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8:15 AM ET, December 10, 2018

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Eight current and former temporary workers at NPR describe work as financially uncertain and stressful; union says ~21% of NPR's 483 newsroom staffers are temps  —  Julia Botero was happy to catch on, and determined to stay on, at NPR.  After completing an internship at the public broadcasting organization …
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Q&A with Meghan O'Rourke, who has been appointed editor of The Yale Review following a year-long national search  —  After a year-long, national search, Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, has announced the appointment of Meghan O'Rourke—poet, memoirist, and editor—as the next editor of The Yale Review.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A review of 13 European digital native news publishers finds that ad revenue remains vital and that newer outlets focus on quality to attract paying audiences  —  “It was around this time last year that things were starting to look a little dicey for the media industry's once breathlessly …
Marcela Kunova / Journalism.co.uk:
Kingston University releases Discover Leveson, a free resource with audio and visual content and transcripts from the UK inquiry into press ethics and practices  —  Kingston University released a cutting-edge archive of the landmark public inquiry, inviting press and society to question the role of media in our lives
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Les Moonves' lawyers are preparing to file a suit against CBS over leaks to the New York Times about the investigation into his conduct  —  Disgraced media mogul Les Moonves is threatening to sue CBS over recent leaks of lurid details about his alleged sexual misconduct, The Post has learned.
George Civeris / Columbia Journalism Review:
At the Tow Center, academics, professors, and industry experts define the term “influencer” which can encompass staff with large followings at media outlets  —  The rise of social platforms has brought with it a new kind of celebrity: the digital influencer.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sources: Apple acquired Platoon, a UK-based startup that uses analytics to source talent like musicians and writers to produce, distribute, and sell their work  —  Spotify has made some significant moves to bypass record labels and work directly with artists, and there are signs that Apple …
Sam Eichner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Publishers like NYT, New York, The Atlantic, and BuzzFeed expand and revamp books coverage for a digital audience with larger sections, newsletters, book clubs  —  If it occasionally feels like nobody reads books, anymore—that we are indeed witnessing the slow death of the literary novel …
The Guardian:
How China is growing its global media influence: its state TV's international arm in UK, 20% stake in South Africa's media group, apparent control of SCMP, more  —  As they sifted through resumes, the team recruiting for the new London hub of China's state-run broadcaster had an enviable problem: far, far too many candidates.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News host Pete Hegseth was paid about $10K by MI Republicans to speak at an event with a US Senate candidate, who Hegseth later repeatedly interviewed on TV  —  Fox News host Pete Hegseth was paid roughly $10,000 by Republicans in Michigan to speak at a fundraising event with then-Senate candidate John James.
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