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3:35 PM ET, June 2, 2014

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Xan Brooks / Guardian:
Oliver Stone to direct adaptation of Guardian journalist Luke Harding's book on Snowden  —  Edward Snowden NSA whistleblowing story to be filmed by Oliver Stone  —  Director of Platoon and JFK will direct a big budget adaptation of Guardian journalist Luke Harding's book about Snowden's role in exposing the NSA's surveillance culture
Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Risen's appeal to avoid being forced to testify and reveal his sources  —  Justices reject reporter's bid to protect source  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to get involved in the case of a reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Amid Moves on Shield Laws, Journalist Tells of a 2011 Subpoena Fight  —  WASHINGTON — A former Fox News journalist disclosed on Thursday that he had been subpoenaed in 2011 for notes and testimony identifying his confidential sources in a leak investigation, adding a new public chapter …
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef winds up TV show due to safety fears  —  Show was seen as a barometer for free speech in Egypt, but Youssef claims he is no longer safe to work  —  The television satirist seen as the barometer for free speech in post-revolutionary Egypt, Bassem Youssef …
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Max Fisher / Vox:
The real tragedy of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's censorship is he played a role in it  —  Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef, internationally celebrated as “Egypt's Jon Stewart” for his willingness to poke fun at his country's top leaders through years of turmoil …
The Inquirer:
Lewis Katz, co-owner of The Inquirer, dies in plane crash  —  Lewis Katz, 72, co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com, died Saturday night in the crash of a private jet at a Massachusetts airfield.  —  Katz's death was confirmed by Inquirer editor Bill Marimow …
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Associated Press:
Gerry Lenfest says deal for control of Inquirer papers will proceed after death of Lewis Katz
Discussion: NewsWorks
Myles Tanzer / BuzzFeed:
American Prospect lays off some staff, returns to roots as an academic journal, say sources  —  American Prospect Mass Exodus Begins  —  The publication that created a pipeline of digital journalists is going back to its roots as an academic journal.  “The ownership is saying they are preserving …
Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Following Disney deal, Maker Studios laying off 10% of 380 staff  —  Maker Studios to Lay Off Staff After Disney Deal  —  Maker Studios will lay off about 10 percent of its staff of 380, according to individuals familiar with the large network of online video channels.
Discussion: Variety and Mashable
David Carr / New York Times:
Amazon Absorbing Price Fight Punches  —  Books, we are told, are relics that have reached their sell-by date, put out by an industry that is a desiccated shell of its former self.  —  Someone forgot to tell the book business that it was dead.  Last Thursday afternoon …
Fergus Pitt / Tow Center for Digital Journalism:
Sensor journalism study recommends more reporting, access to data from publicly funded sensors  —  Sensors and Journalism, A Major Report  —  Today, the Tow Center is publishing a report about the uses, the opportunities and the risks of sensors and journalism.
Discussion: @jseiken and @digiphile
Lisa De Moraes / Deadline.com:
Study: Colbert Report viewers more informed about campaign financing than actual news viewers  —  Study: Stephen Colbert More Effective Than Journalists At Explaining Campaign Financing During Last Election Cycle  —  A new report warns just how much this country stands to lose …
 
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