Mediagazer: Sprint Shareholders Approve Softbank Bid As Ergen's Options Dwindle (Jeff Bercovici/Forbes)

6:50 PM ET, June 25, 2013

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Assange, Back in News, Never Left U.S. Radar — In June 2011, Ogmundur Jonasson, Iceland's minister of the interior at the time, received an urgent message from the authorities in the United States. It said that “there was an imminent attack on Icelandic government databases” by hackers …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, PolicyMic, New York Magazine, Mother Jones, Politico, @mattapuzzo and @dylanbyers

David Dishneau / Associated Press:

Courtroom Closures Likely In WikiLeaks Trial — FORT MEADE, Md. — Lawyers for Army leaker Pfc. Bradley Manning raised no objection Tuesday to a government proposal to temporarily close his court-martial to the public and press, possibly as early as this week, to protect classified evidence.

Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing:

NYT uses work of journalist covering Manning hearings, refuses to call her a journalist — [Update: The New York Times issues a correction.] — Alexa O'Brien, the independent journalist who has been doggedly covering the Bradley Manning case and has been in court every day at Ft. Meade …

Discussion: alexaobrien.com/secondsight, @ravisomaiya and Pressing Issues

Erik Wemple:

What would it take to nail Glenn Greenwald under the Espionage Act? — Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) kicked things off on June 12, when he said the following in regard to Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian: “When you have someone who has disclosed secrets like this and threatens to release more …

Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and The Huffington Post

Jim Romenesko:

Andrew Ross Sorkin apologizes for saying he'd ‘almost arrest Glenn Greenwald’ — Andrew Ross Sorkin apologizing to Glenn Greenwald on CNBC today — Sorkin now says “I put my foot in my mouth” when making that remark “and I'm sorry I said it.” Here's what he told viewers this morning:

Discussion: Techdirt

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

ASNE census finds 2,600 newsroom jobs were lost in 2012 — The American Society of News Editors released its annual newsroom census today and found an unexpected acceleration of job losses. Roughly 2,600 full-time professional editorial jobs at newspapers disappeared in 2012 …

Discussion: Pew Research Center

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Minority employment in newsrooms held steady in 2012 — Minority employees make up 12.37 percent of all newsroom employees in this year's American Society of News Editors newsroom census, up ever so slightly from last year's 12.32 percent. ASNE counted 4,700 minorities overall, compared with 5,000 last year.

Jim Romenesko:

AJR editor Rem Rieder is named USA Today media editor — Longtime American Journalism Review editor Rem Rieder joins USA Today on July 15 as full time media editor. “[He] brings us a combination of traditional media sensibilities and new media entrepreneurship that will help us develop …

Discussion: Poynter

Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:

Barnes & Noble says it will stop manufacturing Nook tablets in-house; e-readers live on — Barnes & Noble said in its earnings report Tuesday that it will stop manufacturing Nook tablets in-house. — Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet line has been heading downhill for awhile …

Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Barnes & Noble Reports $118.6M Loss On Revenue Of $1.3B In Q4, Plans To Open Nook Brand To Tablet OEMs

Discussion: Fortune, Kindle Review and WebProNews

Roger Yu / USA Today:

Media CEOs back print, quality over platform — Media CEOs issue support for newspapers but see digital enhancements as key differentiator. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Top executives of several major U.S. media companies reiterated their support for print newspapers, even as they emphasized …

Discussion: Poynter and Kirk LaPointe's …

Dylan Byers / Politico:

WSJ, Dow Jones to ‘restructure’ — Three days ahead of News Corp's split into publishing and entertainment divisions, the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires are set to undergo “a limited restructuring” effort that will result in the creation of new positions and the elimination …

Discussion: Bloomberg and @kenli729

Alex Weprin / TVNewser:

CNN Shutting Down CNN Radio Unit — CNN is shutting down its CNN Radio unit. Today will be the last day of broadcasts for the department, which focused primarily on long-form audio news stories. — Staff for the unit were told about the change today, and their last day will be Friday.

Discussion: FishbowlDC, FishbowlNY, @lisadcnn, AllAccess.com and AppNewser

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Tribune Co. appeals tax bills — Tribune Co. has begun to appeal an IRS notice that says the company owes taxes on its sales of the Chicago Cubs and Newsday, Robert Channick reports. — Tribune sold the properties under a Byzantine plan engineered by former owner Sam Zell.

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

On Its 2-Year Anniversary, Onswipe Says It Has Delivered Tablet Content To 125M+ iOS Users — To celebrate the second anniversary of its launch, touch publishing startup Onswipe is releasing its first Onswipe Sage report, offering data on who's actually reading its publishers' content.

Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

Huffington Post Expands to Africa — The Huffington Post has launched another international vertical — Al Huffington Post Maghreb, covering Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. — Arianna Huffington to Launch Huffington Post U.K. — Arianna Huffington at TheGrill: Growth Not Waylaid by AOL Troubles (Video)

Discussion: paidContent, The Huffington Post and Poynter

Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

Sprint Shareholders Approve Softbank Bid As Ergen's Options Dwindle — Charlie Ergen's attempt to take over Sprint was already dead last week, and now the dirt is on the coffin: Sprint shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to accept a $21.6 billion offer from Softbank, sealing the victory of Ergen's rival …