Mediagazer: Free our reporter, begs newspaper as China cracks down on journalists (Megha Rajagopalan/Reuters)

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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 …

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Petition protests firing of AP staffers

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Walmart's VUDU And Sony Pictures Introduce Online Extras For Digital Movies

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Sara Morrison / The Wrap:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apologizes for Racist Tweet — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has apologized for a tweet that linked to its story about lottery winner Willie Lynch — saying the money could buy “40 acres and a whole lotta mules.” — Former slaves were once promised 40 acres …

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Megha Rajagopalan / Reuters:

Free our reporter, begs newspaper as China cracks down on journalists — (Reuters) - A Chinese newspaper pleaded with police on Wednesday to release an investigative reporter accused of defamation in an unusual public rebuke amid a wider government crackdown on freedom of expression.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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