Mediagazer: Turkish PM Takes Aim at Social Media (Dorian Jones/Voice of America)

1:40 AM ET, June 25, 2013

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

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David Gregory Is What's Wrong With Washington — There has been an understandable collective wince at David Gregory's asking a fellow-journalist whether he should go to jail (I speak of Glenn Greenwald) for helping a whistle-blower. Now, as readers know, I'm somewhat skeptical …

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

NYT publishes deleted story after BuzzFeed reporter reconstructs it — The odd tale of a story about women who corresponded with former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner that the New York Times published, then deleted earlier this month got odder Monday: BuzzFeed reporter Andrew Kaczynski pieced a version of it together from Google searches.

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Cenk Uygur / The Huffington Post:

How We Will Crush CNN — The Young Turks is the largest online news show in the world. We have just crossed the Million/Billion mark. We have over one million subscribers and one billion views on our YouTube channel. There are only 25 non-music channels in the Million/Billion Club.

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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

Just in time for Google Reader's demise, beloved RSS reader NetNewsWire launches open beta — In just a couple of weeks, Google will shut the door on Reader forever. But now a local reader alternative is coming back with a vengeance and, eventually, with syncing between Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:

BBC journalist received ‘threatening’ tweets from Turkish mayor — Broadcaster condemns messages sent by Ankara mayor to reporter Selin Girit accusing her of ‘treachery’ — The BBC has expressed concern after one of its journalists was targeted in a “threatening” Twitter campaign …

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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

The newspaper plunge slows — But paywall strategies and new business are still not enough to offset print ad declines — The newspaper industry found an extra $6 billion in its couch cushions last year. — That's not new revenue, unfortunately—just newly measured revenue.

Jennifer Saba / Reuters:

Demand Media acquires e-commerce marketplace for $94 million — (Reuters) - Demand Media, the owner of content websites eHow, Livestrong and Cracked, said on Monday it had acquired the e-commerce marketplace Society6 for $94 million in cash and stock as the company diversifies its business model.

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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:

Why The Proxy Battle To Dismantle Yahoo's Board Probably Won't Work — Two massive pension funds are getting together to wage a proxy battle that would completely wipe out and rebuild Yahoo's Board of Directors at the company's meeting tomorrow, but it's time to get real — they probably won't get what they want.

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Dorian Jones / Voice of America:

Turkish PM Takes Aim at Social Media — ISTANBUL — Turkey's prime minister has condemned social media and promised a crackdown on it and its users. There have already been arrests, and new legislation is being drafted to curb its use. But observers claim social media will be increasingly used …

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Joe Trippi / New Republic:

In Baghdad With the Relentless Reporter — What made Michael Hastings so good — I was on my way to Baghdad. I was supposed to go in quietly and not be seen. My personal safety depended on my getting into an enclosed compound in the red zone without anyone knowing I was there.

Claire Atkinson / New York Post:

Ex-MTV guru Judy McGrath joins Sony Music — Judy McGrath is back. — The former MTV Networks chief — who pioneered the reality-TV boom at MTV — is joining forces with Sony Music to create an entertainment production division inside the music major. — In keeping with her reputation …

Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

WikiLeaks Spokesperson Says Group May Publish Snowden's Remaining Material — “I can't go into any details.” — WASHINGTON — A WikiLeaks spokesperson opened the possibility Monday that the group could publish the rest of Edward Snowden's National Security Agency documents when reached by phone on Monday.

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Dana Liebelson / Mother Jones:
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The Huffington Post:

Phone Hacking Scandal Reportedly Went Far Beyond Media — LONDON (AP) — The phone hacking scandal rocking Britain extends well beyond the media industry to include law firms, debt collectors and other companies, a newspaper said Saturday. — The scandal has already sent shockwaves across …

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