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TMZ.com:
‘Meet the Press’ Got the Green Light for Magazine Demo with David Gregory — For Magazine Demo — EXCLUSIVE — An official from the D.C. police told a member of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that David Gregory COULD display a high capacity magazine on “Meet the Press” Sunday ... TMZ has learned.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
White House Petition To Arrest David Gregory Nears 10,000 Signatures — The crusade to stop logic-violence against NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre has reached a new level. After Meet The Press host David Gregory helped LaPierre embarrass himself on national television …
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Politico, The Hill, Erik Wemple, TVNewser and Gawker
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cops told NBC not to use gun clip — NBC was told by the Washington, D.C., police that it was “not permissible” to show a high-capacity gun magazine on air before Sunday's “Meet the Press,” according to a statement Wednesday from the cops. — “NBC contacted [the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department] …
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Howard Kurtz / Daily Download:
Why David Gregory Shouldn't Be Behind Bars — David Gregory will not be moderating Meet the Press this Sunday. — He must be on the lam! — The Twitterverse has exploded over the news that Washington's Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the NBC newsman for brandishing …
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The Huffington Post, Human Events, TVNewser and The Daily Caller
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NBC News and David Gregory: A legal problem or a journalism problem?
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Patriot Perspective, Slate and CNN
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Police probe NBC's David Gregory on gun clip
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Gun owner: Newspaper ‘put me on the same level as a sex offender’ — Veronica Hash resides on an eight-acre spread in Dutchess County, N.Y. She is a registered to own a handgun — something that visitors to the Web site of the Journal News could ascertain with little trouble.
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Politicker, Gannett Blog, The Raw Story, Betabeat and Pressing Issues
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Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
In Retaliation for Map of Gun Permit Holders, Blogger Lists Names and Addresses of Newspaper Staff — In response to the controversy surrounding the interactive map of local gun permit holders published by a Lower Hudson Valley newspaper, one blogger decided to punish the paper's staff members …
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Poynter, Mediaite, CNN, TechCrunch and NetNewsCheck Latest
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Local New York Newspaper Publishes Names And Addresses Of Gun Owners In Area
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For What It's Worth, Poynter, lohud.com, Media, disrupted, Gawker, Politico, Fox News and Daily Mail
Jim Romenesko:
More than 3.5 million page views for New York Times' ‘Snow Fall’ feature — New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson tells her staff that the paper's “Snow Fall” interactive feature received around 2.9 million visits for more than 3.5 million page views.
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LA Observed, FishbowlNY and Boing Boing
Anne Allmeling / Deutsche Welle:
Suliman: ‘Al Jazeera plays the piper, but Qatar calls the tune’ — The long-time Berlin correspondent for Al Jazeera, Aktham Suliman, recently resigned from his post. The journalist tells DW that the Qatari government is exercising undue influence on Al Jazeera's reporting.
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Carl Franzen / TPM IdeaLab:
Netflix ‘Social Features’ Coming In 2013, Once President Signs Bill — Netflix will introduce “social features” for U.S. users in 2013, the company told TPM Wednesday, following a bill passed by Congress just before the holiday break that removes previous restrictions that prevented companies from sharing customer video rental history.
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Guardian, GigaOM, The Next Web, SocialTimes, TechCrunch, Fortune, Betabeat, VentureBeat, CNET, Hillicon Valley, The Verge and Electronista
Peter Sterne / CJR:
USPS may start selling mag subscriptions — The Postal Service wants people to keep checking their mailboxes — Your next magazine subscription may well be purchased at the post office—the Postal Service could begin selling magazines directly to consumers as soon as next month.
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GigaOM
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Twitter Is Already Winning The Social TV War, But It Will Soon Do More — The past few years have been a rollercoaster ride for the social TV market. Driven by the growth of smartphone and tablet usage while viewers watch television, dozens of companies have emerged in that time to aggregate audiences …
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NetNewsCheck Latest and MediaPost
Jim Romenesko:
Patch partners with Starbucks on ‘Come Together’ initiative — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced Wednesday that baristas in his D.C.-area stores will write “Come Together” on cups to encourage compromise “to solve the tremendously important, time-sensitive issue to fix the national debt.”
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Gawker, Starbucks Coffee Company, The Daily Beast and The Week
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