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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Meredith Corp. has agreed to sell Time magazine for $190M to Marc Benioff, co-founder of Salesforce.com, and his wife, Lynne Benioff — Benioffs won't have day-to-day operational role at Time Magazine — Time magazine will have a new home. — Nearly eight months after Meredith Corp. MDP -.57% completed …
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Danah Boyd / Data & Society:
How extremists exploit tech's respect of “free speech” and media's bias to cover “both sides” to amplify fringe messages and get into mainstream conversation — This is a crib of a talk that Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd gave at the Online News Association conference …
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Ruth Spencer / The Cut:
With articles like Ghomeshi's in NYRB or Hockenberry's in Harper's, men disgraced by #metoo throw themselves pity parties in the country's most prestigious pubs — Before anyone knew anything else about him, it was charm that made Jian Ghomeshi a big deal.
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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
Q&A with New York Review of Books Editor Ian Buruma who defends running Jian Ghomeshi's piece and why the allegations against Ghomeshi aren't Buruma's “concern”
Q&A with New York Review of Books Editor Ian Buruma who defends running Jian Ghomeshi's piece and why the allegations against Ghomeshi aren't Buruma's “concern”
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Frida Garza / Jezebel:
The New York Review of Books publishes a story by former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi on his experience being accused and controversially acquitted of sexual assault
The New York Review of Books publishes a story by former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi on his experience being accused and controversially acquitted of sexual assault
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter now puts live broadcasts started by accounts users follow, including breaking news, personalities, and sports, at the top of their timelines in its app — Twitter will now put live streams and broadcasts started by accounts you follow at the top of your timeline, making it easier to see what they're doing in realtime.
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Elizabeth Paton / New York Times:
While media groups have shuttered foreign titles, Condé Nast International, under Wolfgang Blau, has rolled out new editions of popular titles around the world — LONDON — This summer, when Condé Nast announced it was merging the United States and international versions …
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Wolfgang Blau, @fedecherubini, @varjmes, @kevindubouis and New York Times
Karolle Rabarison / Online Journalism Awards:
2018 Online Journalism Awards winners include The Washington Post, ProPublica, The Marshall Project, and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting — AUSTIN, TEXAS — Superlative reporting on gun violence, government accountability and endangered wildlife led coverage …
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Euniceau / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
How investigative reports like The Panama Papers and Lava Jato (Car Wash) Operation in Latin America let governments recoup billions from corrupt organizations — Investigative reporting is an adventure in delayed gratification. Investigations often take years to complete …
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@raquelrutledge, @gijn and @gijn
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Knight Foundation and Lenfest Institute each put $10M into local news, supporting a local lab in Philly and growing Table Stakes program to up to 16 new regions — Boom, baby: After initially joining forces to boost Table Stakes — their project to boost the nation's metro newspapers …
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Poynter and Knight Foundation
Amanda Whiting / Washingtonian:
A look at Cenk Uygur's path from conservative to creator of the Young Turks, where his pugnacious style is a protest against the “civility” of cable news shows — Establishment liberals mourn bipartisanship. The Young Turks host thinks Washington is still too chummy.
Alan Murray / Yale Insights:
Q&A with Time Inc. Chief Content Officer Alan Murray on journalism business models, how Facebook shapes journalism, and pressure to create viral content — As old media companies struggle to find a business model that works in a digital age, the norms of journalism have become unmoored and facts have become partisan.
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@editorialiste and @yaleinsights, Thanks:@steverubel
Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company:
Blockchain-based journalism platform Civil to work with Color Farm Media to launch The Blackness, a long-form multimedia outlet focused on communities of color — Civil, the blockchain-based journalism platform, is adding a new site to its mix. Called The Blackness, the endeavor was built …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Study: Facebook engagement for sites identified as publishing fake news dropped by 50%+ between 2016 election and July 2018, while shares on Twitter kept rising — Facebook's efforts to reduce misinformation in its news feed since the 2016 election have opened the company to all manner of criticism …
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