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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents' Monologue — President Obama was a tough act to follow, but Wilmore reminded some of Stephen Colbert with his audience-unfriendly jokes. — Tonight, Larry Wilmore proved exactly why he was the perfect choice …
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Shane Ferro:
A writer who worked for Business Insider for 10 months tells what it was like trying to hit goals of five opinion posts per day and 1M unique visitors per month — Thoughts on Business Insider — CNN journalist Tanzina Vega went on a tweetstorm this morning about the state of journalism …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Hulu hopes to launch an online TV service which would stream popular broadcast and cable TV channels in first quarter of 2017 — Hulu Is Developing a Cable-Style Online TV Service — New subscription service would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels
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Derek Willis / The ProPublica Nerd Blog:
ProPublica relaunches Represent, a New York Times database project that tracked members, votes, and bills in Congress — A New Way to Keep an Eye on Who Represents You in Congress — Today ProPublica is launching a new interactive database that will help you keep track of the officials who represent you in Congress.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vimeo acquires VHX, a startup that provides a platform for OTT, VOD services; terms not disclosed, VHX raised $10M from investors including Comcast Ventures — Vimeo Acquires VHX, Bolstering Subscription VOD Tools … VHX's 22 employees will join IAC-owned video platform provider
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Digiday launches Glossy, a site dedicated to fashion and luxury … Digiday, the company best known for its concise coverage of the shifting media industry, announced on Monday plans to extend its reporting to the realms of fashion and luxury with a new publication called Glossy.
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Bloomberg:
A history of Marissa Mayer's tenure at Yahoo, and why her efforts haven't been enough to turn the company around — Yahoo's $8 Billion Black Hole — These moves haven't mollified investors. In March, Starboard Value, which once got the board of Darden Restaurants replaced by …
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John Paul Titlow / Fast Company:
How Pandora plans to reinvent itself with on-demand streaming, ticket-selling, and live streaming concerts — Inside Pandora's Plan To Reinvent Itself—And Beat Back Apple And Spotify — In 2016, personalized Internet radio alone won't cut it. Here's how Pandora hopes to maneuver its way to profitability.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Inside Trump's press pen: an access game blending flattery, intimidation, and isolation to try to silence critical coverage — Inside Trump's Press Pen — A reporter's first campaign job blows up into the biggest story in America. — I was strolling with my parents through …
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
French legal dispute over freelancer's photo of Paris massacre victim could have implications for press freedom, say critics — Photo of Paris Massacre Victim Sets Off Press Freedom Case — On Friday evening Nov. 13, Maya Vidon-White, like many Parisians, was dining with friends.
Deron Lee / Columbia Journalism Review:
At Tulsa local news startup The Frontier, well-read paywalled stories get 3,500 unique views, and the membership goal is 750 at $30/month by summer's end — Will readers pay for local news? A digital startup in Tulsa bets that they will — The founding staff of The Frontier, a for-profit, investigative online startup in Tulsa.
Timothy Pratt / Columbia Journalism Review:
How one woman's ‘hyperlocal C-Span’ brings transparency to politics in Georgia — Nydia Tisdale and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens pose for a photo at Burt's Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville, Ga., on August 23, 2014. Photo by Brian K. Pritchard/FetchYourNews.com