Mediagazer: Google, Amazon ask to shield sales in Apple ebook trial; judge says issues have “shifted” (Jeff John Roberts/paidContent)

9:30 PM ET, June 20, 2013

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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

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Chad Bray / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Makes Closing Arguments in E-Book Trial — Apple Inc. acted independently, for its own legitimate business purposes, when it entered into agreements with five major U.S. publishers to sell electronic books shortly ahead of the introduction of its iPad tablet in 2010 …

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

Google, Amazon ask to shield sales in Apple ebook trial; judge says issues have “shifted” — Today is the grand finale of a big price-fixing clash between Apple and the Justice Department. On the eve of closing arguments, Apple's rivals have filed to cover sales figures while the judge suggested she has shifted her view of the case.

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Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:

WomenEdsWeLove creator: Female editors ‘are not invisible’ & 'they're not that hard to find' — Port Magazine's recent cover, featuring all male magazine editors, prompted journalists to ask an obvious question: Where are all the female editors? — Wanting to show there are plenty of them …

Amanda Hess / Slate: Here's Why Women's Magazines Don't Produce “Serious” Journalism

Ben Woods / The Next Web:

The New York Times plans to limit non-subscribers to just 3 articles per day on mobile — The New York Times has announced new plans to limit the amount of content non-subscribing mobile readers can access each day with a new “mobile meter”. — The company announced the plans on Thursday …

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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
The New York Times is making ads for the future — but where's the present day money?

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Robert Picard / Guardian:

Digital news is finally starting to pay — Workable revenue models are emerging that make the future look brighter for publishers, a new report has found — Newspaper publishers beleaguered by digital developments for the past decade are starting to believe that business models to support digital journalism have emerged.

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Neil Thurman / Press Gazette: Reuters Institute survey reveals growing global popularity of live blogs

Leo Kelion / BBC:
Online news is becoming easier to sell, suggests study

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Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:

Michael Hastings researching Jill Kelley case before death — The late award-winning American journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, seen earlier this year in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi / AFP/Getty Images / May 1, 2012) — WASHINGTON - During the weeks before he was killed …

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Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
Michael Hastings, the FBI, and WikiLeaks: Death of Journalist Sparks Conspiracy Theories

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Ted Johnson / Variety:

Time Warner Cable Lawsuit: Another Attack on Channel Bundling — The cable industry's practice of bundling channels is facing pressure from plenty of consumer groups, upstart competitors and John McCain. But the question posed by a class action suit is whether there is a case to be had for the many customers who pay the bills.

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Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
McCain, Blumenthal want FCC to move ball forward on sports blackout rule

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Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:

Oregonian Publisher Says Paper is Reducing Home Delivery Days, Laying Off Staff — The Oregonian confirmed this morning that the paper will reduce print delivery to three days a week. — Publisher N. Christian Anderson III informed readers at 10 am that the paper will continue …

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Ted Johnson / Variety:

White House Issues New Plan to Curb Piracy — Plan Cites Voluntary Agreements, Small Claims Copyright Courts — The White House will encourage search engines, cyberlockers and domain name registrars to come up with voluntary agreements with Hollywood and other industries to curb online piracy of movies …

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Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

Wired's Danger Room Blog Is in Danger — The heavily-trafficked national security blog's core writers have moved on and Wired is still looking into its options — Is Wired.com's Danger Room blog done? It sure looks like it. — All four of the national security blog's core contributors …