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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Susan Smith Richardson, new CEO of the Center for Public Integrity, on increasing representation, using databases to connect trends, and more — Thirty years after it was founded, the D.C.-based investigative nonprofit Center for Public Integrity operates in a very different news environment …
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Columbia Journalism Review, Center for Public Integrity, @dabeard and Chicago Tribune
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Conde Nast names Roger Lynch its first global CEO; Lynch was president and CEO of Pandora prior to its acquisition by Sirius XM — Roger Lynch has been named Condé Nast's first global CEO, with the former Pandora and Dish Network exec stepping into the role April 22.
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New York Times, WWD, Folio, MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable, @katierosman, Adweek, Crain's New York Business, WWD, Hollywood Reporter and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
iHeartMedia files for an IPO, whose sale proceeds it would use to pay its debts, as it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy — Is there room for radio in the age of Spotify? — That is the question underlying a securities filing on Wednesday by the broadcast giant iHeartRadio for what it says could be an initial public offering.
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NBC News, Reuters, Talking Biz News, @maradavis, Billboard, Forbes, Variety and RAIN News
Nat Levy / GeekWire:
Court filing: Amazon says it ended Woody Allen deal because his reactions to sexual abuse allegations destroyed any benefit it would get from working with him — Amazon said in a new court filing Wednesday that it ended a deal to finance and distribute films by Woody Allen because his …
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New York Times, BBC, Telegraph, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Deadline
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook is paying the UK's The Daily Telegraph for dozens of sponsored stories, produced by the newspaper's sponsored content unit, on topics like hate speech — - Facebook is paying The Daily Telegraph to run a series of positive sponsored stories about it.
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@robaeprice, @carolecadwalla, The Drum, New York Times, @niubi, @evgenymorozov, @arusbridger, @mollyjongfast, @shahmiruk, @chrizap and @byrosenberg, more at Techmeme »
Tom Roston / OneZero:
Current and former TiVo insiders on how the first DVR came to be, going up against cable companies, how IP licensing has kept the company relevant, and more — How the original DVR paved the way for Netflix and the cord-cutter movement — t's hard to believe, but a scant 20 years …
Jack Crosbie / Splinter:
The BuzzFeed union accuses the company of union-busting as recognition drags; the company only wants to recognize specific titles, not the newsroom as a whole — I don't know where he was today. It's a Wednesday, so I'm assuming he was at work, or doing work somewhere.
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@daveyalba and The Wrap
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Researchers find that Facebook appears to deliver certain ads, despite neutral targeting parameters, in a way that aligns with race and gender stereotypes — How exactly Facebook decides who sees what is one of the great pieces of forbidden knowledge in the information age …
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Fast Company, The Economist, @samfbiddle, arXiv.org, @carnage4life, Business Insider, @samfbiddle, @raju, @samfbiddle and @samfbiddle, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Time EIC Edward Felsenthal says the magazine's staff has grown ~20% since the Benioff acquisition, part of an overall expansion including a Time 100 conference — New York (CNN Business)Time magazine's expansion plans — now that the publication is owned by Marc and Lynne Benioff — start with the Time 100 list.
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@efelsenthal
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Q&A with The City's EIC Jere Hester and chair of the board Ben Smith on the nonprofit site's plans, with a staff of 18 journalists: “We're here to collaborate” — New York (CNN Business)New York City now has its very own nonprofit news website.
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Hit & Run and New York Post
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The City:
THE CITY, a new independent nonprofit news outlet focused on New York City, goes live with funding from Craig Newmark, Knight Foundation, and others
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Nieman Lab, @thecityny, @thecityny, @brianstelter, @rubendiazjr, @alykatzz, @tommy_robb, @elanazak, @cnnbusiness, @bradhoylman, @tracyconnor, @gloriapazmino, @derekevers, @newmarkjschool, @feenoirenyc, @gregbsmithnyc, @brianstelter, @caityweaver, @kathrynkrawczyk, @bilgeebiri, @planetzainab, @nyccomptroller, @brian_sack, @chalkbeatny, @terryparrisjr and @pranshuverma_
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC news director tells staff not to tweet strong political views, saying there's no distinction between personal and official social media accounts — Email from director of news comes after some staffers publicly complained about BBC coverage — The BBC has emailed all news staff warning …
Anna Orso / Philly.com:
Anti-press rhetoric has not deterred students from pursuing a career in journalism, with some J-Schools reporting an increase in enrollment numbers — Emily Erdos wanted to be a reporter so badly that she begged administrators at Princeton to allow her to study journalism — a major the Ivy League school didn't offer.
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American Press Institute
BuzzFeed News:
Proto, Whatsapp's Indian partner, says the misinformation “tip line” announced on Tuesday is primarily for research, not to help users who come across misinfo — One day after WhatsApp launched a tip line to combat misinformation ahead of a general election in India …
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The Verge, The Next Web, New York Times, @rmac18, @miriamelder, @dpfunke, @craigsilverman, @mujmash, @gettleman, @kenroth, @tunkuv and @vindugoel, more at Techmeme »
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