Mediagazer: Bradley Manning's Sentence, Parole and Appeal Implications (Bmaz/emptywheel)

11:00 AM ET, August 21, 2013

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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:

British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets — LONDON — Alan Rusbridger, the mop-haired, soft-spoken editor of The Guardian newspaper, finds himself in a shadowy battle with the British government over purloined secrets that the government will have a hard time winning in the Internet age.

Discussion: @leshinton, @stefanjbecket, @buzzfeedandrew, @arusbridger, @richards1052, @dangillmor and @ewenmacaskill

Nicholas Watt / Guardian:

Guardian told to destroy NSA files for national security, says Clegg — Clegg's spokesman confirms that Sir Jeremy Heywood made request on instructions of David Cameron — Nick Clegg has endorsed the government's decision to ask the Guardian to destroy leaked secret NSA documents …

Discussion: The Independent, UK News and Opinion and @keepof4worlds

Christoph Scheuermann / Spiegel Online:
The Cozy Relationship between Britain and its Intelligence Apparatus

Discussion: BuzzMachine, @fatimamanji and @paulgrahamraven

Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
Conspiracy to commit journalism

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Guardian, New York Magazine, @tom_watson, @franzkruger, Memex 1.1, Daily Mail, @evgenymorozov, The Technology Chronicles, msnbc.com, @gsmaverick, @jeremyduns, @jjn1, @dangillmor and @jeffjarvis

Gabriela Baczynska / Reuters: Russia criticizes Britain over pressure on Guardian

Nicholas Watt / Guardian:
David Cameron had advance warning of Miranda detention, No 10 confirms

Discussion: Reuters, Committee to Protect …, Columbia Journalism Review, Telegraph, @telegraphworld, @telegraphnews, @steveplrose and The Huffington Post

Julian Borger / Guardian:
NSA files: why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files

Discussion: NBCNews, BBC, Softpedia News, whistleblower.org, Mediaite, The Verge, @lisaocarroll, @newseum, Wired.co.uk, @emptywheel, @paultowen, @charlesarthur, @jasonleopold, @jeffjarvis, Free Press Blog and @comradechrisman

Tom McCarthy / Guardian:

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison - live updates — US soldier faces day of reckoning after more than three years of detention. Follow the latest from Fort Meade here — Sort by: — 9.20am ET — Not a huge show of support for Manning outside Fort Meade. Paul Lewis counted eight stalwarts:

Discussion: GigaOM, USA Today, ZDNet, Techdirt, @martinmckee, @lailalalami, @guardianus, @labourchr, RT, The Raw Story and BBC

Jesse Hicks / The Verge:

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison for WikiLeaks disclosures — Bradley Manning's court-martial reached an end today, with Army Colonel Denise Lind sentencing him to 35 years in prison. She also ordered a reduction in rank to private, a forfeiture of all pay, and a dishonorable discharge.

ACLU:
ACLU Comment on Bradley Manning Sentence

Discussion: @trevortimm and @jaredbkeller

Bmaz / emptywheel: Bradley Manning's Sentence, Parole and Appeal Implications

William Launder / Wall Street Journal:

Review Chronicles Bloomberg Missteps on Data Use — An outside review of Bloomberg LP's data compliance and news reporting revealed that the financial data and news provider didn't curtail reporters' access to subscriber data two years ago, when concerns about the access first emerged, due to internal “misunderstandings.”

Discussion: Media & Entertainment, Press Room, @asmitch, @mlcalderone and @wsjbreakingnews

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Bloomberg News review suggests standards editor, ombudsman — Former New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt reviewed Bloomberg News' newsroom operations following revelations last May that the company's journalists had improperly accessed data about Bloomberg's data customers.

Discussion: FishbowlNY and Talking Biz News

Vindu Goel / New York Times:

Facebook Leads an Effort to Lower Barriers to Internet Access — MENLO PARK, Calif. — About one of every seven people in the world uses Facebook. Now, Mark Zuckerberg, its co-founder and chief executive, wants to make a play for the rest — including the four billion or so who lack Internet access.

Facebook Newsroom:
Mark Zuckerberg: Is Connectivity a Human Right?

Discussion: Business Insider, @margafret, @brandonbailey, @tcarmody, @evelynrusli and @thestalwart

Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

Al Jazeera hints at new online programming for cord cutters and cable hold-outs — Al Jazeera launched its U.S. cable network Tuesday, but a significant part of its potential audience couldn't tune in: Viewers used to watching Al Jazeera's international channel online found themselves blocked …

Discussion: Media & Entertainment, TVNewser, Deadline.com, The Daily Beast, @riy, Television, Variety and USA Today

Jef Feeley / Bloomberg:
AT&T Sued Over Refusal to Carry Al Jazeera Cable Network

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, Hollywood Reporter, @adamgellings, @sherman4949, @rolandsmartin and New York Magazine

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Is Google Ready to Buy Its Way Into TV With an NFL Deal? — Here's a fun combination to ponder: The world's most powerful media company and America's most popular sport. — That could happen if Google buys the rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, the all-you-can-eat subscription-TV service currently owned by DirecTV.

Discussion: Tech Trader Daily, WebProNews, Business Insider, Mashable, FierceOnlineVideo News, @monkbent, @paulvieira, @the506, @optionstrader31, @bryandfischer, @peterpham, @bworley, @jknapp1, @jguynn, @tcarmody, @ourand_sbj, Engadget and Softpedia News

Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

Fox Confirms Brian Lewis Fired for ‘Financial Irregularities’ (Updated) — Executive vice president of corporate communications and longtime employee suddenly leaves the company — Brian Lewis, senior advisor to Roger Ailes and Fox's executive vice president of corporate communications …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times and New York Magazine

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Maker Studios Buys Blip, and a Home Outside of YouTube — Maker Studios, one of the biggest YouTube networks, is buying Blip, a video-maker and distributor. — Blip officials informed their staff of the deal this morning, and it is expected to close in early September.

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

Las Vegas Sun could disappear, editor says in suit — Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun filed a suit Tuesday “alleging his own family members conspired with Stephens Media, operator of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, to end a Joint Operating Agreement that has been in place …

Discussion: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

New Revelations Detail How The NSA Scans 75% Of The Internet Through Telco Partnerships — Tuesday the Wall Street Journal reported the existence of several NSA programs that were either previously unknown, or little was known about. Meet Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium and Stormbrew.

Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:

Comcast asserts copyright over its court filing, is attempting to shut down news site that reproduced it — In an article published last week, TorrentFreak reproduced Comcast's response to a subpoena regarding the copyright troll Prenda Law. Since then, Comcast's agents Cyveillance have sent …

Discussion: TorrentFreak, GigaOM, The Switch and @boothsweet

Jason Felch / Los Angeles Times:

O.C. Register owner Aaron Kushner bets heavily on print — As other publishers prepare for a digital-only future, Kushner adds staff and expands his newspaper. This week he launched the Long Beach Register. — Long Beach resident Antonio Romero reads the inaugural edition of the Long Beach Register in front of the Queen Mary.

Discussion: eMedia Vitals, @jasonfelch, @shelbygrad and @kenbensinger

James Waterson / City A.M. Feed:

Exclusive: TV licence offences responsible for a tenth of all UK court cases — TVLICENSINGoffences now account for more than a tenth of all criminal prosecutions in the UK, City A.M. can reveal. — More than 180,000 people - almost 3,500 a week - appeared in front of magistrates during 2012 …

Discussion: @tobyornot_, @hotairmail, @junkkmale, @angrybulldog, @threedaymonk and @nicholaslovell