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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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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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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 …
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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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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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)
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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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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Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
After John Skipper, the creativity he promoted as head of ESPN has been supplanted by a return to sports news and dedication to data to guide content decisions — Something feels familiar—and safer—about the Worldwide Leader in Sports. It isn't an accident.
Pete Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:
A content analysis of mobile news alerts in 2018 shows their number and length rose since 2017; companion case study confirms shift from just breaking news — In 2017, we did a deep dive into mobile push alerts, publishing a report in collaboration with the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab …
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