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Austin Murphy / The Atlantic:
Austin Murphy, a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated, on switching from a career in journalism to working for Amazon delivering packages — There's a certain novelty, after decades at a legacy media company, in playing for the team that's winning big.
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Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?:
A look at what German media academics and journalists, including Mother Jones' CEO, are saying about the Der Spiegel scandal and the lessons to be learned — “Everyone who writes knows the seduction of the narrative.” — Bernhard Pörksen in Die Zeit
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Agence France-Press:
Der Spiegel to file criminal complaint against Claas Relotius after it emerged the reporter may have embezzled donations for subjects of one of his articles
Der Spiegel to file criminal complaint against Claas Relotius after it emerged the reporter may have embezzled donations for subjects of one of his articles
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
18 lessons for the news business from 2018: the reader revenue revolution is real, pipes companies have survived despite reckless acquisitions, and more — We live in transgressive, new-Orwellian times. Fact has been subverted by forces beyond our imagination, both newly minted and old school.
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@jayrosen_nyu and @niemanlab
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A look at journalism in 2018, from the revival of the LA Times to the horrific murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi — In 2018, those who follow the fortunes of journalism in America probably heard a name — and, separately, a terrible nickname — for the first time.
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Digital media operators and VCs including Eric Hippeau reflect on unrealistic growth expectations within the industry and over-reliance on Facebook and Google — - Venture capital has flowed into digital media companies during the past decade. — VC-backed operators …
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
As some prominent creators leave in protest after Patreon bans anti-feminist for hate speech, a look at its approach to policing speech with human moderators — Sam Harris, the polemical atheist neuroscientist known for his popular podcast “Waking Up,” was making tens of thousands of dollars …
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New York Times:
Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, writers behind the “Dear Sugar” advice column which began in The Rumpus, discuss its history in their last piece — In their final column, the Dear Sugars offer insight and advice on ... giving it. — Cheryl Strayed: Dear readers, we have news: This will be the final Sweet Spot column.
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Craig Mod / Wired:
Although the functionality of digital books has largely remained the same for 10 years, technology has improved everything that goes into publishing a book — THE FUTURE BOOK was meant to be interactive, moving, alive. Its pages were supposed to be lush with whirling doodads, responsive, hands-on.
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Jean Marbella / Baltimore Sun:
Six months later, the Capital Gazette mass shooting still resonates, among family, the Annapolis community, and the news industry — Capital Gazette editor Rick Hutzell talks about his staff honor of being recognized by Time magazine as Person of the Year. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)
Wall Street Journal:
While Western companies publicly condemned Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing, many have retained their relationships with the Kingdom, including Bloomberg — Many businesses have linked their future to Saudi money and the kingdom's sweeping economic overhauls
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Disney has warned Verizon FiOS subscribers that they could lose access to ESPN and a number of other channels unless a new carriage deal is reached — The Disney Media Networks Group is warning subscribers to FiOS that they could lose access to several TV networks unless a new carriage deals is reached.
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Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News:
Google says Android TV has now been deployed by 100+ pay TV operators worldwide and is used by “tens of millions” of customers, mostly in Europe and Asia — Google's open video operating system proliferates as AT&T readies deployment of set-top powered by platform in the U.S.
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