Mediagazer: Conservatives as Defenders of the Media (Amy Chozick/New York Times)

3:30 AM ET, June 11, 2013

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A New Kind of Leaker for an Internet Age — What does a leaker look like? Sometimes, people who reveal secrets remain in the shadows, and the public is left to guess at their motivations, agendas and states of mind. — Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old man behind the recent revelations …

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Irin Carmon / Salon:

How we broke the NSA story — Exclusive: Laura Poitras tells Salon about getting contacted by Edward Snowden, and reveals more footage is coming — Shortly after Salon's biographical sketch on Laura Poitras went live, the award-winning documentary filmmaker agreed to a phone interview …

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Evan Osnos / The New Yorker:
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Daniel Ellsberg / Guardian:
Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America

Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Now websites can send push notifications — not just apps — In my writeup earlier of the elements of today's Apple announcements of interest to news app developers, I mentioned that there was a reference on Apple's site to the new ability of websites to send push notifications — websites, not just apps.

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Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

FP's Managing Editor Flew the Coop — Indeed, lots of changes at Foreign Policy Magazine as of late. Another one we just learned of is Managing Editor Blake Hounshell, who announced Friday that he was leaving. This comes on the heels of Susan Glasser's departure as Editor-in-Chief …

Discussion: @acarvin, @blakehounshell, @lheron and FishbowlNY

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Foreign Policy Makes Big Announcements

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Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Conservatives as Defenders of the Media — A Justice Department inquiry of a Fox News reporter has given the press an unlikely ally in right-leaning radio and television hosts, who have taken to defending the First Amendment with a fire-and-brimstone zeal.

Rachel McAthy / Journalism.co.uk:

Why The Global Mail has focused in on data and investigations — The not-for-profit investigative outlet launched data visualisation Behind the Wire today, as part of a new focus on data and ‘more editorially ambitious’ stories — Copyright: By Mark Hunter/ toolstop on Flickr. Some rights reserved.

Discussion: Guardian

Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:

Apple introduces iTunes Radio, in bid for streaming market — Apple came out swinging Monday, using its annual developers' conference to defend its position in the digital music space with a new streaming service aimed at rivals such as Spotify, Pandora and Google.

Discussion: The Verge

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

UK magazine The Spectator finally launches its 180-year online archive — More than a year after the initial announcement, UK conservative-leaning magazine The Spectator has finally launched its new online archive, containing every article from the magazine's history. For the record, that's almost two hundred years.

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

BuzzFeed hires Guardian bureau chief in latest push for influence — BuzzFeed is in the process of a rapid-fire evolution from banal list site to serious news player. Its hiring of a senior Guardian journalist also reflects its enviable financial position.

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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

ProPublica at five: How the nonprofit collaborates, builds apps, and measures impact — ProPublica has become a significant enough part of the journalism firmament that it's hard to think of it as a startup. — But five years ago today, when the investigative journalism site first began publishing …

Michael Wolff / Guardian:

Murdoch's News Corp mulls FCPA deal with US Justice Department — With News Corp set to split off its newspaper business, a settlement over bribery allegations in the UK may be imminent — In private conversations, executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are acknowledging ongoing discussions …

John Biggs / TechCrunch:

Apple's iBooks App Comes To The OS X Desktop — Apple has just announced the availability of iBooks, Apple's 1.8 million title online bookstore, on their new version of OS X, Mavericks. The new app will allow you to read purchased books and textbooks right from the desktop and purchase titles on the fly.

Discussion: Engadget, ZDNet, CNET, Melville House Books, AppleInsider, GigaOM and Pocket-lint

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Nonprofit news sites are growing, but the search for a reliable business model continues — Even as the number of nonprofit news outlets continues to grow, many organizations are still struggling to find a model for long-term success. — A new study from the Pew Research Center found …