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10:50 AM ET, May 30, 2013

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RT:
US media execs rebuff Holder's closed-door wiretap scandal meeting  —  Several significant US news organizations reject the Department of Justice's proposal to discuss off-the-record ‘new guidelines’ in light of the reporter wiretapping scandal.  Last week President Obama urged the DOJ to search a consensus with the media.
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Carol Cratty / CNN:
Holder runs into roadblocks on off-the-record meetings on leaks  —  Washington (CNN) - Attorney General Eric Holder's plans to sit down with media representatives to discuss guidelines for handling investigations into leaks to the news media have run into trouble.
BuzzFeed:
The Social Media Editor is Dead  —  By April 19, the manhunt for two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon had been ongoing for four days, and the Twitterati were growing weary.  —  Brian Ries, of The Daily Beast, confessed he was “so tired.”  Huffington Post's Craig Kanalley saw …
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Jim Romenesko:
Liz Heron is named Wall Street Journal emerging media editor  —  Liz Heron, who left the New York Times last year to lead the Wall Street Journal's social media team, has been promoted to emerging media editor for the Journal and Dow Jones.  —  “In this newly created role …
Discussion: @lexinyt
Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:
New York Times Is Said to Consider More Sponsored Stories  —  New York Times Co. (NYT), looking to imitate the business models used by startups such as BuzzFeed Inc., is considering letting advertisers sponsor more stories on its website, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Discussion: Adweek, paidContent, @peretti and Poynter
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Netflix boss: BBC is holding back UK children's shows  —  Ted Sarandos says corporation restricts UK licensing for up to five years, forcing streaming service to buy US shows instead  —  Ted Sarandos, Netflix's content chief, has accused the BBC of stifling the potential of homegrown children's shows …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC accused of acting like a ‘thug’ towards local papers  —  Corporation criticised by regional newspaper executives for being competitive and refusing to credit local press stories  —  The BBC has been accused of acting like the “thug at the end of the street” in its dealings with local and regional newspapers.
Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald:
Warren Buffett's media group to buy Roanoke, Va., newspaper  —  The Roanoke (Va.) Times will become part of Warren Buffett's newspaper group.  —  BH Media Group, an Omaha-based division of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Thursday that it would purchase The Times from Landmark Media Enterprises of Norfolk, Va., for an undisclosed price.
Discussion: The Roanoke Times and Poynter
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
Is Quartz the Very Model of a Modern Publisher?  —  Eight months ago, Atlantic Media placed a bet that a digital-first, mobile-oriented publication geared to business executives on the go would be a hit.  The results, so far, point to a publication on the rise.
Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal:
Dish Increases Its Bid for Clearwire  —  Dish Network Corp. has increased its bid for mobile-broadband operator Clearwire Corp., topping the offer Sprint Nextel Corp. raised last week.  —  Late Wednesday, Dish offered to acquire Clearwire for $4.40 a share in cash, a 29% premium over Sprint's offer of $3.40 a share.
Discussion: The Verge, CNET, GeekWire and AllThingsD
Kelly E. Christensen / INMA:
Dallas Morning News encourages innovation by funding employee ideas  —  Employees can earn up to US$25,000 for revenue-generating ideas, such as two recent winners: an E-books option for special sections and custom publishing customers and a collectible sports poster series.
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Honolulu Civil Beat and Huffington Post join forces for new Hawaii site  —  Cross Pierre Omidyar's serious-minded Honolulu Civil Beat with Arianna Huffington's traffic-driving wizardry, and what do you get?  We'll soon see this fall with the launch of HuffPost Hawaii, a joint venture the two groups announced today.
 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
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