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Dan Mitchell / Columbia Journalism Review:
NYT's Farhad Manjoo tweeted an average of 15x a day for two months while he was supposedly unplugged from social media to get news from print — So many writers have produced “I went offline, and here is what I learned” stories that they became a tedious cliché years ago.
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Gabriele Boland / NewsWhip:
Study: reporters driving Facebook engagement come from hyper-partisan sources like Breitbart and the Daily Wire; two in the top 50 write for fake news sites — With social platforms like Facebook putting an emphasis on meaningful engagements, publishers and content creators have to reassess …
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Deborah Copaken / The Atlantic:
Freelancer charts harassment by former New York Observer editor Ken Kurson and the Observer's lack of formal complaint process for non-staff members — 1. Land a job. At a new online magazine for approximately the same salary you earned in 1992, but whatever.
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snapchat and Instagram have temporarily removed their integrations with Giphy after users saw a racist GIF as an option to add to images — Snapchat and Instagram have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker features after users saw an extremely racist GIF as an option to add to their images.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Tronc's new publisher Ross Levinsohn has a history of large expenses, lavish parties, and persuading corporate employers to buy startups founded by his friends — Editor's note: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive. — One of the nation's most important newspaper companies …
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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Facebook gets exclusive rights to stream 25 MLB afternoon games, Facebook's first major US sports league exclusive; sources estimate price at $30-$35M — Social network is said to pay $30 million to $35 million — First time a major U.S. league has given Facebook exclusivity
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
In a leaked tape, Newsweek CCO blamed BuzzFeed report on ad fraud for Newsweek operating at “50% of the revenue needed to cover costs”; gave outlet 5 weeks — Two weeks ago, Newsweek Media Group Chief Content Officer Dayan Candappa said the company had just five weeks to turn around …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter signs a three-year non-exclusive deal with Major League Soccer to livestream at least 24 matches in the US and on-demand highlights worldwide — Twitter is kicking more sports to its social service, in a three-year deal with Major League Soccer that will include a slate …
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Columbia Journalism Review:
Study: mainstream news outlets that embedded IRA tweets were generally using the tweets to reflect provocative, partisan public opinion on social issues — Image by Greyweed via Flickr. — The New York Times's Bari Weiss was in the news again yesterday, this time for citing a hoax Twitter account …
New York Times:
Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama are nearing a content deal with Netflix for a series of shows; Apple and Amazon also expressed interest — WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide …
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Ben Bergman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Dan Rather's authenticity, historical perspective, and message of unity have made him popular among millennials on Facebook and aided in a career resurgence — Journalist Dan Rather in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) — Before his acrimonious departure in 2006, Dan Rather spent 44 years at CBS News.
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