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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 …
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 Magazine Handled a Get With Ramifications — Several months ago, Jann Wenner, a founder of Rolling Stone magazine, received a call from the actor Sean Penn.
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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 — El Chapo, journalists and readers — I liked the Rolling Stone story about El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord. — It's is a big story.
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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Rolling Stone grants Mexican drug lord El Chapo full approval over exclusive interview by Sean Penn, raising ethical questions
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Daily Telegraph Installs Workplace Monitors On Journalists' Desks — The devices tell whether newspaper staff are at their desk using heat and motion sensors. — BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK — The Daily Telegraph has installed devices to monitor whether journalists are at their desks, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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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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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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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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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Anealla Safdar / Al Jazeera English:
Refugees in Germany launch paper for fellow newcomers — A group of volunteer refugees have founded Abwab, an Arabic newspaper with helpful information and stories of hope. — When Ramy Alasheq was searching last year for a title to give to a newspaper he was helping launch …
Helen Lewis / Nieman Reports:
How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence — There was no blood, no violence, no panic. Just a little boy's body washed ashore, one of thousands of victims of the refugee crisis unfolding along the borders of Europe. Yet the images of Alan Kurdi lying on a beach at Bodrum, Turkey …
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