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James Murdoch writes to MPs expressing regret over phone hacking — Former News International chairman restates his innocence and expresses ‘deep regret’ over the phone hacking scandal — James Murdoch has written to the parliamentary select committee investigating phone hacking to express his …
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Financial Times, @hughes_mark, @skymartinbrunt, The Huffington Post, Poynter, Capital New York, Erik Wemple, @edmundlee, @lisaocarroll and Media Decoder
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Neville Thurlbeck, former chief reporter of News of the World, is re-arrested
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@fleetstreetfox and Journalism.co.uk



Encyclopedias are like journalism: It's better when they are open — Anyone who grew up with the Encyclopedia Britannica could be forgiven for getting a little misty-eyed about the legendary publication doing away with its printed version after more than two centuries, even if the move seems unsurprising (and more than a little late).
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Guardian and Britannica Blog
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A former Britannica editor on the print edition's demise — After reading the news about Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print edition after 244 years, I asked former Britannica.com editor Charlie Madigan if he wanted to share his thoughts with Romenesko readers.
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Chicago Tribune, ReadWriteWeb, Britannica Blog, PC Magazine and Techland


Change: It's Okay. Really. — That big print set will pass into history, but the future it gives way to will be bright. — For 244 years, the thick volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica have stood on the shelves of homes, libraries, and businesses everywhere, a source of enlightenment …

After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
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Cyber-attack on BBC leads to suspicion of Iran's involvement — The BBC is not providing detail of the timing or nature of the cyber-attack — A “sophisticated cyber-attack” on the BBC has been linked to Iran's efforts to disrupt the BBC Persian Service.
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Naked Security, BBC College of Journalism Blog and Voice of America
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BBC boss confirms TV download pay service — Mark Thompson says Project Barcelona will allow viewers to purchase programmes permanently just after they are broadcast — BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed plans for an iTunes-style download service that will allow viewers …
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BBC, The Wall Blog and The Next Web


Web TV service Aereo lives—no injunctions in sight — The streaming service that delivers over-the-air TV broadcasts went live today, though ABC, CBS, NBC, and other networks sued to try to stop the launch. — One of Aereo's tiny antennas. — New Yorkers can watch live broadcast TV via the Web, starting today.
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Wired and Shelly Palmer Digital Living
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As legal battle with TV networks escalates, Aereo launches in New York. We tested the service. It rocks — I'm sitting in my office (by which I mean my kitchen) watching Rachel Ray on my iPad and Kathy Lee on my laptop. These aren't clips or day or old episodes.
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Multichannel, NetNewsCheck Latest and Broadcasting & Cable

NewsRight lands its first licensing deal — Two months after opening for business, NewsRight, the news licensing agency created by the Associated Press and 28 other news organizations, has its first client. — It's not Huffington Post or Google News or Flipboard.
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paidContent, The Wrap and NetNewsCheck Latest

Memo: Gannett establishing national news desk — USA Today Executive Editor Susan Weiss forwarded the following memo to staff yesterday. It came a day before many U.S. journalists were to participate in a Web conference on the future of wire news. My question: Does this spell the beginning …
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@mattderienzo and @romenesko


‘New York Times’ names SmartMoney.com founder Marc Frons its chief information officer — The New York Times Co. has named Marc Frons its chief information officer. — Frons previously served as the Times Media Group's chief technology officer of digital operations.
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Police release six arrested by Operation Weeting on bail — All six people arrested by Operation Weeting on Tuesday, reported to include Rebekah Brooks and her husband, have now been released on bail — Metropolitan police said all six have been bailed ‘to return pending further inquiries’ in April
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Huffington Post UK, journalism.co.uk, Guardian, Guardian and Telegraph
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BSkyB probe to include Netflix and LoveFilm — Competition Commission extends deadline for final report until July to to take into account changes in the movie market — BSkyB's battle to retain its stranglehold on Hollywood films on pay-TV has been given a potential boost …
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paidContent:UK, Pocket-lint, The Next Web, Deadline.com and MCV: Home Stream


Why NY Times Ran Goldman Sachs Exec's Resignation Letter — NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs executive director Greg Smith quit his job Wednesday in the most public way possible — on the op-ed page of The New York Times. In a blistering takedown of his now-former employer, Smith wrote …

Former Intern at ‘Charlie Rose’ Sues, Alleging Wage Law Violations — A former unpaid intern for the “Charlie Rose” show has filed a lawsuit against Mr. Rose and his production company, accusing them of violating New York State wage laws by not paying the show's interns for the work they performed.
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Deadline.com and The Huffington Post