Mediagazer: Two Swedish journalists missing in Syria (Reuters)

8:30 AM ET, November 26, 2013

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Mark Duffy / Gawker:

Buzzfeed's Ben Smith responds to charges of advertising influence from fired employee — TOP 10 BEST EVER WTF OMG REASONS BUZZFEED FIRED ME, LOL! — I achieved the near-impossible Monday morning, October 7, at approximately 9:30 am. I got fired from BuzzFeed.

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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:

Julian Assange unlikely to face U.S. charges over publishing classified documents — The Justice Department has all but concluded it will not bring charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing classified documents because government lawyers said they could not do so without …

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Rachel Bartlett / Journalism.co.uk:

CNN shares Instagram images from the ground on new Scenes platform — Broadcaster CNN has launched a new online platform where it will share Instagram images from its journalists across the world, giving a glimpse of life on the ground, and behind the headlines.

Global News:

Former Reuters news executive Chrystia Freeland wins election to Canadian parliament — Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland wins Toronto-Centre byelection — TORONTO - Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland has defeated her New Democrat rival Linda McQuaig in Toronto-Centre, ensuring the longtime Liberal riding remains red.

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Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:

How a toy company got the Beastie Boys wrong — GoldieBlox and the Beastie Boys battle it out over sexism and the rap classic “Girls” — When the toy company GoldieBlox went viral earlier this month with an adorably inventive, celebratory anti-princess ad, it didn't just do so with its cheeky Rube Goldberg narrative.

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Kate Torney / ABC:

Without fear or favour: why we broke the spy story — The ABC projects Australian democracy to the world not by acting as a mouthpiece for government, but by reporting the news as it is with rigour and independence. That's why you'll continue to see us breaking stories like the one on Indonesian phone-tapping, writes Kate Torney.

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Thomas Fuller / New York Times:

In Myanmar, Newly Free Media Struggle to Turn a Profit — YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's journalists celebrated this year when the government lifted a five-decade ban on private newspapers. — But six months after a dozen dailies rushed into production, journalists who had withstood the wrath …

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Reuters:

Two Swedish journalists missing in Syria — (Reuters) - Sweden is investigating the disappearance of two Swedish journalists who are missing in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. — The ministry declined to name the two, but said the country's embassy in Syria …

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Winamp lovers beg AOL to open source code — Petition to save Winamp or its source code initiated by software developers. — Last week, AOL announced the impending death of Winamp, saying that the 16-year-old media player would be shut down within a month.

Jina Moore / Columbia Journalism Review:

Hearing (new) voices — An innovative financing model may change the face of public radio — Sue Schardt wants to mess with your mind. Specifically, she wants to mess with how you think about public media. A public radio veteran, Schardt is the executive director of the Association …

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Last man streaming: Spotify's $250 million war chest makes it the music company to beat — With $250 million in new capital, the company is planning a big expansion — and its competitors should worry — Among the many things that Spotify has excelled at since launching in 2010 is raising money …

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Newley Purnell / Quartz:

Bangkok's unlikely embrace of drone journalism shows the extent of the government's problems — Thai newspapers covering ongoing protests in Bangkok have adopted a new reporting tool in recent weeks: small, camera-equipped helicopters they're using to capture images of massive crowds.

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Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily:

PandoDaily acquires NSFWCORP to double down on investigative reporting — There are three people who have long been on my dream team to help me build PandoDaily. One of them I've still gotta work on. The second is Mike Tatum, who keeps saying no and then keeps doing work for us for free anyway.