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Guardian:
DJ Tony Blackburn fired from BBC after evidence he gave to Savile inquiry “fell short” of standards required — BBC ‘parted company’ with Tony Blackburn over Savile inquiry evidence — Director general confirms split with veteran DJ, saying he ‘fell short’ of the standards …
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BBC:
Full report by Dame Janet Smith of her inquiry into the BBC's culture and practices during the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall years — Dame Janet Smith review — Introduction The BBC Trust has published in full the report by Dame Janet Smith DBE of her inquiry into the BBC's culture …
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BBC:
Savile sex abuse report criticizes macho culture, atmosphere of fear, and accuses BBC of serious failings, but absolves senior management — Jimmy Savile report: BBC staff ‘knew of complaints’ — BBC staff knew of complaints against DJ Jimmy Savile, but senior management were not told …
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Daily Mail:
BBC missed many opportunities to stop Jimmy Savile abuse, report identifies 72 victims, the youngest being eight — 'Keep your mouth shut he's a VIP': Shocking inquiry reveals how ‘serious failings’ at the BBC let ‘untouchable’ Jimmy Savile target 72 victims as young as eight - while Stuart Hall abused 21
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BBC:
Report finds BBC management in Manchester knew Stuart Hall was abusing girls on premises, identifies 21 victims — BBC management ‘aware’ of Stuart Hall's sex abuse on premises — Members of BBC management in Manchester were aware of paedophile Stuart Hall's “inappropriate sexual conduct ” in his dressing room, a report has found.
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Dan Gillmor / Backchannel:
AMP is necessary because the news industry filled its sites with garbage code from ad companies, slowing load time — Google Is Going to Speed Up the Web. Is This Good? — To improve reading the news on mobile—and better compete with Facebook Instant Articles—Google today is launching AMP
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Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:
Google blocks 9to5Google from its ad network over trademark violation, reverses the block after review; 9to5Google is still considering a name change — Google wants us to change our name from 9to5Google (Update: We're back!) — Update: A Google rep now tells us:
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
At a recent meeting, Apple, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, MTV, and Buzzfeed executives offered advice to Obama administration on how to combat ISIS online — First on CNN: Government enlists tech giants to fight ISIS messaging — Apple CEO: Complying with FBI a ‘dangerous precedent’
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Ivan Oransky / Retraction Watch:
Wired dismisses reporting fellow Nic Cavell for plagiarism, adds notes atop four of his articles saying they failed to meet journalistic standards — “That was a really bad Friday for us:” WIRED warns four stories were plagiarized — Last Friday, WIRED editor Adam Rogers got a direct message …
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Inside New Media Investment Group, the private equity-run chain driving consolidation with its purchases of small newspapers — New Media Emerges as Big Player for Small Newspapers — Private equity-run chain snaps up assets as a sharp drop in prices drives wave of consolidation
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: Google to add Chromecast-like features to TV sets, starting with Vizio, could become available as early as spring — Google to Add Casting to TV Sets, Starting With Vizio (Exclusive) — Move could signal shift in company's living-room strategy — Google is getting ready …
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
How The New York Times uses increasingly personalized push notifications to engage readers — What Are They Thinking: The Times harnesses the power of increasingly personalized push — Keep in touch. Tell me what's new. — They're simple requests, and ones that we're used to repeating to each other.
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