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10:10 AM ET, May 15, 2013

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New York Times:
Holder Defends Justice Department in Journalists' Records Seizure  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's sweeping seizure of telephone records of Associated Press journalists, describing the article by The A.P. that prompted …
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Washington Post:
Damage to press freedom likely outweighs national security gain  —  WHEN THE Justice Department launched its investigation of alleged leaks of national security information by the Obama administration a year ago, we were skeptical.  The history of such probes is mainly a tale of dead ends and unintended negative consequences.
Timothy Lee / Washington Post:
In AP surveillance case, the real scandal is what's legal  —  On Monday the Associated Press reported that the Justice Department “secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press.”  But here's what's really scary: The Justice Department's actions are likely perfectly legal.
Erik Wemple:
AP subpoena: Journo says he lost sources in 2001 case
Discussion: Poynter
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Leak Investigations Are an Assault on the Press, and on Democracy, Too
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of where NewsRight went wrong  —  Quietly, very quietly, NewsRight — once touted as the American newspaper industry's bid to protect its content and make more money from it — has closed its doors.  —  Yesterday, it conducted a concluding board meeting, aimed at tying up loose ends.
Discussion: @niemanlab
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Apple tells U.S. of tough talks, not collusion, with publishers  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted different agreements with each.
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
E-Book Sales a Boon to Publishers in 2012  —  E-book sales, especially in the thriving romance genre, gave the book business a lift in 2012, according to a survey of publishers released Wednesday.  —  In a year that was monopolized by the “Fifty Shades” erotic novels and their various knockoffs …
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Exclusive: Google readies its Spotify competitor with Universal and Sony now on board  —  By signing the three largest record labels, it's likely we'll see Google roll out its new subscription music services at I /O  —  Odds are increasing that Google will give us a peek tomorrow during …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz  —  Technology gives journalists unprecedented power to track down information.  And technology gives lots of other people the ability to follow journalists' footprints.  Just ask the Associated Press.
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Don't Look Now But AOL Sold Off Its Industry News Sites  —  Ever since they joined forces two years ago, Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington have been under the microscope, their every move dissected and critiqued.  So it's impressive, in a way, that they were able to unwind one of their misadventures without attracting any notice.
David Carr / New York Times:
The Two-Way Street That Is Snooping and the News Media  —  Word on Monday that the Justice Department had obtained the records of more than 20 phone lines at The Associated Press sent the Fourth Estate into a frenzy.  Big Government, Big Data, Big Brother, all the golems of an increasing surveillance-driven age were invoked.
Tania Branigan / Guardian:
China tries to rein in microbloggers  —  Authorities show determination to control burgeoning culture of social media by closing accounts of writers and intellectuals  —  China has launched a new drive to tame its boisterous microblogging culture by closing influential accounts belonging …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
PaidContent Founder Rafat Ali Raises Another $1.1M For Skift, His Site For Travel News And Data  —  Skift, the travel industry-focused site that was launched in July 2012 by PaidContent founder Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet (who ran previously content and editorial partnerships at Frommers.com) …
 
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
James Murdoch sells $25 million in News Corp. stock
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Beth Healy / Boston Globe:
NY Times Co. is ‘pleased’ with the progress of its efforts to sell The Boston Globe
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Michael Wolff / Guardian:
Howard Kurtz isn't the problem at The Daily Beast, it's Tina Brown