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5:20 AM ET, July 27, 2013

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Erin Griffith / PandoDaily:
Inside TimeSpace, the New York Times' new startup accelerator  —  Like many entrepreneurs, Tarikh Korula takes pride in the standard perks of entrepreneurship: He doesn't have a boss, a corporate cubicle, or a “real job.”  It's been seven years since he's worked in what he calls a “proper midtown office.”
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Yahoo Plans Splashy New San Francisco Digs (And Dreams of Neon Billboard's Return)  —  According to multiple sources close to the situation, Yahoo is close to signing a lease for a splashy new San Francisco outpost to keep up with the fast growth of other Web companies that have opened high-profile offices here.
Discussion: @benwitte and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Bradley Manning's defense attorney says soldier is a whistleblower who wanted to inform public  —  FORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is a whistleblower who wanted to inform the American public about the troubling things he saw in the war zone, and the soldier is willing to pay …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Washington Post launches a new site focused on state and local government  —  The Washington Post is taking a different approach to its government reporting.  On Aug. 19 the Post will launch GovBeat, a site that focuses on the interaction between Washington, D.C., and state and local governments around the country.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:   Washington Post nabs Hotline's Reid Wilson to oversee new GovBeat project
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
WBEZ president Torey Malatia resigns  —  Torey Malatia, the longtime general manager of public radio station WBEZ-FM 91.5, is resigning his post effective Friday.  —  He announced his decision in a joint statement issued by parent organization Chicago Public Media, where he served as president and CEO.
Davin Hutchins / Mediashift:
‘Syria Stories’ Uses On-Demand Illustrations to Tell Personal Wartime Stories  —  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.
Daniel Leblanc / Globe and Mail:
Journalist Chrystia Freeland to seek Liberal nod for Toronto Centre  —  A senior editor at an international media organization will seek the Liberal nomination for the downtown Toronto riding vacated by Bob Rae.  —  Chrystia Freeland, a former manager and writer at The Globe and Mail …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Obama media pool lacks racial depth  —  When the first black president of the United States walked into the White House press room to talk about Trayvon Martin and the complexities of race in America last Friday, the people poised to convey his remarks to the world were overwhelmingly of one race — white.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Greenwald To Testify Before Congress  —  A congressional hearing next Wednesday on the National Security Agency's surveillance efforts will include testimony from critics, including the journalist who first reported on the programs.  —  Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) told The Guardian …
Stuart Kemp / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Veteran Stuart Hall's Sentence for Sex Offenses Doubled  —  Court of Appeal judges have increased his time in prison to 30 months, after critics complained he “got off lightly” after admitting to crimes against young girls.  —  LONDON — The sentence of 15 months in prison …
Jim Romenesko:
Newspaper editor admits he's ‘in the way of progress’ and steps down  —  Kudos to Joe Butkiewicz for being refreshingly honest about his decision to resign as executive editor of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: “In my old-fashioned way, I'm in the way of progress.”
Andy / TorrentFreak:
UK Porn Filter Will Censor Other Content Too, ISPs Reveal  —  On Monday David Cameron told his citizens that by the end of the year broadband subscribers will be required to go through a compulsory system which will decide what they can and cannot see on the Internet.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Al Jazeera reporters crash pro-Israel event
Matthew Lynley / BuzzFeed:
Top Executive At AOL's Local News Business, Patch, Resigns
Discussion: Business Insider
Elias Biryabarema / Reuters:
Uganda to deport U.S. journalist for illegal presence
Rob Evans / Guardian:
Prince Charles's letters: judges allow appeal against block on publication
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Says Snowden Wouldn't Face Death Penalty
Justin McLachlan / FishbowlDC:
Groundswell, the Conservative Journolist?
Discussion: Gawker
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Discussion: PolitiFact
Herald Sun:
Photog charged over topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holidaying in France
Agence France Presse:
Franco-US photographer held in Syria released
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Journalists and their funders: Whose job is it to measure impact, and how should it be done?
Susan Berfield / Businessweek:
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