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June, 22, 2014 from Reuters: MediaSTOCKHOLM, June 22 (Reuters) - Swedish-American heiress Cristina Stenbeck's bet on the red-hot e-commerce business has caught the eye of investors, although doubters question the future of her Kinnevik group in a sector where new players...
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June, 22, 2014 from MediagazerChristopher Zara / International Business Times : How Much Does TMZ Pay For Videos? Scoops And Scandals Fetch Big Bucks, But Ethical Questions Loom — The trashy gossip site is known for breaking scandals, but par...
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June, 22, 2014 from MediagazerSarah Laskow / Columbia Journalism Review : The secretive business of fighting content piracy — Private automated systems are sweeping the internet for illegal content—but they sometimes catch legitimate media co...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media ChannelRobert W. McChesney joins us to discuss the economic forces that influence the diffusion of information and the ramifications for democracy. Bob is an author, activist, editor, and educator. He is a co-founder of Free Press, former co-ed...
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June, 21, 2014 from MediagazerVindu Goel / New York Times : Marissa Mayer tries to make Yahoo a “daily habit” with Tumblr-inspired digital magazines — Yahoo Wants You to Linger (on the Ads, Too) — Four editors were dee...
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June, 21, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingDr. Relman was a longtime editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, which became a platform for his influential attacks on the profit-driven health care system.
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June, 21, 2014 from - Media RSS FeedThanks to Is Clutton for the idea. She suggested, 'Last pit pony retires' and 'Previously unheard Nick Drake songs found'. You, dear reader (although possibly not you personally), did the rest. Thank you all. A book of collected Top 10s ...
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June, 21, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingMr. Sherwood was an investigative journalist and former Marine who made “Stolen Honor,” a 2004 film about Vietnam War veterans’ opposition to John Kerry.
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June, 21, 2014 from Media Week 2013 News RSS FeedSir Martin Sorrell hailed "brilliant work for clients" as accolades for 47 agencies, including network of the year for Ogilvy & Mather, helped win holding company of the year for WPP at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativi...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comVideo by Margaret Cheatham Williams I am old Or at least older. Older than I used to be at any rate... And for that reason, I am one of those increasingly rare people who still watch the evening news on television. You can tell by the ad...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comI often feel torn about watching and reading the news. When I was growing up, there were newspapers in the mornings, and the evening news on the TV at 5 or 6. I always felt strangely comforted by Walter Cronkite's voice: "And that's the ...
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June, 21, 2014 from TVNewserCharles Payne is using a recent personal experience as motivation to help young job-seekers. On his Fox Business show this week, Payne recounted a story of seeing his godson coming back from a job interview in a suit and a black dress sh...
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June, 21, 2014 from MediagazerBrian Latham / Bloomberg : Zimbabwe Arrests State Editor After Mugabe Attacks Minister — Zimbabwean police arrested the editor of a government-controlled newspaper two weeks after President Robert Mugabe accused the co...
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June, 21, 2014 from - Media RSS FeedIain Duncan Smith has labelled the BBC a “bigger opponent” than the Labour Party in a fresh attack on the Corporation’s coverage of the Government’s reform of the benefits system.
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June, 21, 2014 from TVNewserAfter Hillary Clinton wrapped up the television interviews for her book tour this week , Jon Stewart poked fun at CNN and Fox News, both of which called their interviews “exclusive” — despite the fact that Clinton talke...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comShortly after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 24 years ago, I met with Saddam Hussein to demand the withdrawal of his troops. Saddam was defiant, taunting that the US did not have the stomach for a war to dislodge him, and asserting that were ...
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June, 21, 2014 from TVNewserMatt Lauer showed off his new summer threads Friday on “Today,” displaying his shorts suit outfit. “I looked at myself a second ago, I don’t think I look quite as great,” Lauer said, saying he doesn’t ...
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June, 21, 2014 from MediagazerJoel Mathis / Philadelphia Magazine : Even if Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News became nonprofits, they still would need revenue — Should Philly's Newspapers Operate as Charity Cases? — Gerry Lenfe...
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June, 21, 2014 from Reuters: MediaHARARE, June 21 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe on Saturday laid attempted terrorism, insurgency and banditry charges against the editor of a state-run newspaper, accusing him of being an anonymous Facebook blogger who claimed to be a mole in Presi...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comDonald Trump isn't happy about the news that the "Central Park five" are getting a $40 million settlement after they were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger 25 years ago. The five black and Latino men, who were then teens, were conv...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comBill Maher got all Dr. Phil on us during the latest episode of "Real Time," insisting that the U.S. has to stop thinking we can change other countries. "America's like one of those women who always thinks she can fix the bad boy," said M...
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June, 21, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingWith a huge audience but declining ad revenue, the company is pinning its revival on a constellation of sites, where news and advertising intertwine.
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June, 21, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
David Honig, President of the Minority Media and Telecom Council, sent a letter to the FCC, supporting the attribution rule waiver request for the Marshall-Nexstar proposed JSA. The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB... -
June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comGlenn Greenwald got into a doozy of an argument on Friday's "Real Time" with Iraq veteran (and frequent HuffPost blogger ) Paul Rieckhoff. The topic was, of course, Edward Snowden. Sample dialogue: Rieckhoff: "He's still hiding in Russia...
