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Jason Goldman / Medium:
Obama's final State of the Union address will be delivered Tuesday through multiple social media and streaming platforms — Meeting People Where They Are — How the White House Office of Digital Strategy is preparing for the 2016 State of the Union Address
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Jeff Gammage / Philly.com:
Gerry Lenfest, sole owner of Philadelphia Media Network, contributes newspapers, website to nonprofit institute — Lenfest donates newspapers, website to new media institute — The owner of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com has donated the news organizations …
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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 …
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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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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Loyalists to The New Republic react harshly to Chris Hughes's plans to sell the magazine
Loyalists to The New Republic react harshly to Chris Hughes's plans to sell the magazine
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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
After staff walkout, The New Republic's web traffic dropped by 50% according to comScore
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Kelly McBride / Poynter:
Sean Penn's editors should have prepped him better, worked closer while editing, and never agreed to prior review of the article by the source — The problem with Rolling Stone's El Chapo interview isn't Sean Penn. It's his editors. — If you're an editor about to send a famous …
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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
AT&T brings back unlimited data plans for its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers — AT&T is bringing back unlimited data. The number-two wireless carrier discontinued its original unlimited plans years ago, but it's resuscitating the all-you-can-eat option as a cross-promotion with its DirecTV and U-verse television services.
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Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
China's Dalian Wanda acquires Hollywood movie studio Legendary Entertainment for $3.5B — It's Official: China's Wanda Acquires Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 Billion — The deal marks the first time that a movie studio known for producing big-budget global tentpoles has come under Chinese ownership.
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Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:
ESPN and Sony partner to launch two co-branded sports channels in India on January 17 — ESPN, Sony Unveil India Sports Networks Launch, Programming Details — The sports powerhouse returns to India two years after ending a partnership with 21st Century Fox's Star network, with the NFL …
John Legere / T-Mobile Issues & Insights Blog:
T-Mobile CEO John Legere apologizes to EFF in an open letter, says company absolutely supports net neutrality, and Binge On is beneficial to consumers — Open Letter to Consumers about Binge On — Wow. What a week it has been out there about Binge On!
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Shorenstein Center announces new fellows, include Politico's deputy editor Marilyn Thompson, Northerneastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy — Shorenstein Center Announces Spring 2016 Fellows — CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy …
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
House votes to strengthen government records law — WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation Monday making it easier to obtain government records, as a new congressional report concluded that the freedom of information process under the Obama administration is broken and in need of serious change.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interview with McClatchy's new head of news strategies, Tim Grieve, about analytics, social media, and local journalism — For McClatchy's new head of news strategies, analytics and social traffic bolster good journalism — Newspaper companies haven't had an easy 2015 …
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