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Chris Hughes / Medium:
The New Republic owner and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is putting the magazine up for sale, says he underestimated challenges of transitioning to digital — The New Republic's Next Chapter — I sent the letter below to the The New Republic staff this morning on the next chapter for our institution.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
After staff walkout, The New Republic's web traffic dropped by 50% according to comScore — New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Puts Magazine Up For Sale — Facebook co-founder, who purchased the title in 2012, says magazine needs a new business model — The New Republic …
Keith Stuart / Guardian:
David Bowie was one of the first artists to predict how the Internet would change music, acted on it with his own ISP BowieNet, digital music initiatives — BowieNet: how David Bowie's ISP foresaw the future of the internet — Always a step ahead of the curve, he spotted the potential …
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner talks about how the magazine handled the planning and editing of Sean Penn's interview with El Chapo — How Rolling Stone Handled Ramifications of El Chapo Exclusive — Several months ago, Jann Wenner, a founder of Rolling Stone magazine, received a call from the actor Sean Penn.
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Janet Ong / Bloomberg Business:
Sean Penn Under Investigation for ‘El Chapo’ Interview, ABC Says — Actor Sean Penn is under investigation for a Rolling Stone magazine interview with drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, ABC News reported, citing unidentified people in the Mexican government. — Kate del Castillo …
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Dave Winer / Scripting News:
The El Chapo interview with Sean Penn, giving the subject final approval, is similar to concessions some business and tech publications make for access
The El Chapo interview with Sean Penn, giving the subject final approval, is similar to concessions some business and tech publications make for access
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
After angry staff reaction, The Daily Telegraph says it will remove motion trackers installed under reporters' desks — Telegraph installs then removes motion trackers from staff desks — The Daily Telegraph has said it will immediately remove motion trackers placed under its reporters' desks …
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Robert Andrews / Beet.TV:
The New York Times is already making money from virtual reality, says CEO Mark Thompson — The New York Times Will Make Money with Virtual Reality in 2016, Mark Thompson — LAS VEGAS — It's no Oculus Rift, and it costs about 40 times less - but Google's cardboard virtual reality headset …
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Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Today US House will consider a bill overhauling current open records law, to curb government's abuses and delays; will likely get bipartisan support — House to Weigh Overhaul of Open Records Process — WASHINGTON — Fifty years after Congress passed a law opening most government records …
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Robin Wauters / Tech.eu:
SoundCloud raises €32 million in debt funding with an option for additional loans — According to Swedish technology news site DiGITAL, Berlin-based SoundCloud has raised 300 million Swedish krona (a little more than €32 million, or about $35 million) in debt funding.
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Dan Adams / Boston Globe:
For the second Sunday, thousands of Boston Globe subscribers did not receive the paper due to a shortage of drivers after a switch to a new delivery vendor — Globe home delivery woes persist — For the second consecutive Sunday, thousands of Boston Globe subscribers did not get their papers …
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Kirsty Styles / The Next Web:
Netflix loses out on Golden Globe success, despite leading with most nominations — Despite heading into the Golden Globes with the most nominations for its film and TV content, Netflix went away empty handed from the competition last night. — Netflix would have made film history if Beasts …
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Wall Street Journal:
Eddy Cue: due to a glitch, Apple has been underestimating the number of News app users since launch and passing that inaccurate information to publishers — Apple News App Is Off to a Rocky Start — There's one glitch: Neither publishers nor the company know how many people are reading
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