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DOJ Will ‘Very Likely’ Investigate Guardian NSA Leak, Says Pete Williams; Official Disagrees — NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Justice may try seeking out the source of a bombshell article that revealed National Security Agency surveillance of millions of Americans, according to NBC News Justice correspondent Pete Williams.
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Guardian, Guardian, The Week, Hillicon Valley, VentureBeat, Capital New York, CNN, GigaOM, Washington Post, @ggreenwald and Mashable
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Mass. pair sues New York Post over Marathon bombing portrayal — A Massachusetts teenager and his 24-year-old friend filed a defamation lawsuit against the New York Post Wednesday in Boston, accusing the tabloid of falsely portraying them as suspects in the deadly Marathon bombings by plastering …
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Poynter, FishbowlNY, The Huffington Post, Erik Wemple and New York Magazine
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Focus, criticism shifts to Amazon in Apple e-book trial — The online retailing giant is accused of being a bully by two publishing company CEOs who testified during the trial. — NEW YORK — Amazon acted like a bully and threatened the publishers when discussing a new e-book sales structure …
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AllThingsD, paidContent, The Register, New York Times, IOL, The Mac Observer, Bangkok Post, Reuters, AppleInsider, The Verge, Los Angeles Times and Corporate Intelligence
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Ex-Reuters editor Matthew Keys' new project: A breaking news site to supplement existing media — Matthew Keys, the former deputy social media editor at Reuters who was fired over alleged collaborations with the Anonymous Group, has given a sneak preview of a new project he is working on …
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TechCrunch
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WSJ Profile isn't a LinkedIn competitor — The social-media-like products being planned by Dow Jones and Bloomberg are not attempts to take on the social media giants. — FORTUNE — What do the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have in mind for the business-oriented social networks they are each reportedly launching?
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Talking Biz News
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BBC.com Aims For the Business Crowd — The BBC wants to bring global economic and business trend stories to the average Joe. — Today, BBC.com is rolling out a new vertical called Capital. Providing content around topics like personal finance, leadership and management, Capital aims to bring complex business stories down to earth.
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Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson denies hacking conspiracy — Mr Coulson, 45, from south east London, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to face three charges. — David Cameron's former communications chief — in Downing Street, Andy Coulson, has pleaded not guilty to three charges
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Watch out, watchdogs — GOP-led Wisconsin legislature moves to push investigative journalists off campus — DETROIT, MI — At the conclusion of a marathon overnight session, Wisconsin legislators early this morning added a provision to the state budget that would expel the Wisconsin Center …
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WisconsinWatch.org and JSOnline
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Andy Mannix / The Blotter:
Wisconsin Republicans want to kick investigative journalism center off UW campus
Wisconsin Republicans want to kick investigative journalism center off UW campus
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JIMROMENESKO.COM, @brizzyc, WisconsinWatch.org and FOI FYI
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On Newsstands, Allure of the Film Actress Fades — Pity the poor Hollywood film stars: they can't open movies the way they used to and now they can't sell magazines. — Even a few years ago, the prize for a magazine editor was in luring an A-list Hollywood star onto the cover.
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Mirror Awards Honor Excellence in Media Reporting — AWARDS DAY: The Mirror Awards, which honor excellence in media reporting, gave out its annual prizes Wednesday at Cipriani 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Among the most notable winners was a regular at these things, The New Yorker's Ken Auletta …
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FishbowlNY, Deadline.com and TVNewser
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Why Google Reader Really Got the Axe — When Google announced its plans to shutter Google Reader in March, the Internet freaked out. Twitter users raised their virtual pitchforks in outrage. Bloggers wept, scrambling to find a suitable replacement by the service's July 1 death date.
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Channel 4 second-screen app 4Now to allow real-time viewer interaction — Advertisers will be able to target ads, with app tapping into popularity of viewers using social media while watching shows — Channel 4's second screen app will be called 4Now and will offer viewers real-time votes …
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Guardian
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China selectively opens the Great Firewall for special events — The western Chinese city of Chengdu hosts the Fortune Global forum of business leaders today. To the great delight of reporters covering the event, the Great Firewall has been temporarily ruptured: Facebook and Twitter are accessible.
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Report: More Research Needed on Link Between Media and Violence — National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine said existing research is inadequate — Declaring that detailed scientific research on the impact of media violence on gun violence is sorely lacking …
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CNET and Broadcasting & Cable
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Bradley Manning Trial Characterized By Secrecy, Security — FORT MEADE, Md. — Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over the leak of hundreds of thousands of classified documents has been all about secrecy and security, and his trial has taken on a cloak and dagger feel, too.
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Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Bradley Manning Trial Mostly Ignored By TV
Bradley Manning Trial Mostly Ignored By TV
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