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A collection of New York Times journalists known as the 2020 group are undertaking a strategic review of the paper, causing fear and unrest in the newsroom — A working group is focused on results in 2020 — which means the paper must transform itself right now
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CNN's hiring of Corey Lewandowski insults the press — and women — Even in the highly competitive, ratings-mad, hardball-playing world of cable television, there should be a bridge too far. — In hiring Donald Trump's fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, CNN ran blithely across that bridge and plunged into a sea of muck.
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Sources: HarperCollins backed away from $1.2M book deal with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski over concerns about non-disclosure agreement — Trump's ousted campaign manager had a big offer from HarperCollins, but declined to provide a copy of his non-disclosure agreement.
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Inside the WaPo newsroom under Bezos: $60M in digital revenue so far, increased risk-taking, more investigative projects, data at heart of newsroom decisions — One of the first things you notice in Washington Post editor Marty Baron's office is the typewriter art on the wall.
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Google signs multi-year licensing deal with Toronto's LyricFind to expand the display of lyrics in search, increasing revenue for publishers and songwriters — Starting today, music publishers and songwriters will have a brand new source of revenue. — Google has signed a multi-year licensing deal …
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Marc DeBevoise named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive — Marc DeBevoise has been named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive. — With the new title, he'll add CNET to his oversight list. — More generally, DeBevoise will lead strategy …
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Financial Times makes 30% of its ad revenue from the luxury market, subscribers report household incomes of $200K+ per year, says CEO John Ridding — John Ridding lives in luxury — or at least nearby. The CEO of the Financial Times serves a readership with enviable pocketbooks and portfolios …


On social media, Fox News' audience is more engaged than its rivals'; interaction on Facebook is 0.16%, whereas average for top 50 news organizations is 0.12% — The news site with the most engagement on Facebook isn't the biggest digital property or even the biggest page on the social network.
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Study comparing stories from The New Yorker and BuzzFeed finds credibility gap closing, as participants find both publications more credible than not — It's one of magazine journalism's most pressing questions: How can publications that have long captivated print consumers earn the trust of wary online readers?


Bloomberg's Chief Revenue Officer Paul Caine steps down, Chief Operating Officer Jacki Kelley to assume his duties on an interim basis — Chief Operating Office Jackie Kelley to Assume His Duties on an Interim Basis — Sponsor Webcast — Programmatic: Future of Television
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Sources: Sony PlayStation Vue web-TV service, which debuted in March 2015, surpasses 100K subscribers — Playstation network has dozens of TV channels live, on-demand — Disney, Time Warner, Viacom have all licensed their programs — PlayStation Vue, the web-TV service for owners …
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Lessons from Al Jazeera's 24-hour livestream on Facebook Live: no push notifications led to fewer viewers, and when it ended, most data was lost — By now, most Facebook users should be familiar with Facebook Live. It's been used to interview celebrities, take viewers behind the scenes at major events …