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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Examining the pundits at CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, as cable news reports less and speculates more — Babblers, bomb throwers and bloviators: A visit to the wacky land of Punditstan — Today is Wednesday, the day after Donald Trump's big victory in the New York primary, so today, pundits …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Honolulu Civil Beat drops paywall and launches membership program as it becomes a nonprofit — The Honolulu Civil Beat, the six-year-old Hawaii-based news site launched by Pierre Omidyar, is becoming a nonprofit, the organization said Wednesday. It's dropping its metered paywall and introducing a membership program.
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Kathy English / Toronto Star:
Two Toronto Star managers lose newsroom jobs after reporter's suicide; policies on workplace relationships and conflicts of interest to be “amplified” — Reporter Raveena Aulakh instructed the Star not to ‘write about’ her suicide, but media coverage of a suicide demands caution …
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
PwC: Internet Advertising Will Overtake Broadcast Advertising in the U.S. Next Year — Although TV advertising will remain strong as the industry evolves over the next five years, internet advertising will overtake broadcast advertising in the U.S. next year.
Ryan Mac / Forbes:
A look at the legal battles against Gawker involving Charles Harder, the attorney funded by Peter Thiel in the Hulk Hogan case — It's voting season for the Emmy Awards, which means that electioneering in the form of billboards rising into the haze dominates the Los Angeles skyline.
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Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK:
UK MPs vote 444-69 in favor of Investigatory Powers Bill, with only Liberal Democrats and the Green Party opposing; the bill now heads to House of Lords — Labour's shadow home office minister Keir Starmer told MPs during day one of the report stage of the draft Investigatory Powers Bill …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix study: binge watchers take about a week average for the first season of a show, watching about two hours per day, horror and thrillers viewed fastest — At a time when there's more scripted television than ever, how long does it take to finish a complete season of a show?
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
In redesigned Snapchat app, Live Stories show alongside publishers' stories on both the Stories and Discover page, and you can subscribe to favorite channels — Snapchat is redesigning the Stories page in an effort to boost views of publishers' content — and to help build the advertising business …
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Parmy Olson / Forbes:
Yahoo Launches First Chat Bots On Kik For Weather, News And Monkeys — Yahoo may be in the middle of selling itself but it isn't giving up on trying to stay relevant to Internet users. The company has launched its first three chat bots on Kik Messenger, a chat app that's popular with American teenagers.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Nearly 198K people in US are now working for online-only outlets vs. 183K working for newspapers — There are now more Americans working for online publishers and broadcasters than for newspapers, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment at online outlets first eclipsed newspapers in October 2015.
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Ina Fried / Recode:
Getty Images announces new VR business unit, plans to equip each of its Olympics photographers with 360-degree camera — The storied photo service plans to equip every one of its Olympics photographers with a 360-degree camera. — Across the film and video game industries …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Probate judge delays ruling on Sumner Redstone's competency after Redstone removed Viacom representatives from board of family trust — The battle over control of Sumner Redstone's $40 billion media empire moved to a Massachusetts courtroom on Tuesday, where a state judge said he needed …
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