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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Snowden's leaks: Are journalists ‘fencing stolen material’? — It's against the law to steal classified government material. But is it also a crime for a journalist to sell a story to a newspaper or Web site based on that material? — Some elected officials and government appointees …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Intelligence chairman accuses Glenn Greenwald of illegally selling stolen material — A top lawmaker argued Tuesday that journalist Glenn Greenwald is illegally selling stolen material by asking news organizations to pay for access to U.S. intelligence secrets taken from the National Security Agency.
Discussion:
New York Times, thenation.com/blogs/174784, @mathewi, @froomkin, Mediaite, Guardian, @puellavulnerata, @kgosztola and @declanm
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Administration Has Told Egypt To Release Al Jazeera Reporters — “We have strongly urged the government to drop these charges and release those journalists and academics who have been detained,” White House spokesperson Jay Carney said Tuesday. He wouldn't say if aid would be in jeopardy if detention continues.
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Politico, The Huffington Post and Reuters
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Video of Journalists' Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to Media
Video of Journalists' Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to Media
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TVNewser, @pattyculhane, The Huffington Post, @kenroth, @kfahim, @mostafasalem8 and Kirk LaPointe's …
Maxime Zech / NL Times:
Dutch journalist flees Egypt after being accused of aiding terrorist network linked to Al Jazeera
Dutch journalist flees Egypt after being accused of aiding terrorist network linked to Al Jazeera
Darren Boyle / Press Gazette:
Journalists protest at Egypt's Nairobi embassy over detention of Al Jazeera staff
Journalists protest at Egypt's Nairobi embassy over detention of Al Jazeera staff
Discussion:
BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett earnings report hints at a coming problem with paywalls — By virtue of tough expense control and the acquisition of Belo Corp. TV stations, Gannett reported decent fourth quarter and full-year financial results yesterday. Its share price was off .06 percent for the day.
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Nieman Journalism Lab, PR Newswire and @jeffjarvis
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Roger Yu / USA Today:
Gannett Q4 income falls 12% due to lower ad sales
Gannett Q4 income falls 12% due to lower ad sales
Discussion:
Poynter and Broadcasting & Cable
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Interim Dow Jones chief charts course correction — William Lewis, who was named interim C.E.O. of Dow Jones after the ouster of Lex Fenwick two weeks ago, has fired off his first missive to the troops. — No major headlines here, but in a memo issued Monday and posted online …
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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Insight: Dow Jones CEO's sudden exit followed revenue slide
Insight: Dow Jones CEO's sudden exit followed revenue slide
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Talking Biz News
Jim Romenesko:
Students are tired of hearing there's never been a better time to be a journalist — Kyle Clauss writes: “My roommate [Alex Reimer] and I are students at Boston University's College of Communication. We've listened to our fair share of self-righteous, out-of-touch journalist guest speakers, so we created this bingo board.
Discussion:
@carr2n, @stephgracenola, @peternickeas, @feldmaniac, @jbenton, @caseymcdermott, @ktmboyle, @maggiekb1, @jayrosen_nyu and @danfagin
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Andy Carvin, a pioneer in using Twitter for real-time journalism, joins Omidyar's First Look Media — First Look Media — the new media entity that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar is building and has promised to fund to the tune of at least $250 million — is still in its formative stages …
Discussion:
Andy Carvin's Waste …, Nieman Journalism Lab, Washington Post, Poynter, @michaelwolffnyc, @jasonleopold, @davidbauer, @_arianna and @antderosa
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Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Pierre Omidyar's First Look Media Names Michael Rosen Chief Revenue Officer
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
High-ranking execs laid off at Time Inc. — The cutbacks began Tuesday as expected at Time Inc. and it took a heavy toll among some of the top echelon executives as the company abolished its three-cluster system centered around brands and put everything into one pot.
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AdAge, @rjmcgarvey, Variety, New York Magazine, Mashable, Business Insider and Canadian Magazines
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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Source says Time Inc to lay off 500 employees globally
Source says Time Inc to lay off 500 employees globally
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FishbowlNY, Poynter, The Wrap, Folio, New York Times, @daveweigel, MediaPost, FishbowlNY, The Huffington Post, New York Post, National Sports … and Los Angeles Times
Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Staying In Sochi Is A Hilarious Adventure — The North American media has descended on Sochi, and...how do we put this gently? Sochi's not ready. — The athlete accommodations are fine, if a bit cozy and, um, social. But the media hotels, along with much of the hastily-built city infrastructure, are decidedly lacking.
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WorldViews, @stacystclair, @chanders, @rosahwangctv, @anneapplebaum, @ihnatko, @harrycnn, NPR and The Verge
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
The Tyranny and Lethargy of the Times Editorial Page — Reporters in ‘semi-open revolt’ against Andrew Rosenthal — IT'S WELL KNOWN AMONG THE SMALL WORLD of people who pay attention to such things that the liberal-leaning reporters at The Wall Street Journal resent the conservative-leaning editorial page of The Wall Street Journal.
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@alexrkonrad, @jackmirkinson, @efune, @nathanking, Gawker, bookforum.com, @africasacountry, @nytfridge and New York Magazine
Emmy Favilla / BuzzFeed:
It's fanboy, not fan boy: BuzzFeed releases internal style guide — BuzzFeed Style Guide — The BuzzFeed Style Guide aims to provide a prevailing, and evolving, set of standards for the internet and social media. — BuzzFeed publishes news and entertainment in the language of the web …
Discussion:
Nieman Journalism Lab, Poynter, @ericaperel, Erik Wemple, @fimoculous, @hullosandyallen, @brianstelter, @doreeshafrir, @jnchapel, @sfnick, @gregorydjohnsen, @rachelysanders, @andybechtel, @summeranne, @mattbellassai, @raniakhalek, @nolanfeeney, @elivalley, @mbyhoff, @sarahkendzior, @mathewi and @shani_o
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Netflix plans to spend $3 billion on content this year — Good news for Netflix subscribers looking to burn through more movies and TV shows: The company declared in its 2013 Annual Report this week that it intends to spend close to $3 billion on content in 2014.
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VatorNews and @peterlauria3
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix to Raise $400 Mil in Additional Debt to Fund Original Content, Euro Expansion
Netflix to Raise $400 Mil in Additional Debt to Fund Original Content, Euro Expansion
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TechCrunch, BGR, The Verge, VentureBeat, WebProNews, CNET and Business Insider
Eliza Brooke / Fashionista:
Vogue Goes Digital With a New Flipboard Partnership — Vogue has been making a concerted effort to get more multi-channel and tech-happy this year, with a new emphasis on video content and getting its editors involved in social media (hello, #voguestagram).
Discussion:
@carlmartin, Thanks:@eliza_pb
Bloomberg:
Rubicon Project Files for $100 Million Web-Advertising IPO — Mixed Reaction for Ad-Tech Companies That Went Public Over the Last Year — Rubicon Project, whose online-advertising platform reaches 96% of internet users in the U.S., filed to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
The Washington Post's Schiffman Proposes Web Video News Consortium — The Washington Post, having made a significant investment in digital video in the past 12 months, with 30 staff hires and an expanded production facility, is seeking to increase views and revenue through various schemes including …
Thanks:@beet_tv