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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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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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JUDGE REDUCES POSSIBLE SENTENCE IN WIKILEAKS CASE — You are here — Home » Bradley Manning » Judge reduces possible sentence in WikiLeaks case — FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge on Tuesday reduced the potential sentence for an Army private accused of sending reams …
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It's a generally accepted rule in journalism that if you're involved in a newsworthy situation, you shouldn't cover it. Most of the time that makes excellent sense. — The Times made an exception to that rule on Sunday with Scott Shane's riveting piece on John C. Kiriakou …
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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.

Reality TV Journalism: Alex Jones Shoots Off His Mouth on Piers Morgan — His eye-popping CNN interview with radio host Alex Jones Monday night combined two of Piers Morgan's great passions: gun-control policy and things that bring notoriety to Piers Morgan.
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Politico, Slate, RealClearPolitics Video Log, Daily Mail, Mashable! and Mediaite


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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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.

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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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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Poynter and The Daily Beast


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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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 …