
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@jeremysliew, @gnarmac and @drew
Alastair Reid / Nieman Lab:
Eyewitness accounts to become more important in newsgathering and verification, with organizations devoting more time and resources to social media — A new dawn in social newsgathering — When social media users and mobile devices already outnumber the global population …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Michele Norris leaving NPR, expanding her Race Card Project — Michele Norris, a mainstay of NPR for the past 13 years, is saying farewell to the public radio powerhouse. — Norris said in an interview that she will devote more time to The Race Card Project, her award-winning effort …
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Politico
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
BBC launches automated voiceover technology to publish video news in multiple languages — The BBC on Wednesday announced a “virtual voiceover” technology pilot, “Today in Video,” to transmit short video news packages in multiple languages, “using automatic translation and synthetic voice technology.”
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Ars Technica UK
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Knight Foundation to donate $140K to PolitiFact to fact-check political posts on Medium during presidential election — The Knight Foundation Funds PolitiFact to Fact-check Political Posts on Medium — The publishing platform Medium is getting a cash infusion from the John S …
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Matthew Flamm / Crain's New York Business:
MediaFinder report: in US and Canada, only 96 magazines launched in 2015, down 35% from 148 in 2014 — Magazine launches plunge in 2015 — A cautious industry unveiled few new magazines in 2015. The good news: Not many folded — The year in print is ending on a down note …
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