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2:20 PM ET, October 23, 2013

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
AP reporter's mistake: Did the punishment fit the crime?  —  Reporters, you may have noticed, make lots of mistakes.  But an error made by an Associated Press reporter in a 112-word story this month has proved particularly damaging — especially to the reporter and his editors …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Virginia Governor, Senators To Honor Fired AP Journalists  —  In a display of bipartisan support for two fired Associated Press employees, several of Virginia's top elected officials are hosting a post-election gathering in their honor.  —  Republican Governor Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling …
Discussion: @jaypinho, Poynter and WTVR-TV
Noah Hurowitz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Petition protests firing of AP staffers
Discussion: Politico and JIMROMENESKO.COM
Erik Maza / WWD:
Condé Nast Discontinuing Internship Program  —  INTERNSHIPS ENDING: Condé Nast has decided to discontinue its internship program starting in 2014, WWD has learned.  The end of the program comes after the publisher was sued this summer by two former interns who claimed …
Carol Loomis / Fortune:
Buffett: Why I didn't buy the Washington Post  —  Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett reveals why he passed on the deal that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stepped up to.  —  FORTUNE — As the Graham family exits emotionally from the Washington Post newspaper, and new owner Jeff Bezos stays mum about his plans …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Palestinian leader's son appeals loss of Foreign Policy libel lawsuit  —  A son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Yasser Abbas, is appealing a judge's ruling last month tossing out a libel case against the Washington Post Company's Foreign Policy magazine.
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
BBC Global News, Latest Twitter Partner, Starts Series of Original In-Tweet Video Reports  —  ‘#BBCTrending’ Will Give Viewers the Story on News and Memes Circulating on Social Media  —  BBC Global News has struck a deal to serve sponsored video clips inside paid tweets via Twitter's growing …
Brent Lang / The Wrap:
Sony, Vudu to Let Customers Share Clips of Films They Buy on Facebook, Twitter  —  Hollywood zealously guards the movies it creates from digital piracy, but in the internet era, consumers have an increasingly flexible appreciation for copyright protections, and that may require a new approach.
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Columbia Journalism Review:
On the NSA, the media may tilt right  —  An inquiry finds a pro-surveillance bias in the language  —  Since June 6, the world has been roiled by an ongoing series of disclosures based on Edward Snowden's document leaks, with coverage led by the Guardian and the Washington Post …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and @froomkin
Terry Pristin / New York Times:
Struggling Newspapers Sell Off Old Headquarters  —  They were once major symbols of civic pride and influence, often situated in the heart of the city, and nearly equal in stature to nearby city halls, courthouses and other major public buildings.  —  But increasingly, many of the buildings …
Discussion: @lizrappaport and @palewire
Ben Quinn / Guardian:
Public show strong support for investigative journalism  —  Survey finds media industry more pessimistic about investigative reporting than their readers as editors debate its survival  —  Members of the British public are much more optimistic about the future of investigative journalism …
Digital TV Europe:
Optimal and Civolution launch TV ad synchronisation on Facebook  —  Advertisers can now implement second-screen advertising on Facebook that is synchronised with TV commercials thanks to technology provided by social advertising and analytics platform Optimal and content security and second-screen synchronisation specialist Civolution.
Alison Langley / Columbia Journalism Review:
New EU data regs may affect reporting  —  Journalists and publishers warn of a chilling effect  —  On Monday night, the civil liberties committee of the European Parliament passed one of the strongest data protection regulations in the world.  The intent of the law is to strengthen personal privacy in the digital age.
Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
The Netflix Conundrum  —  The company needs to spend money on content to continue growing its subscriber base.  But the cost of content is hurting its profit growth.  —  Orange Is the New Black promotional poster.  —  Netflix / Via facebook.com  —  In business, as the axiom goes, you have to spend money to make money.
Discussion: DealBook
Sandra Oshiro / Poynter:
NAHJ board votes to leave Unity  —  The vote, 13 to 2 with three absences, followed a recommendation by NAHJ representatives calling on the association to withdraw from Unity.  The representatives cited Unity's “financial disorganization.”  —  In a message to members posted on the group's website, NAHJ President Hugo Balta said:
Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:
YouTube now lets more creators charge for their videos  —  YouTube has expanded the pilot program, first launched in May, that lets select partners sell subscriptions to their channels.  It's now available to all channels that have over 10,000 subscribers and meet some other requirements.
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook Reverses Stance — Again — On Violent Viral Video  —  Sometimes figuring out the fine line between free expression and overly objectionable content is harder than you'd think.  —  Just ask Facebook, which on Tuesday reversed a stance it took just 24 hours previously and removed …
 
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