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Mobile journalism gives new freedom of expression
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Is media's dependence on Facebook an unavoidable sacrifice on the altar of digital transition?
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Redesigning the journalistic economy as if starting from scratch
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Fresh approaches to the role of journalism at local titles in the Pacific Northwest
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5 lessons learned from an innovative media organisation
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Impartiality and the BBC – 'broad balance' in a two-horse race
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UK Addiction Treatment Group, more commonly known as “UKAT”, and the largest private addiction treatment firm in the UK by patient volume, has received an investment from US-based multinational corporation Eli Global.
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