Mediagazer: Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network (Shibley Telhami/Salon)

3:15 AM ET, June 18, 2013

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Josh Halliday / Guardian:

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:

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Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:

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BBC:

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Shibley Telhami / Salon:

Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network — Al Jazeera is well-funded and doesn't need to make money. But its prospects, here and in Middle East, are uncertain — The Arab media explosion that recently has culminated in uprisings across the region springs from two interrelated sources …

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Sky News:

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