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Elmo Keep / Fusion:
Prince ferociously protected his copyrights, issuing takedown notices and refusing to stream his music through any service except Tidal — Why Prince didn't want his music on the internet — Prince was an artist of such singular vision, possessed by talents so otherworldly …
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Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Limited availability on streaming services will diminish Prince's legacy, while Bowie's legacy, with his full catalog online, will grow over time — What Prince could have learned from Bowie about the value of music streaming — Musically speaking, there wasn't a huge amount …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Kelly Ripa to Return to ‘Live,’ Ending a Standoff With ABC — Kelly Ripa's standoff against ABC will end next week. — Ms. Ripa informed the staff of her morning show, “Live With Kelly and Michael,” on Friday night that she would return Tuesday, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Despite recent accuracy and speed, doubts about TMZ as a news source persist due to its tabloid nature and admitted practice of paying sources for information — TMZ was first — again. Will its word alone ever be good enough for traditional media? — To almost no one's surprise …
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Jim Romenesko:
Bay Area News Group laying off 11 copy desk staffers; Managing Editor cautions “we will be eliminating a layer of valuable editing” — Bay Area News Group memo: ‘We will be eliminating a layer of valuable editing’ — Bay Area News Group is laying off 11 copy desk staffers …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Al Jazeera America's executive vice president of finance, Anand Gupta, claims racial discrimination in lawsuit, details lavish spending at network — Former Al Jazeera Executive Files Bias Suit — Al Jazeera America may have shut down last week but that has not protected the network from further unwelcome news.
David Kravets / Ars Technica:
Lawsuit accuses PACER, a federally run system providing access to court documents, of overcharging the public — Lawsuit accuses PACER of milking the public for cash in exchange for access — Lawsuit says PACER revenue increased to $145M after 2012 price hike to $0.10/page.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Both The Washington Post and The Guardian investigated police shootings, but The Guardian entered its project in tougher Pulitzer categories and didn't win — Why The Washington Post Won A Pulitzer For A Story The Guardian Also Owned — Both outlets investigated police shootings …
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Mark Toner / INMA:
Washington Post begins selling its content management system Arc to small publishers, sees a $100M market including media and non-media companies — The market for The Washington Post's content management system, Arc, could be more than US$100 million, including media and non-media companies.
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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Yahoo received more than 10 first-round offers, valuing core business at about $4B-$8B, will narrow it down to about 7 as soon as next week — Yahoo Said to Narrow Field of Bidders as Soon as Next Week — Company received more than 10 first-round offers for core unit
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Business Insider paid research arm BI Intelligence has 5K+ subscribers, 30 staffers, 200% revenue increase YoY and eyes opportunities abroad — As Business Insider grows its brand outside the U.S., its paid research arm's ambitions continue to build — That Business Insider has done well for itself is an understatement.
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
The New Republic CEO Guy Vidra resigns one week after Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Snyder's departure was announced — New Republic CEO Guy Vidra resigns — Guy Vidra, the CEO of The New Republic, is stepping down and will leave the company entirely at the end of the month …
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