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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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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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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


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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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
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In a meeting with Xinhua, The People's Daily and China Central Television, President Xi Jinping increased pressure on media to “speak for the Party's will” — President Xi just laid out some creepy rules for China's news media — Chinese President Xi Jinping last week gathered …
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The Telegraph suspends commenting on site as it reviews its audience engagement strategy — Telegraph suspends comment on relaunched online content — Newspaper is deciding whether to reinstate comment function as it undergoes website revamp — The Telegraph has suspended online comment …
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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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The Longest Shortest Time podcast shutters its 18K-member private Facebook group for moms to focus on podcast, points to listener-generated subgroups to engage — The Longest Shortest Time shutters its huge, unruly Facebook moms group to focus on the podcast
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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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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 …


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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