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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
New York Times changes policy on stories based on anonymous sources; must now be approved by one of three top editors — Tightening the Screws on Anonymous Sources — After two major front-page errors in a six-month period, Times editors are cracking down on the use of anonymous sources.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Instagram to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, moving away from reverse chronological order — Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm — For years, we have been trained to view web postings from our friends in a certain order.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers — Breitbart is getting litigious. — The company sent out cease and desist letters to some of the employees who left the company in the past week, multiple sources with knowledge of the letters told POLITICO.
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Politico:
Sources: Trump campaign manager that allegedly assaulted Breitbart staffer was subject of previous complaints about inappropriate behaviour towards journalists — Trump campaign manager's behavior prompted staff concerns — Corey Lewandowski's temperament and inappropriate comments drew ire at his previous job, too.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Dish Sues NBCUniversal as Carriage Dispute Escalates — Dish Network has filed suit against NBCUniversal, the latest step in a rapidly escalating dispute over a new carriage agreement between the two companies. — In a suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Illinois …
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Reid Nakamura / The Wrap:
Dish Sues NBCUniversal for Breach of Contract in Carriage Dispute
Dish Sues NBCUniversal for Breach of Contract in Carriage Dispute
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Knight Foundation and USA Today Network release report on virtual reality journalism, says 2016 will be a significant year for the medium — Report: 2016 will be critical for growth of VR in journalism — A report out Sunday from the Knight Foundation and the USA Today Network says 2016 …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Apple News now lets publishers of all sizes edit and deliver their stories in the Apple News format, improves statistics dashboard, and launches ad campaign — Apple Just Opened Up Its News App In a Big Way — Apple will now let individuals and independent publishers deliver content through its native news platform.
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Denver Post:
Denver Post editor Greg Moore resigns; news director Lee Ann Colacioppo will lead newsroom during search for replacement — Search begins for new leader as news director Lee Ann Colacioppo takes reins of Colorado's largest newspaper — Denver Post editor Gregory L. Moore resigned from the paper, March 15, 2016.
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Kyle Chayka / Racked:
A profile of Kinfolk, one of the last print lifestyle magazines, and an interview with Nathan Williams, its editor-in-chief — The Last Lifestyle Magazine — One evening in Hawaii in 2009, a lanky young man named Nathan Williams led his girlfriend Katie into a forest near the beach.
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Trinity Mirror plans to monetize its mobile audience through in-app ad formats, faster running sites, and location-based ads — How Trinity Mirror plans to close the gap in mobile — The number of people who view Trinity Mirror Group content exclusively on mobile has exploded in the past few years.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sony to buy Michael Jackson's stake of Sony/ATV catalog for $750M — Sony to Pay Michael Jackson's Estate $750 Million for Stake in Music Catalog — Sony has agreed to pay the estate of Michael Jackson $750 million for its share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Taylor Swift Videos More Popular Than Most Network TV, Nielsen Numbers Show — TV may not be the biggest audience driver for much longer: New Nielsen research commissioned by Vevo shows that music videos from well-known artists routinely gather equal if not bigger audiences than network TV shows.
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
At SXSW, New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson predicts VR could generate “significant revenue” for the paper with the right partners — The New York Times touts its VR operation at South by Southwest — AUSTIN, TEXAS—At the SXSW Interactive festival here in 2014 …
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