Mediagazer: Edward Snowden's Father Speaks Out To Fox About Media ‘Misinformation,’ Asks Son To Stop Leaking (Meenal Vamburkar/Mediaite)

10:15 PM ET, June 17, 2013

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

Sources With Secrets Find New Outlets for Sharing — AT the end of the 1975 thriller “Three Days of the Condor,” a C.I.A. researcher played by Robert Redford, with the code name Condor, stands in front of The New York Times building. His life in danger, he is trying to save himself by taking …

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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:

All journalism is advocacy (or it isn't) — Jay Rosen wrote a insightful post forking the practice of journalism into “politics: none” (that is, traditional American journalism: objective, it thinks) and “politics: some” (that is, the kind just practiced by Glenn Greenwald and the Guardian).

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Joshua Foust / Medium:

A Catalogue of Journalistic Malfeasance — The reporting on Edward Snowden has been dreadful. Is there a way to make it better? — Two weeks ago, when the Guardian first leaked a Verizon court order to hand over its call metadata, a national debate began about privacy and security.

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Josh Halliday / Business Insider: British Defense Officials Send Out Media Notice To Censor Further Leaks From Edward Snowden

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Steve Jobs, Winnie the Pooh and the iBook Launch — Apple media boss Eddy Cue spent the morning on the stand during the Apple/Department of Justice ebooks/antitrust case. No news came of his appearance, which is zero surprise: The only real news that will come out of the trial will be a verdict.

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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
The Apple e-book antitrust case: The final four days

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Jessica Grose / New Republic:

Can Women's Magazines Do Serious Journalism? — Some people don't think so ... Last week, the feminist Internet exploded with censure for the British quarterly Port Magazine. The magazine's transgression? Publishing a cover story about “A New Golden Age” of print media and featuring six white, male editors.

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Source: Instagram Will Get Video On June 20 — We've been working on getting more details on a press event that Facebook is having this week. Earlier, we wrote it could launch a news-reading app, but we have since heard more details that point to something else entirely.

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

LinkedIn Builds Its Publishing Presence — LinkedIn came of age as the staid social media platform for business professionals: reliable, utilitarian and, well, boring. — Unlike Twitter or Facebook, which are hives of message activity that attract constant monitoring …

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Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Not a good sign: Barnes & Noble just keeps slashing Nook tablet prices — Why is Barnes & Noble extending price cuts on Nook tablets? It may be because the retailer is trying to clear out stock. — Barnes & Noble is extending price cuts on its Nook tablets, and that's not necessarily a good thing.

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BBC:

Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure — A Greek court has suspended a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests in the country last week. — The top administrative court said ERT could resume transmission until a new national media body is set up.

David Roeder / Chicago Sun Times:

Bulk of Trib Co's revenue comes from newspapers, profits from broadcasting — Most of Tribune Co.'s revenue comes from the newspapers it is marketing for sale, but the profits are overwhelmingly from its broadcasting business, according to financial results issued Monday.

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Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:

Edward Snowden's Father Speaks Out To Fox About Media ‘Misinformation,’ Asks Son To Stop Leaking — Eric Bolling made an appearance on Monday's Fox & Friends to offer a glimpse of his interview with NSA leaker Edward Snowden's father, Lonnie Snowden. Speaking to Bolling on Sunday night …

Discussion: The Wrap, Hillicon Valley, Rolling Stone and The Huffington Post

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

HuffPost's Craig Kanalley joins Buffalo Sabres (as social media manager) — Huffington Post Senior Editor Craig Kanalley will become the Buffalo Sabres' social media manager, the team announced Monday. “They've been my favorite sports team since I was a kid, and I'm excited about the opportunity …

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Sky News:

No Agreement Over Julian Assange's Future — The British and Ecuadorian governments have failed to reach an agreement over the future of Julian Assange after talks in London. — Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino had travelled to Britain to discuss what to do about the Wikileaks founder …

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