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10:20 PM ET, July 17, 2013

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Ian Crouch / News Desk:
The Inconvenient Image of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  —  The magazine cover retains its unique cultural power—to amuse, to inform, to agitate, or, as is the case with the forthcoming August 1st issue of Rolling Stone, to enrage.  That cover, unveiled on Tuesday night, features a photographic self-portrait …
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Jake Tapper / The Lead:
Former White House National Security spokesman assails Rolling Stone cover
Philip Bump / The Atlantic Wire:
The NSA Admits It Analyzes More People's Data Than Previously Revealed  —  As an aside during testimony on Capitol Hill today, a National Security Agency representative rather casually indicated that the government looks at data from a universe of far, far more people than previously indicated.
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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Others Call for More NSA Transparency
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Turner Shuffle: John Martin to Succeed Phil Kent as CEO in January  —  After a dozen years at the helm, Phil Kent will step down from his post as CEO of Turner Broadcasting in January and will be succeeded by Time Warner chief financial officer John Martin.  —  Kent will remain chairman of TBS for a period in 2014.
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Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:   Money Men Are Taking Over Time Warner
Jack Shafer:
From Tom Paine to Glenn Greenwald, we need partisan journalism  —  I would sooner engage you in a week-long debate over which taxonomical subdivision the duck-billed platypus belongs to than spend a moment arguing whether Glenn Greenwald is a journalist or not, or whether an activist can be a journalist …
Feminista Jones / Salon:
Is Twitter the underground railroad of activism?  —  The Zimmerman trial may have introduced white America to “Black Twitter,” but its roots go back centuries  —  “It's just Twitter” is a refrain often tweeted by people who insist that they don't take much of what they read on Twitter seriously.
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Aisha Harris / Slate:
What Is “BlackBuzzfeed”?
American Journalism Review:
American Journalism Review To Become Online Only Publication  —  The American Journalism Review will end production of its print edition and launch a redesigned website in Fall 2013 as it becomes an online-only publication, the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism announced Wednesday.
Larry Dailey / Mediashift:
Are Traditional News Operations Really Ready for Innovation?  —  Fewer than half of Middle East residents think it's safe to express political opinions online, according to a study by sponsor Northwestern University in Qatar.  Explore the data on this interactive site and watch a recent MediaTwits chat about the study.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Chuck Schumer, Lindsey Graham introduce new media shield law  —  Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham have rounded up another bipartisan gang, this time to pass a media shield law that would enact recent Justice Department guidelines.  —  The New York and South Carolina senators have written …
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Keith Olbermann Is Returning To ESPN.  Can He Help Himself?  —  The television career of Keith Olbermann can be understood as a an endless cycle of network executives first deciding his prodigious talent outweighs his considerable red flags, then coming to think otherwise.  Lather, rinse, repeat.
Discussion: TVNewser, Variety and Politico
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Keith Olbermann Finalizes Deal With ESPN
Mallary Jean Tenore / Poynter:
AP's Carroll: ‘An attack on a journalist is a proxy for an attack on the people’  —  Kathleen Carroll, senior vice president and executive editor of the Associated Press, briefed the United Nations Security Council on the protection of journalists today.  —  She explained that the AP's headquarters …
Discussion: ap.org and @froomkin
Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times:
China says it'll relax film, TV censorship; directors unimpressed  —  Director Jia Zhangke, shown with actress Tao Zhao at the Cannes Film Festival, says China's easing of restrictions on film, TV and radio content isn't a revolutionary step forward.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images / May 26, 2013)
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Ustream broadcast over 7m live video streams in first half of 2013, now boasts 24 million users  —  Ustream revealed today that over 7 million live video streams have been broadcast through its platform during the first half of 2013.  —  The milestone is a six-month record for the company …
Discussion: EON
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Independent news orgs in Latin America band together in search of new business models  —  A loose federation of independent news organizations in Latin America have decided to make it official.  —  Rosental Alves of The University of Texas' Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas …
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Televisor wants to become your TV recommendation engine  —  So you just finished binge-watching the last season of Mad Men, and now you're wondering: What's next?  That's exactly the type of question a new site called Televisor was built for.  —  Televisor offers the type of “you may also like” …
Discussion: PC Advisor and AppNewser
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
BeachMint's Board Members Have Signed A Scathing Letter Ripping PandoDaily Article To Shreds  —  It's best to admit when you're wrong.  Otherwise, you could end up being the subject of a scathing public letter, like the one BeachMint's board members just published in the LA Times about PandoDaily.
Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat:
Inkling scores $16M, partners with Pearson and Elsevier for its digital book platform  —  With another hefty round of funding, Inkling's plans to dominate the e-book world are one step closer to reality.  —  Back in February, Inkling announced Inkling Habitat, an all-encompassing publishing environment for digital books.
Jason Clampet / Skift:
Lonely Planet to Cut Staff and Relocate Digital Offices to Nashville  —  Four months after buying Lonely Planet from BBC Worldwide, new owner NC2 Media will announce staff reductions and structural changes as soon as this week, Skift has learned.  The changes involve layoffs across existing offices in Melbourne, London, and Oakland.
Discussion: The Age
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
BuzzFeed Launches Fellowship Program In Late Reporter's Memory  —  BuzzFeed will honor the legacy of the late Michael Hastings through a yearlong fellowship program.  —  The news site announced on Wednesday that it was launching the Michael Hastings Fellowship for national security reporting:
 
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Helienne Lindvall / Guardian:
Can PledgeMusic's direct-to-fan approach unlock untapped revenue?
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Sports Illustrated NFL writer Peter King ready to QB new Web team
Discussion: AllThingsD
Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
Michigan's ‘free-market’ media machine
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Uncommon Content out to make Web shows that click on TV
BBC:
Sun deputy editor Geoff Webster denies ‘plotting misconduct’
Discussion: pressgazette.co.uk
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Hearst Newspapers team up with Monster.com on employment iPhone and Android apps
Walter Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Next up for Tribune Co.: making the most of its real estate
Bronwen Clune / Guardian:
Are fact-checking sites a symptom of the media not doing its job?
 Earlier Picks: 
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Netflix Dominates Speculation Over Emmy Awards
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Mail Online to ramp up growth by hiring new staff
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Going a la carte would destroy pay-TV industry, analyst says
Lauren Ingeno / Inside Higher Ed:
USC announces changes to its journalism master's degree program
Discussion: Gawker
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Daily Beast to launch a new weekend title, ‘Beast Weekend’
Lindsey Clay / Guardian:
There's no battle between TV and YouTube. Fact.
Bloomberg:
Malone Yields to Vodafone in German Cable Race
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter