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Dominic Casciani / BBC:
Phone-hacking trial: Andy Coulson told editor ‘do his phone’ — Mr Goodman and Mr Coulson face two counts in relation to paying for royal directories. Prosecution will elaborate after a break. #hacking — Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC … Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire was paid more than £400,000 by NoW
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@arusbridger
Sam Kirkland / Poynter:
Why USA Today's huge growth in digital circulation isn't what it seems — The Alliance for Audited Media released a new round of circulation figures today — a twice-yearly occasion for newspapers to write about themselves. In true Halloween spirit, a few of them published press releases disguised …
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Chicago Sun Times and Denver Post
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Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Struggling industry throttles newspaper metrics
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@newsosaur and Gannett Blog
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Johnston Press to launch 'people's paper', with 75% of content from public — Regional publisher denies ‘Bourne Experiment’ is about cutting costs, and hopes it proves new model for small weekly papers — Regional publisher Johnston Press is to attempt a radical reinvention of one of its titles …
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@ashleyhi and @charliebeckett
Dylan Byers / Politico:
President Obama, off the record — President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular. He's not a schmoozer. He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either. — But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Time Warner Left Bruised in Fee Battle With CBS — Time Warner Cable on Thursday reported the steepest quarterly loss of television subscribers in its history, which it attributed at least in part to the monthlong battle it had with the CBS Corporation in August. — The CBS blackout ended in early September.
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Agence France Presse:
Kenyan press up in arms over ‘draconian’ media bill — Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's media reacted with shock and outrage Friday after parliament voted through a bill that could see journalists and outlets slapped with huge fines for violating a code of conduct. — In a late-night sitting Thursday …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Needs Cable, But the Feeling Isn't Always Mutual — Streaming company cuts deal with Danish operator Waoo, but Comcast exec says adding Netflix is ‘not a high priority’ — Netflix is banking on getting on cable set-top boxes to hit aggressive growth targets in the next few years …
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Hollywood Reporter
Wall Street Journal:
Electricity Use Impedes Aereo's March … Aereo Inc.'s upstart TV streaming service has provoked a legal onslaught from broadcast networks. But even if it wins that fight, it still has to overcome more-pedestrian issues, like making sure it can pay for the electricity it needs.
Andrea Peterson / The Switch:
Comcast is donating heavily to defeat the mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle — One of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's big policy initiatives has been expanding the quality and quantity of high-speed Internet access throughout the city. A public-private partnership plans …
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@zeynep, @jome20, TechCrunch and GeekWire
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Vocativ Brings The Tools Of The Spy World Into The Newsroom — If you were to eavesdrop on social-media conversations all over the world involving the term “NSA” and run a sentiment analysis on the results, you'd probably find that the wire-tapping spy agency is none too popular with just about anyone these days.
Discussion:
@michaelroston and @emilybell
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of outrageous confidence — Who expected a virtual coming-out party for the newspaper industry in late 2013? — In the past several weeks, we've seen new newspaper owners proudly raising the flags of their new enterprises, speaking grandly of their futures and spouting …
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@niemanlab
Ann Friedman / Columbia Journalism Review:
A new joint effort from ABC News and Univision raises some good questions. — A few weeks ago, my friend Jorge Rivas and I found ourselves whining to each other about PR flaks. My complaints were the standard stuff you hear around the newsroom, but his were different.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Amazon launches ‘Day One’ journal, publishing a short story and poem every week — Amazon is launching its own literary journal, as the company's publishing arm continues to expand into just about every major market out there. The journal, called Day One, will feature a single piece of short fiction and a single poem in every issue.
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