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Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Kirk Siegler, a reporter on NPR's national desk who covers America's “urban-rural divide,” a relatively new beat for the news organization — NOT LONG AFTER THE 2016 ELECTIONS, Kirk Siegler—a reporter on NPR's national desk—traveled from his home in Los Angeles to Orofino …
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@coreyhutchins, @clccarney, @coreyhutchins, @kirksiegler, @daviduberti, @michaeloreskes and The Atlantic
David Pierce / Wired:
After almost a year of broadcasting, business news startup Cheddar gets up to 1M live views per day across all platfroms including Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo — As a dozen members of the production team at Cheddar, a startup internet TV company, settle into their cramped control room …
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@pierce, @matt_levine, @trengriffin, @jonsteinberg, @daveyalba and @pardesoteric, Thanks:@petergorenstein
Aaron Hicklin / Out Magazine:
Profile of Lydia Polgreen, the new Huffington Post editor whose background as a queer black woman of limited means makes her a refreshing presence in journalism — The last time Lydia Polgreen felt boredom — real boredom, the soul-crushing kind — she was 21 and working for a company …
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@parul_sehgal, @ggreenwald, @rcallimachi, @alexckaufman, @amandahess, @madhartman, @bendwalsh, @ansonmackay, @jackshafer, @annehelen and @lpolgreen
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Two journalists who believe they are on the so-called “kill list” of individuals targeted by the US for deadly drone strikes are suing Trump — Two journalists who believe they are on the so-called “kill list” of individuals targeted by the U.S. for deadly drone strikes …
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@andrewdfish, The Week, @ggreenwald, @joshgerstein and @darshnasoni
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzFeed is closing its in-house, open-source innovation lab in October with the intention of integrating engineers and hackers directly into the newsroom — BuzzFeed is closing its in-house, open-source innovation lab in October after two years of experimentation at the crossroads of technology and media.
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@robinkwong, @brettdl, @poynter and @benmullin
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: next week, a grand jury in Manhattan will hear new testimony in a federal investigation of Fox News that had been led by Preet Bharara — In the months after former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes resigned last summer, it appeared that the sexual-harassment scandal that brought down the powerful Fox chief would be short-lived.
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@mlcalderone, @gabrielsherman, @gabrielsherman and Washington Post
Brian Barrett / Wired:
Pornhub, with its 75M daily visitors, and its sister site, YouPorn, will enable HTTPS by default on April 4 for all users — As the internet continues to limp toward better security, sites have increasingly embraced HTTPS encryption. You've seen it around, including here on WIRED …
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The New York Observer, The Drum, VentureBeat and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Catherine V. Moore / Columbia Journalism Review:
West Virginia governor Jim Justice's proposal to cut $4.6M from public TV threatens existence of WVPB, the only source of news that reaches all 55 counties — A topographic map of West Virginia from 1888. The state maintains 27 transmitters in order to reach every wrinkle between its hills.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Verizon plans to start selling a live online TV package with dozens of channels this summer, separate from go90 — Verizon Communications Inc. has been securing streaming rights from television network owners in preparation for the nationwide launch of a live online TV service, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Business Insider, Deadline, PR Newswire, ZDNet, AppAdvice.com, Variety, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, Multichannel News and @techinsider, more at Techmeme »
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Nate Rau / The Tennessean:
RIAA report: streaming music in 2016 grew 68% YoY to bring in 51% of total revenues in music market, as total retail sales hit $7.7B, up 11.4% YoY — The U.S. music industry, which was beguiled two decades ago when online music service Napster invaded college campuses …
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Rolling Stone, Consumerist, Medium, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, @mathewi, Bloomberg, CNET, Financial Times, Variety, Billboard.com Music News and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
How Jared Kushner's tenure as owner of The New York Observer could predict his success leading the newly-created Office of American Innovation — How the New York Observer could predict the fate of the Office of American Innovation. — On my first day of work as the editor in chief …
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Vanity Fair, Gizmodo, Adweek, bookforum.com, @danprimack, @wpjenna, @orrchris, @thecitywanderer, @dlind, @mikemadden, @lainnafader, @m_delamerced, @dandrezner and @postoutlook
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Independent is launching a five-person team dedicated to debunking fake news, with a heavy focus on politics — The Independent is launching its own team dedicated specifically to debunking fake news in its various guises. — The ESI Media-owned publisher, which went digital …
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