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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Sources: Twitter targets Q1 launch and 10K-character limit for “Beyond 140” feature, testing timeline that shows 140 characters with option to expand for more — Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets — Longer tweets are coming soon to Twitter.
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Twitter's “Beyond 140” feature is a plan to host content inside its walled garden, instead of linking to blogs and other websites — Twitter Isn't Raising the Character Limit. It's Becoming a Walled Garden. — Tweeters are freaking out—again—about another report that Twitter …
Mark Arsenault / Boston Globe:
As problems persist with new distributor, Boston Globe rehires old distributor to handle some newspaper routes — Globe splits deliveries between two companies — After more than a week of confounding problems getting newspapers to subscribers, The Boston Globe has turned …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Dish's Sling TV gets updated UI, pause and rewind for some shows, upgraded sports section with ESPN 3 — Sling TV, Dish's Internet TV Service For Cord Cutters, Unveils A More Personalized Interface — Sling TV, Dish Network's streaming TV service aimed at cord cutters …
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Jon Healey / Los Angeles Times:
Dish releases Hopper 3 set-top box, can record 16 HD shows simultaneously, introduces HopperGo, a portable, $99 battery-powered storage device
Dish releases Hopper 3 set-top box, can record 16 HD shows simultaneously, introduces HopperGo, a portable, $99 battery-powered storage device
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Dow Jones creates media group that will include Barron's and MarketWatch, will be led by Almar Latour, who was Wall Street Journal executive editor — Dow Jones creates new publishing unit — Dow Jones, the financial news and information company within News Corp. responsible for The Wall Street Journal …
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FishbowlNY, Re/code, @almarlatour, @joepompeo and Talking Biz News
Anjan Sundaram / Observer:
How President Paul Kagame crushed Rwanda's free press — In this extract, Sundaram describes the presidential election in 2010, a critical moment in the destruction of a free press — he election was a masterpiece of authority. The vote passed in an ambience of total serenity.
Kim Christensen / Los Angeles Times:
Judge voids ex-columnist's $7.1-million jury award against L.A. Times — Former Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers and his wife, Ginny, leave the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles after winning a $7.1-million judgment in an age bias lawsuit against his former employer, the Los Ageles Times, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Martha Stewart Employees Laid Off as Part of Editorial Transition — A “small fraction of employees” from Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings were laid off on Tuesday, stemming from the recently signed licensing agreement between Sequential Brands Group and Meredith, a Sequential spokesperson confirmed to Ad Age.
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Netflix's hit series “Making a Murderer” omitted crucial facts, says prosecutor who led case against show's main subject, Steven Avery, amid pardon petition — ‘Making a Murderer’ Left Out Crucial Facts, Prosecutor Says — Since Netflix released the documentary “Making a Murderer” …
Tim Peterson / Ad Age:
Fullscreen, GroupM Ink Deal to Form Influencer Marketing Program — For more brands to put money toward video deals with digital celebrities, or influencers, it needs to become easier for the brands to pick out which influencers to work with. “It's much harder for brand owners to keep …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Metro Corp., publisher of Philadelphia Magazine and Boston Magazine, cuts seven full-time positions in restructuring — Metro Corp., publisher of Boston and Philadelphia magazines, announces cuts — Philly Mag — Metro Corp., which publishes Philadelphia Magazine and Boston Magazine …
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Klaus Lauer / Reuters:
German publishers have filed complaint against Google: VG Media — German publishers have filed a complaint against Google in a row over whether or not the search engine should pay the publishers to show their articles online, a spokesman for VG Media - a consortium of around 200 publishers - told Reuters.