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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
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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
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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.”
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Ellen Killoran / International Business Times:
Hachette Announces Layoffs As Amazon Standoff Persists — Hachette Book Group reportedly laid of 3 percent of its staff on Thursday, weeks into a standoff with Amazon.com.
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Dashiell Bennett named editor of The Wire — The Atlantic has named a new editor for its news curation website, The Wire. — News editor Dashiell Bennett has been promoted to the top masthead slot, the company announced today, replacing Gabriel Snyder, who left the company five months ago and now works for Bloomberg Media Group.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Verizon Threatens Netflix With Legal Action Over Congestion Message — Here's the newest salvo in the Netflix/Verizon fight that blew up yesterday: Verizon is now threatening Netflix with legal action over the messages that Netflix is showing some Verizon subscribers, which blame Verizon for low-quality video streams.
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Just Like Comcast Did, Verizon Says Netflix Is Slowing Its Own Streams
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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:
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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.
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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 …
Seth Liss / Poynter:
Kelly McBride named Poynter's Vice President for Academic Programs — Kelly McBride will be the Vice President for Academic Programs, leading the Poynter Institute's teaching team and overseeing all of our educational efforts in person and online. — McBride has the credibility, expertise …
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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 …
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 …
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Nieman Journalism Lab, The Huffington Post, Columbia Journalism Review and dmlp.org
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” …
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Agence France-Presse:
Mexican Reporter's Body Found After Kidnapping — Acapulco: Authorities have found the beaten body of a Mexican journalist behind a cemetery outside the Pacific resort of Acapulco, four days after he was kidnapped. — The reporter, Jorge Torres Palacios, was found on Monday in a rural area …
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