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Brady Dale / The New York Observer:
Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature — Genius Web Annotator vs. One Young Woman With a Blog — Can annotating text online straighten out our collective reasoning, or will it just be a new vector for trolls?
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Oculus Rift release to have a limited impact on journalism, as reviews say it's adoption will be limited, given necessary PC requirements and prohibitive price — Oculus Rift for news? Not quite yet — After years of anticipation and waiting, the Oculus Rift VR headset is finally here.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Jill Abramson's longform journalism venture with Steve Brill is on hold, for now — A few months after she was fired from her job as The New York Times' top editor, Jill Abramson announced she was working with media mogul Steven Brill on a longform journalism startup.
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Former New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson joins The Guardian as a political columnist — Jill Abramson, Former New York Times Editor, to Write Guardian Column — Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of The New York Times, will formally join The Guardian as a political columnist, the newspaper said Monday.
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Oriana Schwindt / International Business Times:
Rentrak: Viceland averaged just 55K+ viewers a day in first three weeks after Feb. 29 launch, compared to 241K for last three weeks of H2, a channel it replaced — Viceland Ratings: Here's How Many People Are Watching Vice Media's New Cable TV Network — What happens when you make TV for people who don't watch TV?
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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Pandora cofounder Tim Westergren becomes the new CEO as part of management makeover — Pandora has appointed cofounder Tim Westergren its new CEO as part of a broader management makeover, the company announced today, — Stating that it “remains 100 percent committed to growth strategy,” …
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John Glenday / The Drum:
Vice Media's head of ad sales Richard Beckman departs in wake of shock 17.4% decline in web traffic — Vice Media's head of ad sales departs in wake of shock 17.4% decline in web traffic — Vice Media has confirmed the departure of Richard Beckman, its head of ad sales, just ten months into the job …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Periscope Has Been Used for 200 Million Broadcasts, 100 Million Since January Alone — Twitter-owned social live streaming service Periscope celebrated its first birthday Monday by revealing a major usage milestone: Periscope has been used for more that 200 million broadcasts since its launch in March of 2015.
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Nate Swanner / The Next Web:
Vimeo for Roku now lets you buy on-demand content straight from your TV — Roku is still a great way to view video, but wasn't good for creators — until now. Vimeo has announced it is bringing transactional support to Roku, which means creators can now make money via Vimeo on Roku.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
The New York Times May Make It Harder to Use Facebook and Twitter to Jump Its Paywall — The New York Times has one million digital subscribers, but it wants more. Now it looks like it's trying to get them by plugging holes in its paywall. — The Times is experimenting with limiting …
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John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
FCC is asked to investigate Comcast over failure to add majority-controlled African-American media networks, a condition of its merger with NBC Universal — Byron Allen Asks FCC to Vet Comcast/NBCU Condition — Says his net should have been chosen over Aspire, Revolt
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Washpostpr / Washington Post:
The Washington Post unveils new offices in New York — The Washington Post recently unveiled brand new offices in New York. Located in the Flatiron District, the Manhattan-based headquarters make room for growing New York teams across business, news, technology, engineering, design and more.
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