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Guardian:
Leveson report published - live coverage — Inquiry recommends new regulator with statutory backstop • Cameron rejects call for statutory body • Politicians got too close to press owners • Met criticised for failing to re-investigate hacking • Hunt gave a ‘perception of bias’ in contacts with News Corp
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Leveson's distinction between web and print news ‘will undermine regulation’ — Academics say Lord Justice Leveson has missed opportunity by devoting just one page of report to internet — Online journalists and academics have warned that the Leveson report's attempts to draw a distinction between …
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Leveson report calls for new press law — Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century - proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.
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Guardian:
Leveson report: the speed read — Lord Justice Leveson's 1,987-page report establishes the findings of his 17-month inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press. Jane Martinson offers a five-minute guide to exactly what the report says about the key issues
Oliver Wright / The Independent:
Bad news for the press? Leveson calls for laws to enforce standards
@skynewsbreak:
Government agrees to draft a bill that would implement the Leveson Report's recommendations #leveson
Emily Bell / Guardian:
The Leveson inquiry is irrelevant to 21st-century journalism
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
CNN names Jeff Zucker president — Jeff Zucker, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal, has been named president of CNN Worldwide, the network announced today. — “After a careful search process, I picked Jeff because of his extensive experience and track record in broadcast and cable news …
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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
New CNN chief Jeff Zucker wants more passion, vitality from network — New CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker said his priority is to make the cable news channel “relevant, vibrant and exciting.” — In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Zucker stressed that he did not want to copy Fox News …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: Jeff Zucker Tapped to Lead CNN
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Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief
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Rebecca Dana / The New Republic:
Jeff Zucker Is Just What CNN Needs: A Theatrical Tyrant
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Now It's a Race: ComScore Adds Up Web, Mobile and App Eyeballs for the First Time — Big news for Web publishers whose users are increasingly visiting them on their phones: They're going to start getting credit for those eyeballs, via a new scoring system from comScore.
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Shara Tibken / CNET:
Could Yahoo's move away from media be AOL's big chance? — Jon Miller, ex-CEO of AOL, and Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo's former interim CEO, think Yahoo's new direction under Marissa Mayer could open up an opportunity for AOL. — NEW YORK—Yahoo's new direction under CEO Marissa Mayer …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
National Journal announces major reorganization — The National Journal will send a memo to staff and hold a meeting today at the Watergate to announce a major reorganization of its newsroom, including news previously confirmed by POLITICO that editor-in-chief Ron Fournier is stepping down.
Greg Sandoval / CNET:
Pandora's Web radio bill is doomed — well, for now — If yesterday's hearing on Capitol Hill was any indication, Internet Radio Fairness doesn't have enough Congressional support. — Linda Perry, the song writer who penned Christina Aguilera's hit tune ‘Beautiful,’ saw the song played …
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
NYT: Jodi Rudoren's social media arrangement not a punishment — Tasking an editor to review Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren's social media output in advance will “capitalize on the promise of social media's engagement with readers while not exposing The Times to a reporter's unfiltered …
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John Cook / Gawker:
New York Times Bureau Chief Isn't Chief of Her Own Tweets
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Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Barnes & Noble Beats Fiscal Q2 2013 Estimates, Reports $1.9 Billion In Revenue And Losses Of $0.04 Per Share — Literary retailer Barnes & Noble reported its fiscal Q2 2013 earnings this morning, and they're just a bit stronger than some had forecasted in the days leading up to the release.
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Larry Shaughnessy / CNN:
Manning testifies at pretrial hearing; defense plans plea to some charges — Fort Meade, Maryland (CNN) — Pfc. Bradley Manning has begun testifying at his pretrial hearing about alleged abuse he suffered while held at Quantico Marine Corps base. — The Army private, accused of stealing thousands …
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