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New York Times, Telegraph colonise Kindle Fire market

The New York Times and The Telegraph recently launched Kindle Fire apps, looking to further tap into the Android market. Other publishers may consider following suit: Though the device represents a limited share of the tablet market, Kindle Fire owners are among the most voracious news consumers.

Corriere della Sera launches social news site Passaparola

Launched in beta on Tuesday morning, Passaparola is Corriere della Sera’s new social news platform. Italy’s biggest-selling national newspaper introduced its latest project as “a new way to read the news and interact with readers” that aims to “promote the flow of content, debate, a connection between readers with similar interests and the generation of vertical communities around [news] content.”

Twitter won’t replace newswires, study suggests

Despite perceptions that “Twitter is the newswire now,” as Mathew Ingram declared in 2011, a new study showed that newswires tend to break stories before Twitter, though the micro-blogging site covers events news outlets neglect.

Libération marks its 10,000th issue with front-page only edition

Libération, France’s iconic left-wing daily newspaper, celebrated its 10,000th edition on Tuesday with a special collector’s copy composed entirely of ‘front pages’. Covering news events and stories that broke on 9th July 2013, an accompanying article is found on the reverse side of each of the forty front pages – one for every year of Libération’s existence.

The Dallas Morning News rewards employees for revenue-generating ideas

In a drive to encourage innovation within the organisation, the Dallas Morning News has begun offering financial rewards of up to $25,000 to employees who come up with lucrative business ideas which generate revenue for the newspaper. This “Innovative Idea Share” program, which has already been running for a year, is designed to incentivise the seeking out of creative opportunities for the newspaper to diversify its pool of revenue sources.

French press announces support for Lescure Report tax

Somewhat unsurprisingly, last weekend the French press stated its approval of and support for a tax on smartphones, computers and tablet devices proposed by the recently published Lescure report.

Independent to cut 27 editorial staffers to combat losses

Independent Newspapers will layoff 27 editorial staffers, mostly reporters, to further its loss minimization strategy.

Gallup poll: Only 21 percent list Internet as main news source — can this be right?

A recent Gallup poll found that 55 percent of Americans list TV as their primary source of news, and only 21 percent give Internet media this distinction. But this research may not be reason for broadcast companies to celebrate nor for digital media to despair: Other studies contradict Gallup’s findings by suggesting the new generation of news consumers are abandoning TV for information online.

Best practices for verifying UGC photos

The process of verifying user-generated content (UGC), particularly photos, has long been “more art than science,” as NPR’s Andy Carvin, who curates UGC from the Middle East on his 96,000-follower Twitter feed, said in 2011. But a recent study was able to identify fake photos with 97 percent accuracy, suggesting that technology will soon allow journalists to streamline the UGC verification process to the click of a button.

Stakeholder wants La Vie kicked out of Le Monde group over anti-gay marriage editorial

As stakeholder of Le Monde and an active supporter of gay rights, Pierre Bergé announced in a board meeting of the Le Monde newspaper group on Tuesday afternoon that he would like the French Christian weekly La Vie sold off and hereby disassociated with Le Monde following the magazine’s decision to publish an anti-gay marriage editorial.