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8:05 PM ET, December 28, 2013

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John Borland / Wired:
Glenn Greenwald: ‘A Lot’ More NSA Documents to Come  —  Nearly seven months after journalist and privacy activist Glenn Greenwald publicized Edward Snowden's first revelations of the vast scope of the NSA's digital surveillance, his life has changed absolutely.  —  Living in Brazil, he is advised not to travel.
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Greenwald: US and British media are servants of security apparatus  —  Journalist Glenn Greenwald condemned the mainstream media during an address at a German computer conference on Friday and accused his colleagues of failing to challenge erroneous remarks routinely made by government officials around the globe.
Eugene L. Meyer / Bethesda Magazine:
An interview with the Washington Post publisher in the Post Bezos Era  —  Katharine Weymouth, seated beneath a photo of her famous grandmother, Katharine Graham (left), says she wished she had “understood earlier how critical technology is” to success in today's media world.
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Vice teases Vice News channel with trailer for 2014 launch  —  WATCH: VICE Joining 24-Hour News Game in 2014  —  VICE Media captured national attention in a big way this year when it orchestrated Dennis Rodman's fateful trip to North Korea for its HBO documentary series.
Discussion: @cheeky_geeky and @whatescapes
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
DirecTV issues veiled threat in talks with Weather Channel  —  Satellite broadcaster DirecTV has begun distributing WeatherNation, a network with very little reach or viewership, just as its deal to carry the Weather Channel is set to expire.  —  Ratings for the Weather Channel …
Discussion: @bryandfischer and @jbflint
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Meet One Of The Most Badass Reporters In Mexico  —  Despite the murder of dozens of journalists and constant intimidation from the police and drug cartels, Ciudad Juarez's reporters aren't backing down.  “We don't have time to put on a hero's T-shirt.  We have to do our work each and every day …
Dan Gillmor / Guardian:
Call me an optimist, but the future of journalism isn't bleak  —  Even as today's major journalistic institutions struggle to adapt, media startups and investigative outlets carry the torch  —  As we head into 2014, the 20th anniversary of the first popular web browser, we are awash in media.
Tim Peterson / AdAge:
Powerhouses Behind ‘Big Brother,’ ‘American Idol’ Ramp Up Web Programs  —  Endemol, FremantleMedia Look to Migrate TV Advertisers Online  —  Two of the world's-largest TV production companies, Endemol and FremantleMedia, are plotting online programming assaults for 2014.
Tribune Company:
Tribune Closes Acquisition of Local TV Holdings  —  Company Completes Final Steps of Transaction Announced in July Tribune Company announced today that it has completed the final steps necessary to close its acquisition of Local TV Holdings, LLC.  The transaction creates …
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune closes $2.7B Local TV acquisition
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
With Angel Funding From Top Media Veterans, The News Lens Wants To Reshape Journalism In Taiwan  —  Earlier this month, The News Lens, an independent media startup in Taiwan, announced that it had received angel funding from Marcus Brauchli, whose resume includes top editing positions …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
TV blackout wars in a quiet period  —  The TV industry has a holiday tradition straight out of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas:” End of year feuds that lead to channel blackouts for viewers.  —  But this year, everybody is playing nice.  (It's almost as if the hearts of television executives have collectively grown three sizes.)
Discussion: @cnnmoney
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Bye bye, bile?  Websites try to nix nasty comments  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling.  Add a dash of ALL CAPS.  Top it off with a violent threat.  And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.  —  Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature.
Discussion: bizjournals
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson aren't protected by copyright, US court rules  —  Sherlock Holmes' status as a copyrighted character is easily as complicated as any of the cases he's had to solve.  Created over 125 years ago, Holmes would remain a fixture in author Arthur Conan Doyle's work until the late 1920s.
Discussion: ArtsBeat, Gawker and Open Culture
 
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Discussion: Variety
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