Mediagazer: Abramson, Woodward & Brokaw speak out about DOJ media investigations (Mallary Jean Tenore/Poynter)

2:00 AM ET, June 4, 2013

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Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:

Apple fights to dismiss evidence in ebook price fixing row — Apple was battling to limit the torrent of emails which could be used as evidence in its price fixing trial on Monday, as dozens of damning messages painted a picture of a coordinated attempt to force the prices of ebooks upwards.

Discussion: Reuters, The Verge, Guardian and Wall Street Journal

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Justice Department releases slides showing alleged Apple ebook conspiracy — The federal government is pressing its legal and PR case against Apple in New York federal court today. It released some slides from the proceedings that are intended to highlight the intended conspiracy. Here's a look.

Discussion: CNET, AllThingsD, Forbes and New York Times

Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:

Execs from Apple and publishing houses calling each other idiots — The US government's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which had its first day of trial today in New York, is worth keeping an eye on for at least two reasons: 1) The outcome could affect the entire media industry; and 2) …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Pulse 2.0, AllThingsD and Reuters

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:

Why Does the American Media Get Big Stories Wrong? — A magazine publisher has written a provocative article raising that question. I try to offer some answers. — In an article titled “Our American Pravda,” Ron Unz, the businessman, writer, and publisher of The American Conservative …

Discussion: @charlesfrith, @tinkuray, @ron_fournier and Talking Biz News

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

The Journalist's New Escape Plan: Start-Ups — Tech start-ups are fishing vets from old media. And old media vets are biting. — Image by Nasdaq via Facebook, Zef Nikolla, File / AP — At first glance, it all makes sense. Leave the broken, somewhat depressing world of media …

Discussion: @rafe, @dvg and @binowski

Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:

Abramson, Woodward & Brokaw speak out about DOJ media investigations — In a “Face the Nation” interview about the Department of Justice investigating journalists, The New York Times' Jill Abramson said “the process of newsgathering is being criminalized.”

Discussion: @scott_blanchard, @dharapak and @briansteffen

Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:

‘The Chilling Effect’ Is Here — On Sunday, New York Times editor Jill Abramson appeared on “Face the Nation” and echoed what has become a common refrain in the wake of the Justice Department's media investigations. — “The reporters who work for the Times in Washington have told …

Discussion: Guardian

Gregory Warner / NPR:

For Young Somali Journalists, Work Often Turns Deadly … Shabelle Media is Somalia's largest news outlet — and a very dangerous place to work. Of the 12 journalists gunned down in the country last year, four were reporting for Shabelle. — A number of the reporters are teenagers, some as young as 15.

New York Times:

Advertising on Social Media Bumps Up Against Free Speech — As social media sites pursue advertising in a bid for new revenue, they are finding that they must simultaneously create a safe space for the advertisers they attract. — With the money, they are discovering, comes responsibility.

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:

Nikki Finke To Sharon Waxman: Just Stop It — Right now I am not going to discuss my Deadline Hollywood contract or my relationship with my boss Jay Penske. Why? Because I don't have to. If that changes, I'll tell you. (I also didn't post about this imbecilic digital ad …

Discussion: Guardian, New York Post, The Huffington Post, FishbowlLA, Speakeasy, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Mediaite, LA Observed, Poynter and Deadline.com/hollywood

John Cook / Gawker:
Nikki Finke Just Doxxed Herself (and Tried to Undo It)

Discussion: FishbowlLA, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Los Angeles Times and Capital New York

Anna Mulrine / Christian Science Monitor:

Bradley Manning: Patriotic whistle-blower or American traitor? — The court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning began Monday. Manning has said the documents he sent to WikiLeaks served a valuable purpose. Others agree, but that might not help him legally. — WASHINGTON

Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks trial: what are the key issues at stake?

Discussion: @casspf, CNN, The Huffington Post, Pressing Issues, Guardian, BBC, The Independent, Agence France Presse, Mirror.co.uk, The Nation, BBC, Soup and ABC News

AJ Marechal / Variety:

A+E Networks Promotes Key Execs, Creates A+E Studios … On the heels of being upped to CEO and prez of A+E Networks, Nancy Dubuc has restructured the exec ranks of the A+E cabler portfolio, and announced the inception of in-house shingle A+E Studios, which will be run by Robert DiBitetto.

Discussion: Deadline.com and Broadcasting & Cable

New York Times:

Jordan Blocks Local Access to 300 News Web Sites — AMMAN, Jordan — The Jordanian government has blocked local access to 300 news Web sites under a new law that the sites' editors and international journalism experts have derided as dangerous censorship aimed at quelling criticism of King Abdullah II.

Bill Carter / New York Times:

Devoted to Politics, MSNBC Slips on Breaking News — At MSNBC they view it as rooting against death and destruction: the last thing the channel wants is more months like the last two, filled with terror bombings, tornadoes and plant accidents. — It's not all altruism.