Mediagazer: Fairfax Magazines to close NZ tech titles (James Henderson/Techday)

1:30 AM ET, June 18, 2013

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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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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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Josh Halliday / Business Insider:

British Defense Officials Send Out Media Notice To Censor Further Leaks From Edward Snowden — Defence officials issued a confidential D notice to the BBC and other media groups in an attempt to censor coverage of surveillance tactics employed by intelligence agencies in the UK and US.

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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Steven Musil / CNET:

Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire to prevent $6B takeover bid — Wireless carrier's lawsuit claims the deal violates shareholder rights and Delaware laws. — Sprint Nextel has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network and Clearwire seeking to prevent Dish's takeover of the wireless broadband provider.

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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 …

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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.

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James Henderson / Techday:

Fairfax Magazines to close NZ tech titles — Fairfax Magazines will resign the licences, owned by IDG, to publish technology titles Computerworld, Reseller News and PC World in New Zealand. — In a press release sent out to the media late yesterday, the organisation says the decision …

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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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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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