Mediagazer: Rushmore.fm Wants To Fix The Music Industry, Ex-Virgin Group Online Boss Named As CEO (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

1:00 AM ET, May 15, 2013

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Michael H. Miller / The New York Observer:

Just a Crook? Pentagon Papers Lawyer Thinks Obama Is Worse Than Nixon — James C. Goodale, the so-called “father of reporters' privilege” and the author of a new book called Fighting for the Press (CUNY Journalism Press, 255 pp., $20), was in his office at the Debevoise & Plimpton law firm …

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

The AP responds to the DOJ — Associated Press president and CEO Gary Pruitt responds to the most recent letter from the Justice Dept.:

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The Huffington Post:

Jay Carney Reacts To DOJ AP Scandal — Jay Carney endured an unrelenting grilling on Tuesday about what media watchdogs have called unprecedented actions by the Department of Justice to secretly obtain months of Associated Press phone records. — Journalists have been outraged since …

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Reid Pillifant / Capital New York:
Asked about a Schumer bill that might have protected the AP, the White House says it's ‘complicated’

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Bloomberg:
Holder Recuses Himself From Journalist Phone Records Seizure

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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Condemnation Of DOJ's AP Probe Continues; Carl Bernstein Calls It ‘Inexcusable’

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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.

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Sally Buzbee, AP Washington Bureau Chief, Targeted By Justice Department — NEW YORK — Associated Press Washington bureau chief Sally Buzbee was among the journalists targeted in the Justice Department's sweeping seizure of phone records that has drawn widespread condemnation from members …

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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 …

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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Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:

ABC to Test Expanding Nielsen Ratings to Mobile — ABC will begin measuring advertising in videos viewed with mobile and tablet apps during a trial run with Nielsen, the network said at its upfront presentation to ad buyers Tuesday afternoon. — It will be the first test expanding Nielsen's …

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Nitasha Tiku / Gawker:

Bloomberg Fixer Quit Days Before Spy Scandal Broke — Just before scandal broke about Bloomberg reporters using private data from the company's ubiquitous terminals, Charles Glasser, an in-house lawyer responsible for training editors and reporters at Bloomberg News, announced his departure after 12 years with the company.

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Wall Street Journal:
FDIC and Bloomberg In Contact Over Data

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Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch:

Rushmore.fm Wants To Fix The Music Industry, Ex-Virgin Group Online Boss Named As CEO — Rushmore.fm, a new London-based startup founded by Fictive Kin and Betaworks, is de-cloaking somewhat today with what sounds like the rather lofty but noble mission to fix the music industry.

Lucia Moses / Adweek:

Meredith Corp. Buys, Closes Parenting, Babytalk Acquires titles from Bonnier — Meredith Corp.'s merger talks with Time Inc. fell apart just two months ago, but now Meredith CEO Stephen Lacy can partly save face. Today, the publisher announced it would buy Bonnier's Parenting and Babytalk magazines and their related digital assets.

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DealBook:

American Investor Targets Sony for a Breakup — Updated — An American hedge fund billionaire known for starting big fights has called for a breakup of the entertainment and electronic colossus Sony, according to people briefed on the matter, possibly setting off a battle that could roil Japan's famously staid corporate culture.