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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Newspaper Association of America changes its name to the News Media Alliance — One day many decades hence, when your grandchildren ask you, “Grandma, what was a newspaper?” you can direct them back to Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Because it may well go down as the day the American newspaper …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Behind BuzzFeed reorganization: clarify reporting lines, lessen tension between Ze Frank's video division and Ben Smith's unit by giving news its own video team — Staff meetings at BuzzFeed are not uncommon. Jonah H. Peretti, the site's founder and chief executive, who is based in Los Angeles …
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Ian Parker / New Yorker:
A profile of Pete Wells, the New York Times restaurant critic and author of the infamous Guy Fieri review, on how he writes his columns — Pete Wells, the restaurant critic of the Times, who writes a review every week—and who occasionally writes one that creates a national hubbub about class …
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Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Ailes hires Hollywood libel lawyer Charles Harder, who represented Hulk Hogan in Gawker case, to take on New York Magazine after exposé of his Fox News tenure — Roger Ailes has hired the Hollywood libel lawyer who recently represented former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan …
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New York Times:
Analysis shows WikiLeaks' high-profile releases often benefit Russia; US officials say WikiLeaks, Assange probably have no direct ties to Russian intelligence — American officials say Mr. Assange and WikiLeaks probably have no direct ties to Russian intelligence services.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
News organizations should fix comments, not abandon them; social media is an inadequate replacement as it is an echo chamber, insulating us from different views — When NPR announced last month that it would no longer feature comments from readers on its website, general rejoicing followed.
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
While full-time newspaper editorial cartoonists dwindle, some illustrators are cautiously optimistic about cartoons, comics, and graphic journalism — When Kevin Necessary read a story from WCPO — a Scripps-owned television station in Cincinnati with a robust website …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
With Knight Foundation funding, University of Nebraska professor and BuzzFeed Open Lab fellow release open-source guide to drone journalism — For years, a few early adopters have been waiting for the moment drone journalism would become widely available to newsrooms that didn't have a licensed pilot on staff.
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Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Profile of TV meteorologist Matt Pace, who works for 12 News, Phoenix's NBC affiliate, and regularly struggles with finding new ways to say it's hot outside — PHOENIX — There are certain unspoken talents required of television meteorologists in Phoenix, where the sun shines 296 days …
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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
The Financial Times expands into VR with 360-degree video of Rio's favelas, with Google providing 35K Cardboard headsets to readers — Natalie Whittle, associate editor for FT Weekend Magazine, explains why the outlet chose an ongoing project as the grounds for its first foray into virtual reality
Greg Dool / Folio:
68% of 140 magazine executives say their editorial teams produce native ads, according to a global study from FIPP and the Native Advertising Institute — So, you're a reporter. Can you code? — Just exactly what it means to be a magazine journalist in the 21st century is a question …
Jake Kanter / Business Insider:
Ex-Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says Facebook sucked up nearly £20M of newspaper's digital advertising revenue last year — Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger believes that Facebook sucked up nearly £20 million ($27 million) of the newspaper's digital advertising revenue last year.