Mediagazer: How Top Publishers Handle ‘Sponsored Content’ (Josh Sternberg/Digiday)

12:45 PM ET, June 14, 2013

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Josh Sternberg / Digiday:

How Top Publishers Handle ‘Sponsored Content’ — Sponsored content - that is advertising content distributed by publishers — is the new belle of the ball. For publishers, it holds out the hopes of escaping the downward pressure on CPMs. — There's a breadth of options for brands across publishers.

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Sarah Laskow / Columbia Journalism Review:

Reporting, or illegal hacking — Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — The team at Scripps Howard News Service didn't use any tools that aren't used in newsrooms across the country in the regular course of reporting.

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

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Bryan Bishop / The Verge:

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Roberta Rampton / Reuters:

Obama: Government must find ways to free up wireless spectrum — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will order federal agencies to look for ways they can eventually share more of their airwaves with consumers and businesses that will need more of the spectrum for smartphones and tablets, the White House said on Friday.

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Michael Carney / PandoDaily:

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Paul Sloan / CNET:

Yes, iTunes Radio could crush Pandora. But that's just for starters — Apple might seem late to the streaming music word, but, really, the digital music revolution is just getting going. — Eddy Cue unveiling iTunes Radio — iTunes chief Eddy Cue unveiled Apple's iTunes Radio …

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