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10:35 AM ET, August 14, 2013

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Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. journalist marks year in captivity as risks increase for war reporters  —  WASHINGTON — Tuesday marked a year since American journalist Austin Tice was detained while covering the civil war in Syria, one of at least 14 news media workers who've vanished or been seized in the past year, according to press advocacy groups.
Cordt Schnibben / Spiegel Online:
Circulation Declines Hit German Papers a Decade after America  —  It came to Germany almost a decade later than America, but the newspaper crisis is sweeping the country, with plummeting circulations and revenues.  The German news media must reinvent itself in order to retain readers.
Discussion: @jeffjarvis and @amonck
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Sorry, Craig: Study Finds Craigslist Took $5 Billion From Newspapers  —  For years, newspaper publishers have been saying Craiglist cut the legs out from under their industry by offering a cheap, easy online alternative to their classified advertising pages.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Legendary political reporter Jack Germond dies at age 85 … WASHINGTON — Jack Germond, a curmudgeonly chronicler of American politics for a half-century, died early Wednesday morning at his home in West Virginia, according to his widow, Alice Germond.  —  “I think he was a great reporter,” she wrote in an e-mail to friends.
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
Apple acquires second screen TV startup Matcha.tv (scoop)  —  Apple's latest acquisition is the recently-shut down second-screen TV/video app Matcha.tv, according to a source with knowledge of the deal who asked to remain anonymous.  Matcha.tv was an iOS app that provided a comprehensive overview …
Sam Marsden / Telegraph:
British cameraman for Sky News killed in Egypt  —  A British cameraman working for Sky News was killed today as Egyptian forces moved in to clear protesters demanding the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.  —  Mick Deane, 61, was shot during the raid on activists camped …
Wichita Business Journal:
Connecticut city council passes resolution opposing Koch buy of newspaper … The city council in Hartford, Conn., passed a resolution this week opposing the idea of a Koch brothers' takeover of their local newspaper, the Hartford Courant.  —  The Kochs are rumored to be among the interested buyers …
Discussion: Hartford Cityline
Sara Morrison / The Wrap:
Bleacher Report Founder Responds to Fury Surrounding His New ‘Feminist Publication’  —  Bryan Goldberg speaks to TheWrap about Bustle, his controversial $6.5 million women's website  —  Bleacher Report founder Bryan Goldberg revealed his new web venture on Tuesday, raising questions of journalistic integrity and sexism in the process.
Jay Barmann / SFist:
S.F. Chronicle Finally Abandons Paywall?  —  It appears that the Chronicle's exclusive content, which has been locked behind that dreaded subscriber paywall since they launched it in late March, has magically appeared today again for free on SFGate, without much fanfare.
Erik Sass / MediaPost:
More Print News Subscribers Plan To Cancel Subs, Uptick In Mobile Consumption  —  It's no secret that newspapers and magazine publishers have suffered steep declines in print circulation over the last decade, and that trend is just going to continue, according to a survey of 1,134 U.S. adults conducted …
 
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