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12:20 PM ET, August 2, 2013

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The United States Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple's Price Fixing … The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
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Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Feds say Apple must give access to Amazon and Barnes & Noble e-bookstores  —  The Justice Department is calling on a federal judge to force Apple to allow competitors in the ebook market to provide prices and links to their e-bookstores within apps on Apple's devices, a move that is likely …
Discussion: AllThingsD
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
U.S., states propose remedy for Apple e-book price-fixing
Discussion: The Verge
Kate Irby / McClatchy:
Senators spar over definition of ‘journalist’ in seeking to protect them  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee, looking to provide protections for journalists and their sources, ran into a roadblock Thursday when lawmakers couldn't agree on the definition of “journalist.”
Kashmir Hill / Forbes:
Big Boss, Not Big Brother, Spotted Long Island Family's ‘Suspicious’ Google Searches  —  On Wednesday morning, six law enforcement officers visited a house in Long Island.  They were there to ask whether the residents — a married couple and their son — were involved in terrorism.
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Guardian strikes Dailymotion video deal  —  Guardian News & Media to launch dedicated online video channel that will be available to Dailymotion's 112 million users  —  The Guardian has struck a deal with Dailymotion, the world's second largest video-sharing website, to increase the reach …
Josh Sternberg / Digiday:
HuffPo Pushes Further Into Sponsored Content  —  Publishers are crazy for native advertising, but they're stuck with a problem: Who is going to create it?  —  That's why publishers like Vice and Gawker have begun partnered content-creation arms.  Add The Huffington Post to the mix.
Discussion: Business Insider
Erik Wemple:
Dear CNN: Find a female media critic  —  Politico's Patrick Gavin yesterday tweeted that he'd be hosting the long-running CNN program “Reliable Sources” this Sunday.  He is among the crowd that is filling in following the departure of Howard Kurtz* for Fox News.
Discussion: @anamariecox and @jayrosen_nyu
Eric Deggans / Tampa Bay Times:
Eric Deggans to leave Tampa Bay Times for job as NPR's first TV critic  —  Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, will become NPR's TV critic.  —  After nearly 18 years critiquing television, media, music and pop culture at the Tampa Bay Times, I will be leaving the newspaper …
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Cox Said to Discuss Merger With Malone-Backed Charter  —  Cox Communications Inc., the third-largest U.S. cable provider, has held talks about combining with rival Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR), according to two people with knowledge of the matter.  —  Cox President Pat Esser has discussed …
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Washington Post Co.'s newspaper division posts another loss, but online revenue is up  —  The Washington Post's newspaper division posted an operating loss of $49.3 million in the first six months of 2013, the company says in its second-quarter earnings report.
Discussion: Washington Post and washpostco.com
Brendan Nyhan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The scandal attention cycle  —  How the media lost interest in IRS targeting, even as new facts emerged  —  At this point, the evidence on the Internal Revenue Service scandal is clear.  Contrary to the initial hype, there is no credible evidence of White House involvement …
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
Is Tumblr Shrinking?  —  Yahoo bought Tumblr because Tumblr has millions of young users.  But are they sticking around?  —  Last November, David Karp posted on Tumblr's staff blog.  “I have an exciting and slightly overwhelming milestone to share with you,” the site's founder and CEO said.
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Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Fusion Launching October 28 With Nightly Jorge Ramos Program, Satire Block  —  Fusion, the upcoming cable channel from ABC News and Univision, will launch Monday October 28, the companies say.  The channel will launch on a number of pay-TV operators, including Cablevision, Charter and Cox.
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Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Google Fiber's $10 Sports Plus pack gives NFL Redzone some company
Jasper Jackson / The Media Briefing:
Radio is thriving but mobile and web listening is the future
Noreen Malone / New Republic:
Luke Russert: Why Does Young Washington Dislike Him?
Discussion: TVNewser, @tnr and Wonkette
Kira Witkin / WAN-IFRA:
Guardian Notifications allows readers to follow authors, series by email
James Barron / New York Times:
CUNY TV Station Turns Over an Old Leaf, Transmitting by Air to Widen Its Reach
Brendan Nyhan / Columbia Journalism Review:
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Allie Jones / The Atlantic Wire:
What Women Want: Bylines
Discussion: Poynter and New York Times, Thanks:@steverubel
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
CBS Alternative Programming Head Jennifer Bresnan to Step Down
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1,700 Russian websites on strike against new anti-piracy law
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