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6:55 AM ET, September 19, 2013

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 Top News: 
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
Why Reuters Ditched Its Big Web Push  —  Reuters Wednesday decided that it cares more about its business than its brand, ending a big bet on becoming a major player in online news.  In a memo sent to the company today, Reuters chief executive Andrew Rashbass announced that the company will end …
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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
Reuters Next Canceled  —  Reuters has decided to cancel Next, the consumer facing website that had been in the works for more than two years, Chief Executive Andrew Rashbass announced this morning in a staff email.  —  “Next is a long way from achieving either commercial viability or strategic success.
Jennifer Mizgata / Online News Association:
ONA working to ensure federal “shield law” truly protects journalists  —  As you probably have heard, last week the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 987, the Free Flow of Information Act (FFIA), with the support of the Online News Association and a coalition of media organizations.
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Josh Stearns / Index on Censorship:
The US shield law's dangerous precedent - and how to fix it
Discussion: @jcstearns
Steven Nelson / US News:   Holes in Media Shield Law Worry Opponents, and Even Some Supporters
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Showbiz Lobby Puts Capitol Hill Pressure on Google to Take Action on Piracy  —  The showbiz lobby and a number of lawmakers on Wednesday singled out Google and other search engines for being a gateway to pirated online content, unveiling a study that showed the “critical role” …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The Finke-Penske feud shows the difficulties of linking brands and personalities  —  Brand Suffers Most From Spat Between Owner and Hollywood Blogger  —  LOS ANGELES — For her detractors, and there are many, the turnabout is delicious: Nikki Finke, the blogger who squeezed Hollywood …
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Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
#Oceanfall: The Seattle Times' glitzy new digital package unveils a substantial piece of reporting on our changing seas  —  The Seattle Times' glitzy new digital package unveils a substantial piece of reporting on our changing seas  —  Like most newspapers around the country …
John Cusack / Guardian:
Will Eric Holder guarantee NSA reporters' first amendment rights?  —  The US attorney general vows not to prosecute journalists, but his criminalisation of whistleblowers undermines that assurance  —  Another week and another wave of stories on the NSA and the unconstitutional …
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Zuckerberg: No plans to get into news business  —  In Washington, D.C, to lobby for immigration reform, Facebook CEO participates in a wide-ranging interview at the Newseum.  —  CONNECT  —  While Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post, fellow digital icon Mark Zuckerberg …
Sara Morrison / The Wrap:
NYT's Howard Beck Leaves Grey Lady for the Bleacher Report  —  New York Times NBA beat reporter Howard Beck is leaving his longtime home for the Bleacher Report.  —  Beck, who began at NYT in 2004, tweeted his announcement Wednesday.  —  The Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Networks …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Rieder: Newspaper association chief optimistic  —  Being president and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America is not a job for the fainthearted.  Your mission includes lobbying for, speaking for and galvanizing an industry that, while it is the press, hasn't gotten very much good press, not for a long time.
Jason Lefkowitz / Just Well Mixed:
Native advertising: you can't rent your credibility, you can only sell it  —  You may have heard that lots of publications are having a hard time figuring out how to make money online.  It's true; even though we've been at this Web thing now for twenty years, publishers still haven't figured …
Bloomberg:
Activision Stock Sale Blocked by Judge Over Investor Vote  —  Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) can't proceed with a stock sale that investors contend would give control of the video-game maker to a group led by an Activision director and the company's top executive, a judge ruled.
Discussion: Reuters and Los Angeles Times
 
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John Koetsier / VentureBeat:
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Jim Romenesko:
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
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Associated Press:
Azerbaijan journalist arrested 3 weeks before vote
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
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Curt Woodward / Xconomy:
How Did Newspapers Blow It? Not Enough Engineers, NYT Publisher Says
Discussion: @grady_booch, Thanks:@xconomy
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Shane Smith, Vice's $400 Million Man, Is New York's Newest Media Mogul
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Andreas Wiseman / ScreenDaily:
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John McDermott / AdAge:
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Discussion: Media Wire Daily and FishbowlNY
Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily:
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Discussion: @janefriedman
Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Twitter's IPO Will Reveal How Many Fake Or Inactive Users It Has — And It May Not Be Pretty
Discussion: The Next Web and VatorNews