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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
US investigates possible WikiLeaks leaker for ‘communicating with the enemy’ — A US air force systems analyst who expressed support for WikiLeaks and accused leaker Bradley Manning triggered a formal military investigation last year to determine whether she herself had leaked any documents to the group.
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Telegraph:
Julian Assange appeals to US to stop ‘persecution’ of WikiLeaks — During a teleconference with the United Nations in New York, Julian Assange calls on the US government to cease its investigation of WikiLeaks. — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London 100 days ago …
NBC News:
US documents reportedly refer to Assange, WikiLeaks as ‘enemy’ — The U.S. Defense Department has formally declared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange an enemy on par with al-Qaida, according to documents that an Australian newspaper said Wednesday it had obtained under freedom of information laws.
Discussion:
Sydney Morning Herald
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
NBC Unpacks Trove of Data From Olympics — ONE afternoon in early August, a 41-year-old working mother in Los Angeles didn't get much work done. — Instead, she watched the London Olympics on television. She went to NBC's Web sites to stream the competitions, which that day included badminton …
Discussion:
@jaepaik, @kt_anna, Deadline.com and Media Decoder
Jim Romenesko:
Bryan College: Ordering student newspaper to kill story about prof's arrest ‘may have been a mistake’ — Bryan College sent this statement from President Dr. Stephen Livesay about his decision to order the student newspaper to kill its story about a professor arrested for attempted child exploitation.
Discussion:
College Media Matters and Freedom of the Prez
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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Executive Producer of ‘Today’ Says Ouster of Ann Curry Was His Call — Commenting publicly for the first time about the decision to remove Ann Curry from the “Today” show's co-anchor position after only a year on the job, Jim Bell, the show's executive producer, said Wednesday that it “was absolutely my call.”
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
The Atlantic Tries Native Ads — Jay Lauf, The Atlantic's publisher, swears he doesn't hate banner ads. The thing is, he thinks most are a waste of space for all involved. — “I would love to eliminate banners because I think most of them don't work,” said Lauf, who also has some experience as a journalist.
Discussion:
Mashable!
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Tipping Point? We're Watching More Web Video on TVs Than on PCs. — Getting Web video off your PC and onto your plasma screen used to be a niche activity. No more: Consumer-tracking service NPD says TV sets are now the most popular way to watch streaming video.
Discussion:
NYT Bits, PC Magazine, The Verge and The Wrap
Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:
Women Editors-in-Chief Make $15,000 Less Than Men — The only thing equal is the job title. Even though there are stories of editors like Anna Wintour and Janice Min pocketing seven-figure salaries, Folio magazine's annual compensation survey found that on average, male editors-in-chief …
The Smoking Gun:
Book Publisher Goes To Court To Recoup Hefty Advances From Prominent Writers — Buster — A New York publisher this week filed lawsuits against several prominent writers who failed to deliver books for which they received hefty contractual advances, records show.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Quartz's practice of ‘linking out’ renews attention to aggregation debate — CJR's Hazel Sheffield took a look at the new publication Quartz and didn't like a few things: links take you away from the site, there's no commenting, infographics aren't interactive and It didn't have enough original content when she looked at it.
Bill Mickey / Folio:
M. Scott Havens Tapped as President of The Atlantic — The Atlantic has named M. Scott Havens as president effective today. The move puts a dedicated executive into the top spot for the brand and allows Justin Smith, who has held the dual role of president of Atlantic Media Company and The Atlantic …
Discussion:
MinOnline, FishbowlNY and MediaPost
BBC:
Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson in 2013 trial — Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are among those who appeared at the Old Bailey in London — Former News International boss Rebekah Brooks and ex-Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson have learned their trial …
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William Turvill / PressGazette:
The accused: At least 46 journalists arrested by UK police in the last 16 months
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Media News, Globe and Mail, Vanity Fair and Guardian
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