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7:15 AM ET, September 5, 2013

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Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos to his future Washington Post journalists: Put the readers first  —  Jeffrey P. Bezos had a simple bit of advice for the staff of the newspaper he'll soon own: Put readers, not advertisers, first.  Don't write to impress each other.  And above all, “Don't be boring.”
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Bezos courts Washington Post editors, reporters  —  The Washington Post's new owner Jeffrey P. Bezos, long wary of journalists, held a series of meetings with the paper's editors and reporters Wednesday, saying that he is optimistic about the future of journalism and wants to create a …
Jessica Meyers / Politico:
Jeff Bezos new to journalism — but not free speech issues  —  A withering news industry has offered all manners of advice since Jeff Bezos bought the storied Washington paper known for Watergate revelations and a feisty refusal to hide the Pentagon Papers.  But a closer look …
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Is Barrett Brown a journalist or an activist?  Regardless of the answer, his case is an outrage  —  By now, most people have probably heard of Edward Snowden, the former CIA contractor who leaked the NSA's surveillance documents, as well as Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, the Army private who leaked diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.
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Eric Nicholson / Unfair Park:
Barrett Brown Agrees to Stop Talking to the Media
Kevin Krause / Crime Blog:   Federal judge issues gag order on attorneys in criminal case of man tied to hackers
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti Says The Site Is Profitable, With 85M Uniques And 300+ Employees  —  BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti published a memo to employees today that laid out some details about the site's growth, as well as its plans for the coming year.
Wall Street Journal:
Dish, Disney Gird for Showdown Over ESPN  —  Dish Network Corp. chairman Charlie Ergen has long railed against the high cost of sports on TV.  Now he has a chance to do something about it.  —  Dish's agreement to carry ESPN, the highest profile and most expensive of the national sports channels, expires at the end of September.
Discussion: The Desk
Adrienne LaFrance / Slate:
How Futurama's 31st-Century Technology Illustrated Today's Changing Media Landscape  —  Good news, everyone!  Journalism is still going to be around 1,000 years from now.  —  It will be, at least, if the next millennium is anything like the world imagined by Futurama …
Philippe Massonnet / AFP Blogs:
When a “kill” increases life expectancy  —  The Internet has been abuzz, at least in France, ever since AFP transmitted this photo of French President Francois Hollande to clients on Tuesday, then quickly issued a “Mandatory Kill” order retracting it because it was deemed to be gratuitously unflattering to the president.
Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Identity crisis  —  Why journalists should drop the push for special protection and just defend freedom of expression  —  Are you a journalist?  A Turkish police officer fires tear gas during an anti-government rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul in July.
Discussion: @freedomofpress and @jcstearns
Bill Shea / Crain's Detroit Business:
Printed Ann Arbor News returns, AnnArbor.com to be part of MLive  —  The Ann Arbor News is back.  Sort of.  —  The daily newspaper was closed in 2009 by its owner, Advance Publications Inc., and replaced with a Thursday and Sunday print edition of a new website, AnnArbor.com.
Discussion: AnnArbor.com News
Christina Chaey / Fast Company:
Livestream Brings All-Live Video Streaming To Roku Devices  —  ROKU'S NEW LIVESTREAM CHANNEL IS THE SET-TOP-BOX MAKER'S FIRST ALL-LIVE VIDEO HUB.  —  Roku today introduced a new channel from Livestream, the all-live video streaming company whose tools are used by outlets like the New York Times …
Janis L. Magin / bizjournals:
Huffington, Omidyar launch HuffPost Hawaii website  —  Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, who launched the Honolulu Civil Beat website three years ago, launched HuffPost Hawaii Wednesday, a site that aims to highlight “all Hawaii has to offer.”
Digits:
Manjoo Joins Wall Street Journal as Technology Columnist  —  Farhad Manjoo, a leading and influential Silicon Valley voice, is joining the Wall Street Journal as a columnist writing about technology companies, issues, people, products and trends.  —  Manjoo, who currently writes for Slate …
Yahoo!:
Introducing Our New Logo!  —  We're excited to share the new Yahoo logo with you.  It will begin appearing across Yahoo properties globally tonight.  —  We wanted a logo that stayed true to our roots (whimsical, purple, with an exclamation point) yet embraced the evolution of our products.
Vindu Goel / NYT Bits:
If Google Could Search Twitter, It Would Find Topsy  —  There is no question that real-time social networks like Twitter have become an important forum for public conversation, whether the discussion is about chemical weapons in the Middle East or the dance moves of Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Matt Shipman / SciLogs:
Defining a Reporter: EurekAlert! and the Question of Access  —  Who is a science reporter (and who isn't)?  (Photo: Beth Rankin)  —  Science reporters and bloggers are always looking for ways to stay abreast of new and forthcoming findings from the research community.
INMA:
Desert Sun reaches teens with high school mobile app  —  “Digital Natives” is a joint effort of the newspaper and schools to create school-specific digital content, building the next generation of readers.  —  To reach Millennials and Plurals (the latest generations of consumers), The Desert Sun went to school.
Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
How can they fire the photographers?  Easy.  —  Like many others, I was distressed to learn that the Chicago Sun-Times fired all 28 members of its photo staff, as the casualties include such cherished former colleagues as the Pulitzer-winning John H. White.
Carol Ross Joynt / Washingtonian:
James Carville Becomes a Columnist for the “Hill” Newspaper  —  The Democrat will share his take on politics and current affairs.  —  James Carville, the colorful, quotable, irascible political consultant and commentator has accepted a new gig as a columnist for the Hill newspaper.  The timing is good.
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Moonves: Digital Rights Worth Fighting For  —  CBS CEO says Time Warner Cable was living in the past  —  An important aspect of its month-long battle with Time Warner Cable was securing the digital future of content, CBS CEO Les Moonves said.  —  “It was important we take a stand.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Music Aims to Keep ‘Happy Birthday’ Away From Public Domain (Exclusive)  —  The music publisher points out some key flaws in a lawsuit that looks to establish that “Happy Birthday” belongs to all.  —  With the English language's most recognized song at stake, Warner/Chappell Music is not backing down from a bold challenge.
Discussion: Techdirt, Plagiarism Today and Guardian
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
UN: Press should not be ‘intimidated into silence’ over state secrets  —  Representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA surveillance  —  Two senior United Nations representatives have warned the British government …
Discussion: United Nations and @antderosa
 
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