Mediagazer: BBC acts to stop Twitter leaks by talent (Ben Dowell/Guardian)

1:05 PM ET, July 4, 2011

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New York Times:

Apparently Hacked, a Fox News Twitter Account Sent Out Alarming Posts — A series of alarming Twitter posts about President Obama appeared on Fox News' Twitter account for political news early Monday morning, and the Web site for the cable television network said it was a victim of hacking.

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Ben Dowell / Guardian:

BBC acts to stop Twitter leaks by talent — Corporation executives consider adding clause to contracts in an attempt to prevent sensitive information from becoming public — A group of senior BBC executives are campaigning to introduce a BBC-wide ban on actors, writers and other talent involved …

Discussion: Adweek and Pocket-lint

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Ben Sisario / New York Times:

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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:

Following Strauss-Kahn story, wherever it leads — View Photo Gallery — A housekeeper at a Manhattan hotel accused the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund of attacking her. In a July 1 court hearing, the sexual-assault case appeared to shift in his favor.

Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Networks Want Slices of a New Pie — Two weeks ago, KSFX, a Fox television station in the Ozarks, told its viewers that the Fox part was going away in the fall. The station said it would still show all of its local newscasts, but the station's fans on Facebook had other concerns.

Arthur S. Brisbane / New York Times:

Surrounded by Opinion, the Times Raises Its Voices — YOU'RE sitting in your office at The New York Times and there's a din outside in the street. You crack the door to listen: mass bloviating on a worldwide scale! Opinion journalism in full bellow on television, the Internet and digital ports of call of every description!

Discussion: Future of Journalism

Emily Bell / Guardian:

The Daily Beast is turning into a personal vanity project for Tina Brown — Beast is missing out on digital expansion and Newsweek Diana cover was ill-judged — It is a humbling fact that as a British citizen in the US your expertise in any given area is always considered by Americans …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk

Nancy Messieh / The Next Web:

Cinemoz: The Middle East's answer to Hulu set to launch this summer — Cinemoz is the Middle East's very first on-demand online video service. With an obvious comparison to Hulu, the service is set to officially launch by the end of summer. — Founded by 27 year old Lebanese-French Karim Safieddine …

Discussion: Future of Journalism