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Megan Greenwell / Deadspin:
On her last day, Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell describes the tragedy of digital media, where execs know less about making money than do ignored employees — There is a version of the story of this company in which idealistic journalists, unconcerned with profit, are posed against ruthless business-doers …
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Antonia Hitchens / Wired:
Profile of Carla Engelbrecht, the director of product innovation at Netflix, whose experiments with interactive kids programs were a precursor to Bandersnatch — EARLIER THIS YEAR, Carla Engelbrecht flew to Phoenix, sat on the couch in a stranger's living room, and observed the stranger watching …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
A graphic look at a columnist's web activity during a typical workday shows how websites track users; news sites used the most tracking resources — Earlier this year, an editor working on The Times's Privacy Project asked me whether I'd be interested in having all my digital activity tracked …
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@fmanjoo, @susanthesquark, @profcarroll and @nadiehbremer, more at Techmeme »
Mike Janssen / Current:
PBS and PBS Kids to launch on YouTube TV in November; sources: some local PBS stations may have to pay $250 or $1,500 a month for local live streaming — PBS is exploring ways to help stations defray the potentially high costs of transmitting their live broadcast signals via YouTube TV …
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Dana Feldman / Forbes:
eMarketer: 55.3% of Americans will view content via OTT subscriptions in 2019; Netflix to lose market share to Hulu and Amazon Prime Video over next few years — Just how rocky could things get for Netflix as the influx of new streaming competitors enter the playing field?
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Philadelphia Inquirer, three years into nonprofit ownership, after newsroom buyouts, a continued lack of raises, and low morale — Buyouts, rebranding, good journalism, and a vision still in progress: The Philadelphia Inquirer has had quite a summer.
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American Press Institute and Philadelphia Magazine
Adam Willis / The Atlantic:
The real crisis of campus free speech is the erosion of student newspapers, which serve as checks against administrative malfeasance, training grounds, and more — In September 2017, Rebecca Liebson broke the biggest story of her college career and put her school's administration on its heels.
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Sonam Vashi / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Mario Guevara, a reporter for Atlanta's Mundo Hispánico, and the tightrope he walks between police sources and people in Spanish-speaking communities — Early on the morning of Sunday, July 14, as immigration raids threatened by President Trump were set to begin across the country …
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Lewis Raven Wallace / Nieman Reports:
A look at challenges trans reporters face when out on the job and how their increased newsroom presence is improving the quality and quantity of trans coverage — Trans reporters want more accurate and more sensitive coverage of trans issues and an end to false equivalency
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Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable:
Disney+ to allow unlimited offline viewing on any number of devices, 4 simultaneous streams, and up to 7 profiles, will have a unique UI for kids, and more — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — Today was a big day for Disney at the D23 Expo.
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TechCrunch, /Film and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair CEO says he's interested in four AT&T-owned regional sports networks, as his company closes on a deal to buy 21 regional sports networks from Disney — CEO Chris Ripley said properties Sinclair is interested in include four AT&T-owned regional sports outlets
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
It is time for April Ryan and CNN to comment about Ryan's bodyguard manhandling a reporter, or they will relinquish their standing as First Amendment champions — Ever since she joined CNN in 2017, April Ryan has distinguished herself as a vociferous and resilient advocate for press freedom.
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