Mediagazer: National Security Leaks Lead to F.B.I. Hunt and News Chill (Scott Shane/New York Times)

12:40 PM ET, August 3, 2012

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Tanzina Vega / New York Times:

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Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:

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Scott Shane / New York Times:

National Security Leaks Lead to F.B.I. Hunt and News Chill — WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents on a hunt for leakers have interviewed current and former high-level government officials from multiple agencies in recent weeks, casting a distinct chill over press coverage of national security issues …

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

HuffPo, The Daily and the flawed iPad content model — A little over a month ago, The Huffington Post launched an ambitious project with much fanfare: a weekly magazine app for the iPad called Huffington, which users could download for 99 cents an issue or $19.99 for a year's worth.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

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Dvora Meyers / Deadspin:

Fake, Jingoistic, And Stupid: Gymnastics Coverage Is The Worst Part Of NBC's Olympics — If you have a full-time job, no privacy at work, and/or a boss who cares about productivity, you probably didn't spend two hours in the middle of the day, like I did, watching the women's all-around Olympic gymnastics final.

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Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Northcliffe Media abandons efforts to unmask spoof Twitter account — Newspaper group withdraws attempt to force Twitter to reveal identity of person behind @UnSteveDorkland after legal fight — Regional newspaper group Northcliffe Media has abandoned its bid to unmask a spoof Twitter account of its chief executive.

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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

Rebekah Brooks Formally Charged — Rebekah Brooks was formally charged on Thursday with conspiring to hack into phones, including that of murdered teenager Milly Dowler. The former News of the World editor and News International chief appeared at a London police station Thursday night and was charged with three counts.

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BNO News:
Police statement: Rebekah Brooks charged by Operation Weeting

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The New York Observer:

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Tom McGeveran / Capital New York: ‘New York Observer’ heads of business and editorial are leaving

Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:

NBC, Olympics Sucking Up Ad Revenue, Rivals Say — LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC's windfall on the Olympics is turning into a downfall for other TV networks. On Thursday, CBS Corp. Chief Executive Les Moonves became the third major media company executive in three days to acknowledge …

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Associated Press:

NBC tape delay: Research finds people who know Olympic results more likely to watch tape-delayed coverage — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — NEW YORK — NBC researchers are finding that people who know Olympic results before the network's tape-delayed telecast are more likely to watch it.

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