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June, 21, 2014 from Radio & Television Business Report
The 67th NJBA convention June 17 & 18, hit a home run in Atlantic City. President Paul Rotella, his staff and family (wife Camille and three sons) put together a world class show with an opening session to rival NAB events. Recently... -
June, 21, 2014 from TVNewserSenator John McCain ‘s office hit back at MSNBC’s Chuck Todd yesterday after a video surfaced Thursday of Todd and Fox News’ Ed Henry talking on a hot mic about McCain’s recent statements. “Did anybody check...
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June, 21, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comOne of the best Twitter conversations this week was started by our esteemed colleagues at HuffPost Celebrity , who created the clever #BeyoncePickupLines . Melissa M had the entire HuffPost Lady Corner laughing when she tweeted: "Hey gir...
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June, 21, 2014 from MediagazerJeanine Poggi / AdAge : World Cup Setting Ratings Records for ESPN and Univision — Univision Tops ESPN for Four of the Five Biggest Matches … The World Cup in Brazil has been ratings gold for TV networks, settin...
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June, 21, 2014 from MediagazerPeter Kafka / Re/code : Decision Time for Aereo! Supreme Decision Will (Probably) Come Next Week. — Public service announcement for people who like to spend time thinking about The Future Of TV and also The Futur...
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June, 20, 2014 from Reuters: Media(Reuters) - Google Inc's Nest Labs will buy home-monitoring camera startup Dropcam for about $555 million in cash, technology blog Re/code reported on Friday, taking another step deeper into consumers' homes.
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June, 20, 2014 from Reuters: MediaJune 20 (Reuters) - Google Inc's Nest Labs will buy home-monitoring camera startup Dropcam for about $555 million in cash, technology blog Re/code reported on Friday, taking another step deeper into consumers' homes.
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerLaura Hazard Owen / Gigaom : DRM is unfortunate, but it's not the problem in Hachette vs. Amazon — Let me start with the obligatory assurance that I'm no fan of DRM technologies. That's why I use (illegal) tools ...
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerCory Doctorow / Guardian : How Amazon is holding Hachette hostage — By allowing Amazon to put a lock on its products, Hachette has allowed Amazon to usurp its relationship with its customers — For som...
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerJosh Gerstein / Politico : 16 media outlets ask court for access to Guantanamo force-feeding videos classified as secret — Media seeks Guantanamo force-feeding videos — A group of 16 news organization...
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June, 20, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerMyles Tanzer / BuzzFeed : New Inquiry co-founder Rachel Rosenfelt to join Gawker Media to focus on strategy, recruitment — New Inquiry Co-Founder Rachel Rosenfelt Headed To Gawker Media — Rosenfelt wi...
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June, 20, 2014 from NYT > Media and AdvertisingPaul Elie, a writer and editor, is working with the oral history project StoryCorps to find and catalog religious stories — tales that have nothing to do with the sexual abuse scandal.
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerWendy Davis / MediaPost : House Republicans See No Need For New Broadband Regulations — The head of the House Judiciary Committee came out swinging today against new net neutrality regulations. — &ldq...
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerNewley Purnell / Wall Street Journal : One Week In, World Cup's Opening Game Dominates Global Tweets — Twitter data from the first week of the month-long 2014 World Cup shows just how captivated fans worldwide were by ...
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June, 20, 2014 from - Media RSS FeedMany of us will have booked our holidays by now and bought the sun-cream too. But what to read under the palm tree or on the beach or the staycation sofa?
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerTodd Spangler / Variety : Twitch Hooks Into YouTube for Live Broadcast Alerts — Partnership comes as Google is engaged in acquisition talks with Internet videogame broadcaster — Internet videogame-bro...
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June, 20, 2014 from Reuters: MediaNEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected Viacom Inc's effort to dismiss Cablevision Systems Corp's antitrust lawsuit accusing it of forcing cable providers and subscribers to buy channels they do not want.
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June, 20, 2014 from VentureBeat » Media
Location, considered by many to be the “mobile cookie,” is being used in increasingly sophisticated ways to help brands better connect with consumers. VentureBeat’s upcoming MobileBeat event — July 8-9 in SF ̵... -
June, 20, 2014 from RWOnlineRTDNA and Hofstra U. survey shows slight shifts from 2012
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June, 20, 2014 from MediagazerJonathan Stempel / Reuters : Viacom loses bid to dismiss Cablevision bundling lawsuit — (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected Viacom Inc's effort to dismiss Cablevision Systems Corp's antitrust lawsuit accusin...
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June, 20, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comLOS ANGELES -- Journalist Glenn Greenwald defended the value of digital privacy and slammed those who dismiss its importance during a stop on his national book tour Thursday. “We all need places where we can go to explore without the jud...
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June, 20, 2014 from AgencySpy-Hank the Hamster predicts Cannes Film Lions (video above). -According to Decoded ‘s Oracle, the odds of Volvo’s “The Epic Split” winning a Cannes Lions award are 81%. link -A copywriter has a rather unusual Kicks...
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June, 20, 2014 from AgencySpyYou’ve probably seen the Hello Flo ‘First Moon Party’ spot this week ; it’s already gotten 7.2 million views in four days. You probably also noticed that there was no major agency behind the campaign, which follow...
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June, 20, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comOn June 14 I had the honor of giving the undergraduate commencement address at Seattle Pacific University. Commencement speakers usually do their best to share a lesson or two with the graduates, but this year Seattle Pacific University ...
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June, 20, 2014 from Media on HuffingtonPost.comSince the Metropolitan Opera's announcement that it would cancel plans for a global simulcast of the controversial John Adams opera, The Death of Klinghoffer in response to concerns that the opera's broadcast to 66 countries around the w...
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