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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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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 …
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@patcaldwell, @danagoldstein, @rachellarris, @buzzfeedben, @alyssarosenberg and @suzykhimm
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.
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 …
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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.
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@jseiken and @digiphile
Tow Center for Digital Journalism:
User-generated content study shows varied standards of newsrooms, poor labeling and crediting — Tow Center Launches Amateur Footage: A Global Study of User-Generated Content in TV and Online News Output — Crediting is rare, there's a huge gulf in how senior managers and newsdesks talk …
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@elanazak, @cward1e, Kirk LaPointe's …, @azmatzahra and @markfrankel29
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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