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6:05 PM ET, May 22, 2013

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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
In AP, Rosen investigations, government makes criminals of reporters  —  There are various reasons you might not care about the Obama administration's spying on journalist James Rosen and labeling him a “co-conspirator and/or aider and abettor” in an espionage case.
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Washington Post:
Judge apologizes for lack of transparency in James Rosen leak probe  —  The chief judge of the District's federal court issued an unusual order Wednesday, apologizing to the public and the media for not making certain court documents widely available online.
Discussion: Gretawire, Examiner and CNSNews
Gregory J. Millman / Wall Street Journal:
When the IRS Secretly Obtained My Phone Records
Discussion: Poynter and Talking Biz News
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Bret Baier: Justice Department targeted James Rosen's parents as well
Discussion: Mediaite, Mediaite and Politico
Cody Brown / Medium:
The New York Times Told Me to Take This Down  —  It's been five months since the New York Times dropped their mammoth digital story “Snow Fall,” and some people still talk about it as if it came out last week.  At a conference recently, the editor-in-chief of the Times said that “Snow Fall” has become a verb inside the newsroom.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
NYT: Scroll Kit developer ‘is bragging’ about copyright infringement
Discussion: Plagiarism Today
Erik Maza / WWD:
Edward Felsenthal Helming Relaunch of Time.com  —  BEAUTY OF THE BEAST: When Web sites undergo a redesign, editors will inevitably look toward any number of models.  Time.com, it seems, is looking at The Daily Beast.  —  Edward Felsenthal, Tina Brown's former deputy at the Beast …
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Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Time.com Is on a Hiring Spree  —  Here's a story you might not expect to come out of Time Inc.: Time.com is on a hiring binge.  Two months after several higher-ups left in a round of cost-cutting, the site is hiring some 30 staffers, roughly a 50 percent increase, in preparation for a big relaunch in early fall.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Twitter does the two-step, gets serious on security with new authentication feature  —  After a series of high profile hacks, Twitter is finally getting serious about log-in security with a new feature that will require users to enter an extra pin code when using non-familiar devices.
Jonathan Stray / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Objectivity and the decades-long shift from “just the facts” to “what does it mean?”  —  If I had only one short sentence to describe it, I'd say that journalism is factual reports of current events.  At least, that's what I used to say, and I think it's what most people imagine journalism is.
Discussion: Kirk LaPointe's …
Politico:
Jay Carney press briefing blues  —  President Barack Obama brought in press secretary Jay Carney “to lower the temperature” in the briefing room back in 2011, but reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney's demeanor and the veracity of some answers to questions about recent administration scandals.
Discussion: The Fix
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Amazon unveils Kindle Worlds publishing platform to help aspiring fan fiction writers sell their work  —  Amazon announced a new publishing platform today called Kindle Worlds, which will give both established authors and aspiring fan fiction writers the chance to earn royalties based on their work.
Eric Allen Been / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Jaron Lanier wants to build a new middle class on micropayments  —  “We're used to treating information as ‘free,’” writes Jaron Lanier in his latest book Who Owns the Future?, “but the price we pay for the illusion of ‘free’ is only workable so long as most of the overall economy isn't about information.”
Discussion: PandoDaily
Mark Pimentel / TVSpy:
St. Louis Anchor Who Claimed to be IRS Target Out at KMOV  —  Saying “there is no higher cause than unbiased, objective news reporting,” St. Louis CBS affiliate KMOV has announced in a statement it has parted ways with anchor Larry Conners.  —  “We regret to announce that Larry Conners …
 
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Ryan Gallagher / Slate:
Journalists Find Massive Data Security Lapse, Get Threats Instead of Thanks
Discussion: Techdirt and Risk & Compliance
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
The BBC unveils an experimental ‘Perceptive Radio’ that offers personalized content
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Tribune Confirms Former Yahoo Exec Shashi Seth Will Lead Its Newly-Formed Digital Ventures Unit
Discussion: AllThingsD
Jason Deans / Guardian:
BBC Newsnight journalists win award for spiked Jimmy Savile investigation
Discussion: pressgazette.co.uk
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
A month after launch, have we forgotten about Twitter #Music?
Discussion: hypebot
Bloomberg:
Cable Companies Chafe as Low-Rated Channels Change Names
Kate Holton / Reuters:
Pearson agrees $75 million settlement in U.S. eBook pricing case
Discussion: paidContent and The Next Web
 Earlier Picks: 
John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC may charge Sky for content as retransmission fee row escalates
Discussion: Digital Spy and broadcastnow.co.uk
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
BuzzFeed business news wants to be scoops
Ryan Graff / MediaShift Idea Lab:
Former Facebook ME Dan Fletcher: 'It's a Great Time to Launch a New Publication'
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad
Lauren Indvik / Mashable:
‘Wired’ Completely Overhauls Print Magazine
Discussion: Talking Biz News and ClickZ, Thanks:@mattsf