Mediagazer: Judge: Army GI in WikiLeaks illegally punished (David Dishneau/The Big Story)

11:10 PM ET, January 8, 2013

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Reuters gutting web infrastructure for ‘Reuters Next,’ its big online retooling — Over the past few years, the media arm of Thomson Reuters has been trying to polish its 160-year-old brand to a more contemporary sheen by recruiting A-list journalists and pundits and expanding into areas like blogging, Internet TV and magazines.

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Does aiding WikiLeaks equal aiding Al Qaeda? — Prosecutors and lawyers for alleged WikiLeaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning were back in court Tuesday, sparring over one of the central questions in his case: does giving sensitive government information to the media equate to aiding Al Qaeda?

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David Dishneau / The Big Story:

Judge: Army GI in WikiLeaks illegally punished — FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private suspected of sending reams of classified documents to the secret-sharing WikiLeaks website was illegally punished at a Marine Corps brig and should get 112 days cut from any prison sentence he receives if convicted, a military judge ruled Tuesday.

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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

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James Poniewozik / TIME:

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Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:

Aereo will take its TV distruption to 22 new cities this spring — Aereo, which offers a way for people to watch and save TV shows on their mobile devices, has so far been available only in New York City. Now, Aereo is undertaking a rapid roll-out that will take it to over 90 million consumers in 22 new cities.

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Erik Wemple:

Gawker publishes N.Y.C. gun-permit holders — The past three weeks have seen a rash of claims that gun permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties in New York state are now in danger because the Journal News published their names and addresses. — To which, Gawker says nonsense.

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

The AP is selling ads in its tweets, but Twitter doesn't mind — The Associated Press is selling ad space in its 1.5 million-follower main Twitter feed. The wire service is sending out two sponsored tweets per day for the duration of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

George Winslow / Broadcasting & Cable:

CBS to Offer Second-Screen Features for Super Bowl XLVII Stream — Will enhance live stream of game at CBSSports.com with alternative game angles, social media feeds and other features — For CBS' live stream of Super Bowl XLVII, the network will be offering a variety of additional second-screen features …

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Katie Heaney / BuzzFeed:

Why Are Athletes Accused Of Rape Often Glorified In The Media? — Steubenville is not special. That's not quite true: the alleged rape of a 16-year-old high school student by several Steubenville High students and football stars is unique for making the news in the first place.

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Eric Eldon / TechCrunch:

With Funding For Svbtle, Dustin Curtis Wants To Build A Business In Long-Form Online Content — Dustin Curtis is a developer, designer, and blogger who has accomplished the rare feat of getting a blogging platform off the ground. Called Svbtle, it launched in early 2012 as a sort …

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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:

How the TV Business Got Rich Off the Thing That Was Going to the Kill It: The Internet — In TV Land, the dinosaurs still rule the world — Surely, you've heard the news: The cable business is broken, the end of TV is nigh, and it's only a matter of time before the Internet does to television …