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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
New York Times changes policy on stories based on anonymous sources; must now be approved by one of three top editors — Tightening the Screws on Anonymous Sources — After two major front-page errors in a six-month period, Times editors are cracking down on the use of anonymous sources.
Kyle Chayka / Racked:
A profile of Kinfolk, one of the last print lifestyle magazines, and an interview with Nathan Williams, its editor-in-chief — The Last Lifestyle Magazine — One evening in Hawaii in 2009, a lanky young man named Nathan Williams led his girlfriend Katie into a forest near the beach.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Sony to buy Michael Jackson's stake of Sony/ATV catalog for $750M — Sony to Pay Michael Jackson's Estate $750 Million for Stake in Music Catalog — Sony has agreed to pay the estate of Michael Jackson $750 million for its share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog …
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Forbes, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, @nytimesbusiness, @alexweprin, Yahoo! News, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, CNNMoney and Rolling Stone
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
At Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial, Nick Denton takes the stand, says public's right to know trumps a celebrity's right to privacy — Gawker's Nick Denton Testifies Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Post “Stands the Test of Time” — At trial, the publisher defends his views on privacy and reads passages from Gawker's controversial Oct. 2012 story.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Knight Foundation and USA Today Network release report on virtual reality journalism, says 2016 will be a significant year for the medium — Report: 2016 will be critical for growth of VR in journalism — A report out Sunday from the Knight Foundation and the USA Today Network says 2016 …
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NewsWhip, Fortune, Editor & Publisher, Medium, Medium, Knight Foundation, Medium, Medium, Medium and Medium
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
At SXSW, New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson predicts VR could generate “significant revenue” for the paper with the right partners — The New York Times touts its VR operation at South by Southwest — AUSTIN, TEXAS—At the SXSW Interactive festival here in 2014 …
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FishbowlNY, @joepompeo, Politico and Washington Post
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business:
Mashable to make four short-form Web series, each spanning six episodes, with NBCUniversal's Bravo network — Mashable to Make Web Shows With NBCUniversal's Bravo Network — Digital news site will co-produce four short-form series — Shows can be original or based on existing Bravo programs
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Multichannel News, @gerryfsmith, @alexckaufman, Variety and Ad Age
Hilary Milnes / Digiday:
British Vogue tests breaking fashion news alerts on WhatsApp — Publishers like The Huffington Post and BBC have used WhatsApp to send out breaking news alerts and tell long-form stories, respectively. But Vogue believes it's the first fashion magazine to join the messaging app (however, Glamour magazine is also testing the space).
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BBC tightens conflict of interest rules for senior executives after Alan Yentob row — Criticism of former creative director's role at Kids Company prompts new guidelines that include ‘potential for reputational embarrassment or damage’ — The BBC has drawn up new guidelines designed …
ABC:
Facebook suspends users over ‘nude’ photo of Aboriginal women in traditional dress — Facebook has suspended the profiles of people who shared an article about Aboriginal feminism, because it contains a photograph of two Indigenous women in traditional attire. — Facebook does not allow bare breasts in posts.
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Daily Life, @utopiana, Rantings of an Aboriginal …, New Matilda, New Matilda, ABC, The New Indian Express and ABC
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Fortune Apple writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt is leaving to start his own site, Apple 3.0, with $10/month subscription that drops paywall on posts after three days — Fortune's Apple-Watcher Philip Elmer-DeWitt Is Leaving, Launching His Own Site — Since 2007, Philip Elmer-DeWitt has written …
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FishbowlNY, @ricmac and @whatthebit
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter In Discussions With Top Vine Creators About Payment — Vine is popular because it became a home for a brand new form of entertainment: six second looping videos perfect for bite-sized appetites on mobile. But while Vine is a home for all that content, it doesn't actually create it.
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