Top News:
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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Forbes, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, CNNMoney, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! News, @alexweprin, Rolling Stone and TechCrunch
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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@chaykak, @chaykak, @djbentley, @hels, @chaykak, @rzgreenfield, @alanamassey, @taylorlorenz, @sngk, @dailydoseofjess, @maxsilvestri and @mollylambert
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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FishbowlNY, @joepompeo, Washington Post, Politico, Media Wire Daily and CNNMoney
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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Fortune, Editor & Publisher, Medium, Medium, Knight Foundation, Medium, Medium, Medium and Medium
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Fortune Apple writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt is leaving to start his own site, Apple 3.0, with $10/month subscription that drops paywall on posts after three days — Fortune's Apple-Watcher Philip Elmer-DeWitt Is Leaving, Launching His Own Site — Since 2007, Philip Elmer-DeWitt has written …
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@ricmac and @whatthebit
Kif Leswing / Business Insider:
Apple News introduces ad format for sponsored posts, in line with articles, with Apple keeping 30% of revenue — Apple News will soon get ‘native’ ads that look like articles — Apple has introduced a new ad format for sponsored posts that will appear in users' news feeds alongside articles in the Apple News app.
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Engadget, Fortune, Digital Trends, @zatomas, TheTechNews, The Next Web, The Verge, MacRumors, AppleInsider and 9to5Mac, Thanks:@steverubel
ABC:
Facebook suspends users over ‘nude’ photo of Aboriginal women in traditional dress — Facebook has suspended the profiles of people who shared an article about Aboriginal feminism, because it contains a photograph of two Indigenous women in traditional attire. — Facebook does not allow bare breasts in posts.
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Daily Life, @utopiana, Rantings of an Aboriginal …, New Matilda, New Matilda, ABC, The New Indian Express and ABC
Hilary Milnes / Digiday:
British Vogue tests breaking fashion news alerts on WhatsApp — Publishers like The Huffington Post and BBC have used WhatsApp to send out breaking news alerts and tell long-form stories, respectively. But Vogue believes it's the first fashion magazine to join the messaging app (however, Glamour magazine is also testing the space).
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter In Discussions With Top Vine Creators About Payment — Vine is popular because it became a home for a brand new form of entertainment: six second looping videos perfect for bite-sized appetites on mobile. But while Vine is a home for all that content, it doesn't actually create it.
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Global Editors Network
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Mashable to make four short-form Web series, each spanning six episodes, with NBCUniversal's Bravo network — Mashable to Make Web Shows With NBCUniversal's Bravo Network — Digital news site will co-produce four short-form series — Shows can be original or based on existing Bravo programs
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Multichannel News, @gerryfsmith, @alexckaufman and Variety
Miranda Ward / mUmBRELLA:
Crikey editor Marni Cordell to join Buzzfeed Australia as head of news — Buzzfeed Australia has appointed Crikey editor Marni Cordell as its first head of news, Mumbrella can reveal. — Cordell joined Private Media's Crikey in May 2014 and worked previously for The Australian and The Guardian.
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@buzzfeedben, @myriamrobin, @marnicordell, @beth_blanchard, New Matilda, @allanjclarke and @joshgnosis
Reveal:
Amy Pyle named new editor in chief of The Center for Investigative Reporting — EMERYVILLE, Calif. - The Center for Investigative Reporting has named Amy Pyle as its new editor in chief. — Pyle has been leading CIR's newsroom as managing editor since September.
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@kmieszkowski, @howardweaver and @amy_pyle