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Barbara van Schewick / Center for Internet and Society:
The FCC changed course on network neutrality. Here is why you should care. — Wednesday's press reports of the new network neutrality rules proposed by FCC Chairman Wheeler have been met with anger and confusion. According to the Wall Street Journal, “[r]egulators are proposing new rules …
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The Atlantic Online, @kwerb, Gawker and EdCone.com
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Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
As “open internet” is threatened, policymakers could consider solutions like public spectrum — 5 ideas for a modern internet policy — As the ‘Open Internet’ becomes vulnerable, it's time to look at other public interest solutions — It's been a bad few months for the principle …
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VICE, Network World, Boing Boing and Washington Post
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to pass up James Risen's case on confidential sources — Justice Department urges SCOTUS to pass up reporter's privilege case — The Obama Administration is urging the Supreme Court not to take up New York Times reporter James Risen's plea …
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Guardian, @ourand_sbj, @colmorrisdavis, @freedomofpress, Techdirt, @trevortimm and @walmsleyglobe
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Trevor Timm / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
State Dept Launches ‘Free the Press’ Campaign While DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Force Reporter James Risen Into Jail — The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual “Free the Press” campaign today, which will purportedly highlight “journalists or media outlets that are censored …
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Economist:
In Pakistan, being a journalist becomes increasingly lethal — Journalism in Pakistan: The silencing of the liberals — UK Only Article: standard article Issue: A billion shades of grey Fly Title: Journalism in Pakistan Rubric: The shooting of a famous journalist exposes a worrying trend Location …
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New York Times, @razarumi, @dhume, @benazir_shah and Columbia Journalism Review
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Raleigh News & Observer reporter's investigations of scandals at UNC spark reform and outrage — University of North Carolina Is at Odds With a Raleigh Newspaper — RALEIGH, N.C. — There have been violent threats, angry screeds, Twitter flame campaigns and an entire website predicated …
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@coreyhutchins and @davidfolkenflik
Wall Street Journal:
Omnicom, Publicis Merger Threatened by Power Struggle — Ad Company Executives Said to Disagree on Future Roles, Who Is the Buyer — Personal battles over position and power are upending the slated $35 billion “merger of equals” between advertising firms Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA.
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@bhatnaturally, @davecbenoit, @adamkmiec and @mermarr
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Ladies' Home Journal tries to survive as a digital brand — Print is struggling. That truth holds even more so if you're a women's service magazine, and still more if you serve the older end of the market and have relevancy issues. And so it is that Meredith Corp. said today …
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Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Adrian Chen, freelance reporter and New Inquiry editor — CAPITAL: In November, after spending four years there and breaking some big stories, you left Gawker to be a freelancer. Do you miss it? And, do you expect Max Read to pick up where John Cook left off as editor-in-chief?
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@katienotopoulos, @katierogers, @silvermanjacob and @mims
Dean Starkman / Columbia Journalism Review:
DOJ reopens review of deal between Digital First Media's Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News — A newspaper deal threatens Utah's main non-Mormon-owned daily, critics say — And the Justice Department is looking into it — A deal reached last fall between Salt Lake City's two main newspapers …
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The Newspaper Guild
Kenneth Olmstead / Pew Research Center:
As digital ad sales grow, news outlets get a smaller share — Digital advertising in the U.S. accounted for $42.6 billion in revenue in 2013, an increase of 16% over 2012, according to the financial analysis firm eMarketer. But while that digital ad pie is growing, the numbers show …
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@valaafshar, @giner, @convergencetr, @sarakgoo and @facttank
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Samantha Shankman / Skift:
The Boutique Publishers Crafting Content for Big Travel Brands — Fathom Away creates stylish city guides for Kate Spade. / Kate Spade — Where do brands turn when they need creative custom content that speaks to a specific set of travelers? — The answer is often large creative agencies …
Michael Shanahan / Columbia Journalism Review:
France 24's trusted volunteer corps — The station has a global network of unpaid, verified contributors that help find and factcheck stories — When a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in 2010, igniting the Arab Spring, France 24 interviewed a man named Slimane Rouissi, who lived in the vendor's town.
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