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12:40 PM ET, July 6, 2013

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Nicky Woolf / The Atlantic Online:
The British Are Coming—And They've Brought Newspapers  —  The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald speaks to reporters in Hong Kong after the release of Edward Snowden's identity.  (Vincent Yu/AP)  —  Of the three English-language newspaper websites with the highest readerships, two are British.
Discussion: @saramorrison, @moorehn and @bobstep
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Mathew Ingram / paidContent:
Guardian gets online traffic boost from Snowden story, now nipping at NYT's heels  —  According to new figures, the Guardian set a one-day traffic record with its Snowden coverage, and has also seen its overall traffic grow to the point where it is likely close to matching the New York Times.
Luis Manuel Galeno / Associated Press:
Nicaragua, Venezuela Offer Asylum to Snowden  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales' plane …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Silver Lake Abandons Hulu Purchase Effort, as Final Bidding Deadline Arrives Today  —  According to sources close to the situation, Silver Lake will not make a follow-on bid to buy the Hulu premium video service.  The giant private equity firm had been allied in the effort …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hulu Bids Depend on TV-Show Rights  —  The big media companies that created Hulu endowed the online video provider with arguably its most valuable asset: access to the current seasons of hit network-TV shows.  Now, as an auction of the site enters its final stages, with final bids due Friday …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Engadget
Patrick Smith / The Media Briefing:
Three years on: Has the Times digital subscription project worked?  —  UPDATE: I've just been reminded that on the night the Times paywall launched I put on a panel discussion in my then role as in-house journalist / event producer at the Frontline Club.  Thankfully, due to club founder …
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Scotland Yard seeks Rupert Murdoch secret tape  —  In tape, Murdoch is heard admitting to Sun journalists that payments to public officials were part of 'culture of Fleet Street  —  Scotland Yard detectives were on Friday attempting to track down a secret recording of Rupert Murdoch admitting …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:   Private Eye broke Murdoch recording three weeks ago, so why is it only hitting the headlines now?
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
MuckRock cofounder plans to appeal NSA's response to his FOIA request  —  Michael Morisy didn't get the answer he was looking for after making a Freedom of Information Act request from the National Security Agency.  Hoping to find out more about the NSA's Utah Data Center …
Discussion: @postbaron and @jcstearns
Anya Kamenetz / Fast Company:
News Corp. Introduces a New Kind of Interactivity to the Classroom  —  THE MEDIA GIANT HAS LAUNCHED AMPLIFY AND ITS STUDENT-FOCUSED AMPLIFY TABLET AND SPENT THREE YEARS TRYING TO WIN OVER SKEPTICS IN THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY.  HAS IT PAID OFF?  —  Joel Klein joined News Corp. in 2010 …
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
New research suggests it's possible to automatically identify fake images on Twitter  —  One of the most challenging aspects of social media is figuring out how to efficiently verify information and stop the spread of misinformation during breaking news situation.
Discussion: @sdbrownlie
Jim Conaghan / NetNewsCheck Latest:
Millennials Still Want Their Newspapers  —  Despite the perception that the under-30 crowd is leaving newspapers and their websites behind for other digital news outlets, studies are finding that the newspaper is still a vital source of information for the millennials.
 
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