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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
New York Public Library releases more than 180K photographs, postcards, other public domain items in downloadable high-resolution — New York Public Library Invites a Deep Digital Dive — Mansion Maniac, a whimsical online toy created by the New York Public Library, may seem like envy bait for the real-estate have-nots.
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Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Sources: Yahoo to lay off at least 10%, or 1,000+ employees including some in media division, as early as this month — Yahoo is prepping to lay off 10% or more of its workforce — Major layoffs will be coming to Yahoo as part of its planned reorganization to get its business back on track.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nexstar, Media General Agree On Merger Terms, But Meredith Won't Go Away — After a somewhat unorthodox courtship. Nexstar Broadcasting and Media General Inc. are set to merge - but they'll have to spurn another suitor to get the deal done. — Nexstar has for weeks made a concerted effort …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Atlantic to launch new politics section, election hub — The Atlantic is launching a new politics section and election hub, and will triple its reporting, events and business staffs as it absorbs some National Journal staff, the organization announced on Thursday.
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Alexis Ohanian / reddit:
Reddit self-publishes Ask Me Anything: Volume One featuring AMAs in digital and 10K print editions — Ask Me Anything: Volume One — The Reddit editorial team along with the r/IAmA Mods are proud to present Ask Me Anything: Volume One, a beautiful coffee table book featuring …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram starts curating more Spotlight Compilations for themes and events to highlight users' videos — Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations — Instagram's answer to Snapchat's Live Stories isn't just for holidays and big events any more.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Netflix launches in 130 additional countries, now available in 190 countries worldwide, excluding China, Crimea, North Korea, and Syria; stock rises 9% — At CES, Netflix Adds Over 130 Countries to Streaming Service — Netflix went live with its streaming television service …
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt block access to Qatari-owned, UK-based news website The New Arab and its Arabic language version — Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt block access to Qatari-owned news website — Saudi culture and media ministry shuts down access to site which has also been accused …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
In rethinking the future of the Maynard Institute, there are no shortcuts and no direct answers — How do you reinvent an entire organization, while still hanging on to the founders' original vision? Where do you even start, faced with that kind of question? — You ask more questions, Martin G. Reynolds told me.
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Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Newsquest to make 20-25 more journalists redundant at Glasgow's Herald and Times — Newsquest has announced as many as 25 journalists' jobs will be cut at the Herald and Times newspapers as it makes the fourth round of redundancies at the Glasgow titles in just over a year.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Las Vegas Review-Journal names Glenn Cook interim editor — The Las Vegas Review-Journal has named an interim newsroom leader as it searches for someone to fill the top editorial slot on a permanent basis. — Employees at the embattled Nevada newspaper announced on Twitter Wednesday that Glenn Cook …
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Relativity Turns to Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti to Run Its Film, TV Business — Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity snaps up Spacey's Trigger Street Productions in a bid to revive the beleagured studio as it emerges from bankruptcy. — In a dramatic and unexpected turn of events …
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