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Eric Newton / Columbia Journalism Review:
Paying attention to the shield law's critics — Journalists shouldn't blindly support the shield law without taking in the whole picture — When a Senate committee this month approved the “Free Flow of Information Act of 2013,” applause was heard from scores of media shield law supporters …
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Dominic Rushe / Guardian:
NSA surveillance goes beyond Orwell's imagination - Alan Rusbridger — Guardian editor says depth of NSA surveillance programs greatly exceed anything the 1984 author could have imagined — The potential of the surveillance state goes way beyond anything in George Orwell's 1984 …
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Chris Elliott / Guardian:
Open door: The readers' editor on... the Guardian's coverage of government surveillance
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Paul Carr / PandoDaily:
To “save NSFWCORP”, founder publicly solicits investors on first day of loosened SEC rules — A change in fundraising law, but is there still time to save NSFWCORP from a forced pivot? — You've seen it, of course. “Brewster's Millions,” the movie — so popular that Hollywood remade …
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Gavriel Hollander / Press Gazette:
News Corp reveals phone-hacking legal costs of £238m — Rupert Murdoch's media empire has spent $382m (£238m) over the past two years on legal fees dealing with the aftermath of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. — In its annual report, released over the weekend …
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
News Corp's plunging revenues concealed by subtle accountancy
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Steven Musil / CNET:
Judge appears to back Google's defense of digital books project — Judge's comments suggest he finds merit in the Web giant's assertion that the project is exempt from copyright laws under the fair use provision. — A U.S. judge made comments Monday that suggest favor for Google's defense …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Supreme Court Opinions, Web Links That Go Nowhere — WASHINGTON — Supreme Court opinions have come down with a bad case of link rot. According to a new study, 49 percent of the hyperlinks in Supreme Court decisions no longer work. — This can sometimes be amusing.
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@stoweboyd, @holdenweb and The Verge
Christopher Heine / Adweek:
Will iTunes Radio Spark Digital Music Shakeout? — There appeared to be an overabundance of digital music streaming services before Apple's iTunes Radio became a reality last week, so it stands to reason that a shakeout—if it wasn't already on the horizon—could now be only a matter of time.
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Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:
Pandora Falls 10% as Apple ITunes Radio Draws 11 Million
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Rem Rieder / USA Today:
TV news should have on-air fact-checkers — You don't usually think of ESPN's Tony Kornheiser as a journalism ethics sage. A font of sports one-liners, sure. An adviser on ways to improve news outlets' accountability, not so much. But the co-host of Pardon the Interruption is on to something …
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The Hub of the Twitterverse: The Boston Globe has built a localized, tweet-powered news aggregator — In the Boston area, the passing of a Dunkin Donuts franchise is news. So are the finer points of Tom Brady's hair. But in this instance, we know the closing of the Mass Ave.
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paidContent, @geninnovate and @niemanlab
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
NME to experiment with online charges — Magazine will charge 69p for access to ‘enhanced digital’ version of its cover feature but says there are no plans for a full paywall — NME will charge 69p from Wednesday for online access to its cover feature on indie group Haim.
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Spotify Launches In Taiwan, Argentina, Greece and Turkey — Spotify has launched in Argentina, Greece, Turkey and Taiwan, bringing its streaming music platform to a total of 32 countries. — The heart of the Mandopop (Mandarin pop) industry, Taiwan marks the latest step in Spotify's Asia expansion …
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Erik Wemple:
CBS News's Sharyl Attkisson: Hacking investigation ‘progressing’ — Three months have passed since CBS News confirmed that the computer of investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson had been breached. “A cyber security firm hired by CBS News has determined through forensic analysis …
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TVNewser and @jayrosen_nyu
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Former F.B.I. Agent Pleads Guilty in Leak to A.P. — WASHINGTON — A former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent has agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information to The Associated Press about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen last year, the Justice Department announced on Monday.
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