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9:50 AM ET, June 5, 2013

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Turkish Protestors Take To IndieGoGo, Raise Over $50,000 For Full-Page New York Times Ad  —  Protests erupted in Turkey last week, fueled by government plans to redevelop an urban park and build a shopping mall and military barracks, among other things.  Protestors gathered in Gezi Park …
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Associated Press:
Turkish Media Slammed For Ignoring Massive Protests
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
The CIA Invests in Narrative Science and Its Automated Writers  —  Narrative Science has already proven that its robot writers can make sentences that are good enough for newspapers and internal company reports.  Now they're going to work for the CIA.  —  The Chicago-based startup …
Discussion: Poynter
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Bloomberg Begins Fund to Invest in Start-Ups  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In the increasingly clubby world of Silicon Valley, some might say it was almost inevitable that Bloomberg L.P., the parent of Bloomberg News, would start its own venture capital firm to invest in start-ups, including some that its technology reporters write about.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Rebekah Brooks Pleads Not Guilty to Phone-Hacking, Corruption Charges  —  The former CEO of News International, the U.K. publishing arm of News Corp., appeared in a London court along with nine other defendants, including husband Charlie.  —  LONDON - Rebekah Brooks, the former CEO of News International …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Penguin CEO takes stand in Apple e-books antitrust case  —  (Reuters) - The chief executive of U.S. publisher Penguin testified Tuesday that a provision in its e-books contract with Apple Inc played a role in a decision to change its contracts with other retailers, such as Amazon.com Inc.
Sky News Australia:
New News Corp boss optimistic on print  —  The incoming boss of News Corporation's publishing business believes there are reasons to be optimistic about the print industry as its newspapers are reshaped for the digital age.  —  Robert Thomson, who will head the ‘new News Corp’ once …
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
There Is At Least One Potential Buyer For Newsweek  —  Barry Diller is so anxious to be rid of Newsweek, he can't even be bothered to hide it.  But all his badmouthing hasn't completely killed interest in the 80-year-old title.  —  Digital First Media is among the parties taking a look at Newsweek's books …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
John Cook / Gawker:
The Rob Ford Crack Video Might Be “Gone”  —  Before the Rob Ford Crackstarter—our crowdfunding effort to purchase and publish a video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine—reached its $200,000 goal last month, we let everyone know that we had lost contact with the people who have custody of the video.
Steve Donohue / FierceCable:
Britt: Time Warner Cable talking to Apple, Microsoft, Samsung about streaming video deals  —  Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is talking to Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Samsung about streaming video deals similar to its pact with Roku, CEO Glenn Britt said Tuesday at an investor conference in London.
Rebecca Grant / VentureBeat:
Wochit's DIY newsroom platform attracts $4.75M, former Reuters executive as CEO  —  News moves fast, and video is an important medium for staying on top of stories as they break.  —  Video production platform Wochit has raised $4.75 million and hired media veteran Keith McAllister …
Jim Romenesko:
China surpasses India to become the world's biggest newspaper market  —  Since 2008 circulation in America has fallen by 15% to 41 million while advertising revenue has plummeted by 42%, accounting for three-quarters of the global decline in advertising revenue in the same period.
Discussion: Economist
Emily Moore / WAN-IFRA:
Palestinian press centre opens to provide “haven of neutrality”  —  A new Palestinian press centre was inaugurated in Gaza on Tuesday 28 May, reported French newspaper, Libération, hailing it a promising “haven of neutrality” for the Palestinian media world.
Bloomberg:
Hulu Bidders Bring Range of Strategies to Takeover Fight  —  Hulu Bidding Free-for-All: Why Everyone Wants It  —  At least seven bidders are said to be interested in acquiring Hulu LLC, and their divergent motivations in pursuing the deal could end up radically altering the strategy of the online-television service.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Rally planned for laid-off Sun-Times photographers  —  The Chicago News Guild will picket the Chicago Sun-Times building Thursday morning, the Guild said in a press release.  —  The Sun-Times laid off its photo staff last week and announced plans to train reporters in iPhone photography.
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Gaby Dunn / Daily Dot:
A talk with Rob Hart, the photographer behind “Laid Off From the Sun-Times”
Discussion: Melville House Books
 
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Tara Conlan / Guardian:
BBC Digital Media Initiative project doomed to failure, Lord Patten was told
Jan Schaffer / Nieman Journalism Lab:
A new kind of activist journalism: When finding solutions are part of journalists' job, too
Laura Amico / Nieman Reports:
Calm at the Kitchen Table: A Start-up Tracks Murder in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Gavin / Politico:
Wonkette: The snark survives
Discussion: Wonkette and FishbowlDC
Connor Simpson / The Atlantic Wire:
The U.S. Government Asked the AP for $1 Million for Secret Email Addresses
Discussion: Associated Press, FishbowlDC and Slate
Washington Post:
Hacker Adrian Lamo testifies at Bradley Manning court-martial
Bob Cohn / Folio:
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Discussion: eMedia Vitals
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Cord-Cutting Is Real, and the Cable Guys Are Still in Great Shape - For Now
Discussion: BGR, FierceCable, Multichannel and Variety
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Notes from the tabloid détente: Colin Myler's bid to remake the ‘Daily News’
Discussion: FishbowlNY and NY Daily News
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS Corp. CFO Talks Netflix, Aereo
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
CBS Sports Ups David Berson to President
Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
Apple Said to Shift Ad Focus to Support New Music Service