Mediagazer: Barnes & Noble unveils NOOK Snaps, a selection of exclusive short reads for its tablets and ereaders (Nick Summers/The Next Web)

4:50 PM ET, June 6, 2013

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

NBC's Pete Williams: DOJ Will ‘Very Likely’ Investigate Guardian Scoop — 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.

Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:

Holder: Leaks probes target government officials, not reporters — (CNN) — The Justice Department will never prosecute journalists for doing their jobs, and recent probes into national security leaks targeted government officials, not reporters, Attorney General Eric Holder said in opening remarks to a Senate committee Thursday.

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Eliza Kern / GigaOM:

What Digg's Google Reader replacement can teach us about the future of social news — Nothing rocked technology-oriented news junkies this year quite like the announcement that Google Reader will be shuttering its popular but apparently too-niche-to-continue product in July.

Christina Bonnington / Wired:

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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Kate Bulkley / Guardian:

How lucrative are second screen companion apps for TV broadcasters? — As Channel 4 announce the upcoming launch of the ‘4Now’ second screen companion app for iOS, Kate Bulkley examines the commercial models underpinning the move by broadcasters to recapture a distracted TV audience through apps

John Plunkett / Guardian:

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 …

Maria Sacchetti / The Boston Globe:

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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Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Barnes & Noble unveils NOOK Snaps, a selection of exclusive short reads for its tablets and ereaders — Barnes & Noble is increasing the amount of exclusive content available on its range of NOOK tablets and ereaders today through NOOK Snaps, a new bi-monthly program that offers users a batch of original …

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Rachel Edidin / Wired:
Why Book Publishers Are Still Dragging Their Heels on Selling You E-Books

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

AT&T Discusses Entering Into a Joint Bid for Hulu With Chernin Group — According to sources close to the telecommunications giant, AT&T is in discussions with the Chernin Group about mounting a joint bid to acquire the Hulu premium video site. — It makes sense — in addition to its core phone business …

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Matt Drudge was right — Say the words “Matt Drudge” to any political junkie and you will get one of two responses. — The first will be strong disdain for Drudge's eponymously-named news site and its tilt toward outrageous headlines and conservative viewpoints.

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:

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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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

Apple ebooks trial: Amazon ‘yelled ... and threatened’ when publishers tried to control prices — Cupertino's lawyers say Amazon considered agency model before publishers started pushing retailers that way — One of the most curious claims that Apple's attorneys have made during …

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Shara Tibken / CNET:
Focus, criticism shifts to Amazon in Apple e-book trial

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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Press freedom groups condemn Turkish police violence against journalists — At least 14 journalists have been injured, some seriously, since the outbreak of violent protests in Turkey. The offices of media organisations have also come under attack. — The police have been accused …

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Bloomberg:
Penguins Not Protests on Turkish TV Fuel Anger Against Media

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

DIY digital magazine platform Glossi adds new tools, with paid subscriptions coming soon — Digital magazine publishing platform Glossi rolled out new tools Tuesday, designed to let users create and distribute their magazines more easily. — When I was 12 or so, I subscribed to Sassy …

Jon Russell / The Next Web:

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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Josh Halliday / Guardian:

Saudi prince launches libel action against Forbes magazine over Rich List — Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who owns London's Savoy hotel, claims US publication undervalued his wealth by $9.6bn — Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's wealthiest businessmen …

Erik Wemple:

Fox News and James Rosen: How much notice did they give the government? — Judging from federal court documents, June 11, 2009, was a busy day for Fox News reporter James Rosen. Phone records suggest that he was hounding Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, a State Department security adviser.

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Claire Cain Miller / NYT Bits:

A Feature Film, Starring Google — Coming soon to a theater near you: an advertisement for Google, in the form of a feature film. — “The Internship” is a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as two washed-up, laid-off salesmen who get internships at Google.

Richard Horgan / FishbowlLA:

The Orange County Register Goes Back to Its Roots — A pair of very powerful strands of history anchor the Orange County Register's re-launch today of the Santa Ana Register as a weekly community newspaper. — One is the fact this 108-year-old publication, rolled out in the fall of 1905 …

Sayantani Ghosh / Reuters:

Media General to merge with privately held New Young Broadcasting — (Reuters) - Media General Inc (MEG.N) and privately held New Young Broadcasting Holding Co Inc said they will combine in an all-stock deal to form a new TV broadcasting company that will be majority controlled by New Young shareholders.

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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:

Netflix rival Redbox Instant to be available on Roku this summer — Redbox Instant by Verizon said its streaming video service will be available on Roku this summer. (Redbox Instant) — Pressing its bid to cut into Netflix's market share, Redbox's streaming video service will soon be available to Roku users.