Mediagazer: Three Reuters editors reprimanded for not disclosing FBI visit (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

9:45 AM ET, May 13, 2013

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Matthew Winkler / Bloomberg:

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David Carr / New York Times:

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

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Ryan Tate / Wired:

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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

How ABC plans to use live streaming and the cloud to challenge Aereo — This week, ABC is taking the fight against Aereo to the New York-based startup's home turf: the network will start streaming its entire programming schedule in real-time to viewers in New York and Philadelphia.

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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Three Reuters editors reprimanded for not disclosing FBI visit — Three Reuters editors have been reprimanded for failing to tell their superiors that the home of a now-terminated social media employee had been raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Talking Biz News has confirmed from multiple sources.