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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
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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@hughes_mark, @skymartinbrunt, Financial Times, @edmundlee, @lisaocarroll, The Huffington Post, Media Decoder, Erik Wemple, Capital New York and Poynter
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Neville Thurlbeck, former News of the World chief reporter, arrested
Neville Thurlbeck, former News of the World chief reporter, arrested
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@fleetstreetfox, Neville Thurlbeck and Journalism.co.uk
Britannica Blog:
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 …
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
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, Britannica Blog, Washington Post and Jacket Copy
Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:
Charlie Rose and the Truth About Unpaid Media Interns — A lawsuit filed today against PBS host Charlie Rose and his production company hinges on a few simple questions: Are college-age interns in publishing and broadcasting unpaid employees or students? Are they rendering valuable services …
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Steven Greenhouse / Media Decoder:
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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The Huffington Post and Deadline.com
Greg Sandoval / CNET:
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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Media Money …, Wired and Shelly Palmer Digital Living
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Ben Popper / VentureBeat:
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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paidContent, Multichannel and Broadcasting & Cable
Jim Hopkins / Gannett Blog:
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
Dylan Byers / Politico:
NBC pulls Ron Paul's last embed — A couple weeks back I noted that Ron Paul, the lonely delegate hunter, had only one full-time, embedded reporter on his trail: Anthony Terrell of NBC News. Other reporters have provided some coverage of the candidate, but for the last few weeks Terrell was the only proverbial boy on the bus.
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Hit & Run, Runnin' Scared and Mediaite
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
‘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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Jeffrey Goldfarb / Reuters:
New York Times pay structure isn't fit to print
BBC:
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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CNET, ReadWriteWeb, WebProNews, BBC College of Journalism Blog, Naked Security, Reuters, Voice of America and Media News
John Plunkett / Guardian:
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
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Assad Emails Reveal ABC News Correspondence, CNN Deception — In an impressive scoop, The Guardian has acquired a cache of emails from embattled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. While many emails shed a light on Assad's personal life or the crackdown of his people, they also shine a light on his dealings with Western media outlets.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Guardian and Guardian
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
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 and The Wrap
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
The Daily Has an Angry Birds App — And the Start of a Custom Publishing Business — Hey! You like Angry Birds, right? Of course you do. So you'll enjoy reading about Angry Birds, via a new, free iOS app about the newest iteration of the game, produced by The Daily. (An Android version is in the works.)
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ZDNet
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Walmart's Disc-to-Digital Hard Sell Will Be a Hard Sell — Earlier today, I described Walmart's new “disc to digital” program as DOA. Maybe I was too harsh. — Let's assume that some of you are interested in taking your old DVDs to Walmart, and paying up to $5 a disc so you can access …
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Techland, Online Video News, Company Town and Media Money …