Mediagazer: News Corp's James Murdoch under pressure over hacking testimony (Tim Castle/Reuters)

12:30 AM ET, July 25, 2011

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Vikram Dodd / Guardian:

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Tim Castle / Reuters:

News Corp's James Murdoch under pressure over hacking testimony — (Reuters) - News Corp executive James Murdoch was under pressure on Monday over his handling of a phone-hacking scandal that has hit the Murdoch family's media empire and could jeopardize his own position at the company.

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New York Times:

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Seth Mnookin / New York Magazine:

The Kingdom and the Paywall — Some people thought that on Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s watch, the New York Times could actually become extinct. They might need to issue a correction. — Two weeks ago, I went to the New York Times' gleaming, modernist, Renzo Piano-designed headquarters …

Ryan Chittum / CJR:

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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:

Gawker Will Go to Court in Fox Investigation — Gawker, the popular blog based in New York, is going to court to investigate the relationship between the Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey. — On Monday, the company and one of its reporters, John Cook …

Julie Moos / Poynter:

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Julie Moos / Poynter:

Google News changes highlight sources in coverage of Oslo attacks — Design changes introduced last week to Google News make it easier to filter information quickly, most immediately about the Norway shooting that has left at least 90 dead. The changes that were made live Thursday decluttered …

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Natasha Singer / New York Times:

Google Tries an Online Publication for Marketing Itself — “DATA beats opinion” has long been a mantra at Google, where evidence-based research tends to rule. But now the company is showing its softer side with Think Quarterly, a business-to-business publication whose first United States issue is to make its debut online this week.

Eliot Sefton / The First Post:

Johann Hari to have Orwell prize taken from him — Independent journalist may be stripped of honour after plagiarism allegations — Newspaper columnist Johann Hari, described by the conservative press as a “darling of the Left”, will be stripped of a prestigious journalism award …

Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

Can Google+ beat Twitter and Facebook as a tool for journalists? — Google+ has taken off like no other social network before it. While it's still in ‘limited field trial’ mode, it's already being seriously considered as a contender to take on Twitter and Facebook.

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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

A Norwegian National Tragedy That Unfolded on the Web (Updated) — What's being described as the most violent day in Norway since the Second World War unfolded today for so many via social media. — Having seen early reports concerning an afternoon bombing attack outside government offices in Oslo …

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