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Bill Keller / New York Times:
Is Glenn Greenwald the Future of News? — Much of the speculation about the future of news focuses on the business model: How will we generate the revenues to pay the people who gather and disseminate the news? But the disruptive power of the Internet raises other profound questions …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
As Media Change, Fairness Stays Same — MOST of the time, Michael Powell writes the Gotham column for the news pages of The Times, in which his liberal politics — that's his own description — may be understood, though not made explicit. — But occasionally, the veteran reporter turns …
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David Carr / New York Times:
Gawker Kicks Open the Closet, but Its Disclosure Barely Reverberates — What if Gawker tried to out an anchor at Fox News and no one cared? — On Tuesday, Gawker, the news and gossip blog based in Manhattan, reached back to March for an item about the anchor, Shepard Smith …
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@escarry, @ericboehlert, @paulcarr, @carr2n, @romenesko, @sdkstl, @jswatz, Gawker and Erik Wemple
Reuters:
Somalia journalists beaten, radio stations taken off air: union — (Reuters) - Somali security agents stormed and shut down two radio stations, beat and detained reporters, and impounded their equipment, their union said. — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) …
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RBC Radio, Horseed Media, TheSpec.com, Al Jazeera English, Kirk LaPointe's … and BBC
Grace Tsoi / New York Times:
Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture — HONG KONG — The Chinese-language version of Wikipedia has become more than an online encyclopedia: it is a battlefield for editors from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in a region charged with political, ideological and cultural differences.
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John W. Henry / The Boston Globe:
Why I bought the Globe — I HAVE been asked repeatedly in recent weeks why I chose to buy the Globe. A few have posed the question in a tone of incredulity, as in, “Why would anyone purchase a newspaper these days?” But for the most part, people have offered their thanks and best wishes with a great deal of warmth.
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Om Malik, @agwieckowski, @dkiesow, @hblodget and @41jellis
Guardian:
Chinese newspaper apologises for journalist who confessed to corruption — New Express had supported Chen Yongzhou before he made televised confession, but changed tack with front-page apology — A newspaper whose detained reporter made a televised confession saying he had defamed a company …
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Big News Network.com
Erik Wemple:
Gerry Lenfest and the fight for the Philadelphia Inquirer — H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest didn't look happy to be sitting in a Philadelphia courtroom on Tuesday morning. The 83-year-old Lenfest is something of a Philadelphia pillar, a businessman who made a mint in the cable business …
Robert Mackey / The Lede:
Islamists Repress Syria's Citizen Journalists — Syrian media activists working to establish a credible alternative to the state broadcaster in areas of the country held by rebel groups were dealt a blow this month in the northeastern province of Raqqa, where a radio station that aired criticism …
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@koertdebeuf
Chris Boffey / The Drum:
Press gear up for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson ‘trial of the century’ — The phone-hacking trial of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and others is due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday. Chris Boffey, a former news editor of the Observer, Sunday Telegraph and the Mirror, considers the media scrum that will await them.
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Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, afr.com, Wall St. Cheat Sheet, Telegraph and @johnestevens
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Buffett-owned Richmond Times-Dispatch introduces paywall — “Giving away content online no longer can be sustained,” Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch Publisher Tom Silvestri writes in a letter to readers. “Not if we want to be around for another 160-plus years serving the Richmond region …
Discussion:
Richmond Times-Dispatch and @raju
Jay Rosen / American Review:
How two media accounts of the intrusive security state led to different political outcomes — How two media accounts of the intrusive security state led to different political outcomes — Making knowledge public does not a knowledgeable public make. This is the thought I wish to impress upon you.
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bookforum.com and @jayrosen_nyu
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