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2:35 PM ET, June 5, 2014

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James Ball / Guardian:

Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files — SecureDrop platform allows sources to submit documents and data while avoiding most common forms of online tracking — SecureDrop makes use of well-known anonymising technology such as the Tor network and the Tails operating system

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, Press Gazette, Lawfare, The Next Web, @mathewi, @attackerman and @trevortimm

Trevor Timm / Guardian:

Four ways Edward Snowden changed the world and why the fight's not over — Encrypted Gmail. Transparency from mobile providers. Maybe even a legal ‘revolt’ against ‘Orwellian’ surveillance. But until we get real reform, NSA and Co may survive in the shadows

David Streitfeld / New York Times:

Amazon Boycott Gets a Helping Hand From Stephen Colbert — Stephen Colbert went after Amazon Wednesday night, literally giving the retailer the finger on his Comedy Central show. Twice. — “I'm not just mad at Amazon,” Mr. Colbert said. “I'm mad at Amazon Prime.”

Discussion: Washington Post, Poynter, Gawker, Deadline.com, Mediaite, The Wrap, Forbes, GalleyCat, Re/code, @davidstreitfeld, The Verge, @laurahazardowen, Gizmodo, Gigaom, Business Insider, Mashable, Publishers Lunch and The Huffington Post

Reuters: EU competition chief to examine Amazon, Hachette e-book spat

Bloomberg:
Amazon Feud With Publishers to Escalate as Contracts End

Discussion: Mediashift, Guardian, New York Times and Gigaom

Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Here's how the recession affected jobs in newsrooms, publishing, advertising, and more — The Upshot has gone chart crazy today, with a new project featuring 255 visualizations of how job markets were influenced by the recession. In the words of New York Times developer and Upshot team member Derek Willis:

Discussion: New York Times

Namo Media Blog:

Twitter acquires Namo Media to boost native mobile ads, will integrate it with MoPub — We are excited to announce that Twitter is acquiring Namo Media! — We started Namo Media with the belief that mobile banner ads don't work for users, publishers, or advertisers.

Discussion: The Twitter Blog, VentureBeat, Gigaom, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal and The Next Web

Peter Sterne / Capital New York:

Firm puts Vice in its sights for intern class action — The law firm that sued Condé Nast and others for using unpaid interns has set its sights on Vice Media, Capital has learned. — Three people who previously worked as unpaid interns for Vice told Capital they have been contacted …

David Meyer / Gigaom:

You can't break copyright by looking at something online, Europe's top court rules — Internet users who look at copyrighted material online aren't breaking copyright by doing so, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on Thursday. — Before you splutter “Well duh” …

Discussion: TechCrunch, news.prca.org.uk, blog.nla.co.uk, The IPKat and @managingip

Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:

Phone hacking may have led to Milly Dowler voicemail deletions, says judge — Voice messages, once hacked, would have been deleted automatically, Mr Justice Saunders tells Old Bailey jury — Murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's voicemails would have been deleted automatically after they were hacked …

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Daily Beast executive shuffle: CEO departs, editor and digital officer to be managing directors, Conde Nast veteran will advise — Leadership changes at The Daily Beast — Five months after parting ways with founding editor Tina Brown, The Daily Beast is making more changes to its top management team.

Discussion: The Wrap and MediaWire Daily

Digital Media Law Project:

US freelancers and photographers more likely to be denied media credentialing, study shows — Who Gets a Press Pass? — The Digital Media Law Project at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Journalist's Resource project at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on Media …

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, Columbia Journalism Review and dmlp.org

Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:

RebelMouse relaunches as a full-fledged publishing platform that's tuned for viral content — Two years ago, former Huffington Post chief technology officer Paul Berry launched a site called RebelMouse to give media companies and users of all kinds a way of aggregating the various pieces …

Discussion: Capital New York, @joshelman and @jasongelman

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

New Tow Center report examines current state of data journalism, takes inputs from journalists, academics, and more — Read some of the smartest thinkers on data journalism in this new Tow Center report — In order to consider the future of data journalism, you have to start by looking at the past.

Discussion: @niemanlab, @trasel and Project News