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Don't Want to Be Mistaken for a Prostitute? Don't Get into Samsung's Creepy Limo — We're getting close to a decade into tech blogging — one of the least filtered, most revenge-seeking forms of journalism ever created. Most of the PR angst in this era has centered around how you handle angry bloggers.
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Samsung “deeply apologizes” to Indian blogger: We put you through undue hardship
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Business Insider


Based on His Experience at the RNC, Network Producer Cancels Plans to Cover the DNC — Is the cost associated with network television coverage of the conventions over the top? Could the money be put to better use doing long-form reporting about critical issues facing the nation?
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DNC 2012: Press puts a new spin on Obama — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For over a year now, the political press has been writing the ever-evolving book on Mitt Romney. But as the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Charlotte, major media outlets are sending President Barack Obama through …
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New York Times, Hot Air, CNN, Erik Wemple and Big News Network.com


More than 1,000 people identified as victims of hacking — More than 1,000 people have been identified as likely victims of hacking, the police officer leading the investigation into the scandal said today. Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Sue Akers, told the Home Affairs Select Committee …
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Phone hacking investigations and prosecutions ‘could take three years’ — Senior Scotland Yard officer Stephen Kavanagh is to take over Sue Akers's role overseeing the investigations into phone hacking and other alleged illegal activities by journalists, with the police budgeting for the process …


Bradley Manning's lawyer demands sentence cut — The civilian lawyer of Bradley Manning, the US soldier suspected of transferring hundreds of thousands of state secrets to WikiLeaks, is demanding that at least seven years be lopped off any sentence he might be given on grounds that he was improperly treated while in military custody.
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World Press Trends: 2.2% of newspaper ad revenues from digital — The annual World Press Trends survey by the World Association of Newspapers and Publisher (WAN-IFRA) has highlighted a “lack of intensity” in digital news consumption, which it says is being shown in the digital revenue shares reported by newspapers.
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NetNewsCheck Latest, Media News and eMedia Vitals


Left Alone by Its Owner, Reddit Thrives — There are many ways to measure the traction of a social media platform: time spent, page views or unique users. But it might be useful to add one more metric: if the leader of the free world stops by to answer questions from your users, you're probably doing O.K.
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eMedia Vitals and Business Insider


Reporters: We loathe 2012 campaign — Is that all there is? — Presidential campaigns are supposed to be the greatest show in American politics—infused with big ideas and historical import. Yet after 16 months enduring a Republican primary and then a two-man contest so far defined by gaffes …
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Poynter, Mediaite, @juliemmoos and The Huffington Post


Why newspapers must raise their price — The news market is splitting and revenue is not easy to squeeze out of digital subscribers and advertisers — For quite a while, I've been advocating a newspapers price hike. My take: the news market is undergoing an irreversible split.


Twitter Is Looking For A Data Editor To, Um, Tell Compelling Stories Based On Its Data — Twitter has a fair number of open jobs available, but this one caught our eye: The startup is looking for a data editor to make sense of and tell stories around its user data.


Twitter's Chief Lawyer Defends Free Speech With Revenue in Mind — SAN FRANCISCO — Alexander Macgillivray, Twitter's chief lawyer, says that fighting for free speech is more than a good idea. He thinks it is a competitive advantage for his company. — That conviction explains why he spends …
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Business Insider, The Verge and GigaOM


‘Good Girls’ Fight to Be Journalists — WHEN I graduated from college, before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 took effect, sex discrimination was legal. I wanted to write for a newspaper or newsmagazine, but despite an armload of credentials and skills, I soon learned the score …