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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected — The Yahoo board has approved a massive $1.1 billion all-cash deal to buy Tumblr. — Sources close to the board said the deal was a foregone conclusion and was an unanimous vote by the Silicon Valley Internet giant.
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Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
Jon Karl got played by a confidential source and now ABC News has a big Benghazi problem — “His colleagues at other news organizations know it. His friends at the network, were they real friends, would try to talk him out of this disastrous state of denial.”
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CNN:
ABC News' Jonathan Karl addresses criticism on reporting of the Benghazi talking points controversy — On the Sunday, May 19 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz read a statement from Jonathan Karl, chief White House Correspondent for ABC News in response to his reporting …
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Emran Hossain / The Huffington Post:
Bangladeshi Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Arrest — WASHINGTON — Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. — “They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social relations are mostly snapped …
Andrew Romano / The Daily Beast:
Why You're Addicted to TV — The Revolution is being televised. Anyone who enjoys even the most casual relationship with a television set is probably aware that How We Watch TV has been changing in recent years. “Binge watching,” as scores of breathless critics have christened it …
Wall Street Journal:
Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA — Effective spycraft has long called for cover—a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies' use of social media. — Only in the past few years …
John Cook / Gawker:
(Update) We Are Raising $200,000 to Buy and Publish the Rob Ford Crack Tape — As you may have heard, Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, smokes crack cocaine. We've seen a video of him smoking crack cocaine, and the people who have the video would like to sell it. Through the miracle of crowdfunding, you can help.
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Nicholas Thompson / The New Yorker Blog:
Julius Genachowski Leaves the F.C.C. — After four and a half years running the F.C.C., Julius Genachowski is stepping down on Friday. He's had an eventful time: dealing with net neutrality, spectrum auctions, mergers, and David Ortiz's exhortative expletive on national TV.
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Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Why Hearst Wants in on Google Glass — Google Glass has already gotten a reputation as a geek-guy thing, but Hearst doesn't think that's going to be the case in the long run. — The publisher is the first magazine to have a Google Glass app. Elle will join The New York Times …
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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers — The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to articles and other types of content. — According to Danielle Rhoades Ha, a company spokeswoman …
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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service — Sources say iRadio is still mired in licensing talks and may not be ready for WWDC — Google's long-rumored Play Music All Access service is already out the door, while Apple's iRadio is still bogged down in licensing talks.
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