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Andrew Thompson / The Awl:
How Philadelphia magazine grew as the city's newspapers dwindled and the alt-weekly died — It's Always Sunny in ‘Philadelphia’ — Last week, H.F. Lenfest, the owner of Philadelphia's daily newspapers, the Inquirer and Daily News, donated the parent company of the papers and their website …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with board members of Philadelphia's new Institute for Journalism in New Media on how it plans to operate — Can Philly's new Institute for Journalism in New Media live up to the enormous hopes pinned on it? — When H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest announced he was donating $20 million …
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CNNMoney:
The final days of Al Jazeera America — Al Jazeera America's employees didn't see it coming. They thought they had more time. — The cable news channel was always a gamble. Everyone knew that — the anchors, the producers, the engineers. And in retrospect, the channel was probably doomed from the get-go.
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Michael Cieply / New York Times:
Academy Board Endorses Changes to Increase Diversity in Oscar Nominees and Itself — LOS ANGELES — Confronting a fierce protest over a second straight year of all-white Oscar acting nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday said it would make radical changes …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
NYTimes.com celebrates its 20th anniversary of publishing online, starting as a low-risk, low-cost experiment sourcing content from the newspaper — 20 years ago today, NYTimes.com debuted “on-line” on the web — Long before City Room, Snow Fall, NYT Now, or any other of The New York …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
With Capitol and Campaign Hound, UNC students are learning the sales side of media (and it's not easy) — As soon as the gavel drops on April 25 to open the 2016 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, every single word spoken publicly in the legislature will be recorded and transcribed by Capitol Hound.
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New York Times:
Charter and Time Warner Cable merger faces rising opposition from a coalition of companies and advocacy groups — Big Merger in Cable Faces Rising Opposition — Comcast's failed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable collapsed last year under pressure from regulators …
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Nieman Reports:
Interview with Vox.com co-founder Melissa Bell on ad blocking, telling stories on Snapchat, newsroom collaboration and more — Melissa Bell of Vox Media: “Give People the Start of Understanding” — elissa Bell is a journalist, technologist, and co-founder in 2014 of Vox.com, a site focused on explainer journalism.
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Emily Reynolds / Wired UK:
New browser Brave replaces ads with company's own inventory; 55% of revenue goes to the publisher, 15% to Brave, 15% to ad supplier, and 15% to user — Mozilla co-founder unveils ‘Brave’ ad-free browser — Brave Software, the new startup from Mozilla co-founder and creator of Javascript Brendan Eich …
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Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Recent South Carolina libel cases show lack of consistency in state laws and journalists must exercise precision and wariness — Why journalists in South Carolina are paying close attention to a recent libel ruling — So a lawmaker, a lobbyist, and a football coach walk into a plaintiff's bar...
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How Chris Hughes spent $20M on offices, consultants, retreats, and parties at The New Republic — Chris Hughes at the New Republic: A wasteful experiment in modern design — As Chris Hughes prepares to unload the New Republic, he's getting criticized for being a lame mogul and a metaphorical “small person,” among other things.
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Wall Street Journal:
Judge in competency lawsuit rules geriatric psychiatrist can examine Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone — Judge Rules Sumner Redstone Can Be Examined by Doctor in Competency Suit — Decision related to lawsuit by former girlfriend who says the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS can't care for himself
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
National Review produces special issue with over 20 essays from conservative thinkers aiming to stop Trump's campaign — National Review aims to take down Trump — The influential magazine turns to conservative leaders to make the anti-Trump case. — For months, Republican leaders …
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Jack Fowler / National Review:
Republican Party disinvites National Review from co-hosting February presidential debate
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