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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Jared Kushner is trying to sell the New York Observer, with National Enquirer parent American Media rumored to be a potential buyer — According to insiders, Kushner has been quietly shopping the Observer to potential buyers. — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the Met Gala, May 2016.
Doris Truong / Nieman Lab:
Beyond ethnicity and race, newsrooms need to hire staff who understand the military, poverty, non-Christian religions, and more — If 2016 has shown us anything, it's that journalists can't afford to live in bubbles. We can be a self-reinforcing bunch, so we are surprised when …
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Christopher Meighan / Nieman Lab:
Tech advances in mobile offer publishers new opportunities to interact with readers in 2017 by way of lock screens, messaging apps, and partner integrations — Does it add value? Will it enrich a subscriber's experience? These are the questions we always come back to when discussing new features for apps.
Reuters:
Sources: Viacom executive Doug Herzog, who oversaw Comedy Central and MTV, is leaving in restructuring after the appointment of Bob Bakish as Viacom CEO — Longtime Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) executive Doug Herzog, who oversees the networks Comedy Central and MTV, is expected to leave the company next month …
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Richard Smirke / Billboard:
TeamRock, owner of rock music magazines and a radio station, goes into administration, leaving 70+ jobless; crowdfunding appeal raising funds for staffers — A crowdfunding appeal to raise funds for the staff of a rock music publisher that has gone into administration - similar to chapter 11 bankruptcy …
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Press Gazette, JustGiving, @zoltanbathory, RadioToday and Music Week
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Zuckerberg, after saying Facebook is not a media company in August, now suggests it is a media firm, just not a “traditional” one — Mark Zuckerberg gave new insights about how he sees Facebook's role in informing the world today during a Live video one-on-one year-end chat with COO Sheryl Sandberg.
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David Crary / AP News:
The US election is 2016's top news story, according to annual AP poll of US editors and news directors, which also includes Brexit, Syria, and Clinton's emails — NEW YORK (AP) — The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Katie Couric will fill in as co-anchor on NBC's Today Show for one week from January 2, alongside Matt Lauer, covering Savannah Guthrie — Katie Couric, shown last January, was co-anchor of “Today” from 1991 to 2006. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Sources: Attacks from Breitbart and other pro-Trump bloggers and media personalities are having a chilling effect on discourse within the Republican Party — Lawmakers are loath to say anything remotely critical, fearful they might set off the president-elect or his horde of enforcers.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney-ABC to produce several original series for Snapchat, in bid to target younger viewers, starting with an after-party show for The Bachelor, debuting Jan 3 — Snapchat has pulled Disney-ABC Television Group into its expanding original programming orbit, with the parties setting …
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WRAL-TV:
McClatchy buys the print and digital operations of North Carolina's Durham Herald-Sun from the Paxton Media Group — RALEIGH, N.C. — McClatchy, the owner of Raleigh's daily newspaper, The News & Observer, announced on Wednesday that is had completed a deal to purchase the print and digital operations of The (Durham, NC) Herald-Sun.
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Tony Connelly / The Drum:
Vice removes its comments sections; in a post, Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Smith said too often, the sections devolved into racist and misogynistic abuse — Vice has revealed that it is taking the bold step of removing the comments sections from its online platforms, citing a lack of time or desire to continue monitoring “crap”.
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