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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Washington Post hires New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan as media columnist, will begin work in spring — Margaret Sullivan joins The Post as media columnist — Announcement from Liz Seymour, executive features editor: — I am thrilled to tell you that Margaret Sullivan …
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The New York Times Company:
In newsroom memo, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. says he will announce Margaret Sullivan's successor as public editor “very soon” — A Note from Arthur Sulzberger — NYT Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. issued the following note to staff about Margaret Sullivan:
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@wblau, @raju and @jayrosen_nyu
Emily Bell / Guardian:
As distribution moves to platforms like Facebook and carriers implement ad blocking, news websites are in danger of losing control of their business — As publishers lose control, are newspaper websites a dead parrot? — Adblocking and the power of platforms such as Facebook threaten to block the pipes that lead to readers
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Nilagia McCoy / Shorenstein Center:
One third to one half of the 50 largest US papers could go out of business in three years, predicts Nicco Mele, Wallis Annenberg Chair at USC Annenberg — In search of a business model: the future of journalism in an age of social media and dramatic declines in print revenue — Taubman 275
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Ex-SB Nation reporter Jeff Arnold releases statement apologizing for Holtzclaw story, says at least four editors vetted it before publication — Ex-SB Nation reporter says ‘at least four editors’ vetted his Daniel Holtzclaw story — Jeff Arnold, whose SB Nation Longform story …
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New York Times and The Huffington Post
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos experiments with Facebook Live, achieving 4M video views on primary day in New Hampshire — Univision's Ramos Seeks New Audiences On Facebook — And Draws Millions … On the campaign trail, the chief anchor of the Spanish-language network Univision, Jorge Ramos …
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@stevemullis and @davidfolkenflik
Noah Robischon / Fast Company:
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti and President Greg Coleman on how company uses data and local knowledge to tailor and leverage international coverage — BuzzFeed's Global Domination Plan: The Techniker Has Been Informed — BuzzFeed is expanding across the globe—and tackling one of advertising's greatest challenges.
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Fast Company, AdExchanger, @ermlikeyeah, @eawharton and @petersterne
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Inside The Independent's plans for digital expansion: new paid-for app, investment in international and investigative reporting, change in newsroom structures — Inside The Independent's plans for digital expansion — Digital editor Christian Broughton outlines some of the changes ahead …
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Guardian
Charlotte Eyre / The Bookseller:
HarperCollins Italian division, HarperCollins Italia, acquires 20lines, an app that allows people to read, share and write short-format stories — HarperCollins Italia buys 20lines — The Italian division of HarperCollins, HarperCollins Italia, has acquired 20lines …
Laura Mallonee / Wired:
A look at how Hausa Muslim women in northern Nigeria are braving censorship to self-publish despite patriarchal pressure and Boko Haram threat — The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War — The 30 million Hausa of northern Nigeria have a history going back more than a 1,000 years.
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@vanwritersfest
Seyhmus Çakan / Reuters:
Three journalists for Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency released after being captured and held for 48+ hours by Kurdish militants, their equipment confiscated — Three Turkish journalists freed after kidnapping by Kurdish militants: agency — DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) …
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Agence France-Presse, Middle East Eye and Associated Press
Ahmed Aboulenein / Reuters:
Egypt jails author for two years over sexually explicit novel — An Egyptian court has sentenced an author to two years in jail for public indecency after excerpts of his sexually explicit novel were published in a literary newspaper. — A chapter from Ahmed Naji's novel Istikhdam al-Hayat …
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