Mediagazer: Vox and FiveThirtyEight had 3.7M and 2.2M uniques respectively in May according to ComScore (Johana Bhuiyan/Capital New York)

10:45 AM ET, June 17, 2014

Top News:

Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg:

Apple Settles E-Books Pricing Case With States, Consumers — Apple Inc. (AAPL) reached a settlement with U.S. states and consumers seeking damages over the company's fixing of electronic book prices, avoiding a trial in which it faced as much as $840 million in claims.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Softpedia News, BGR, AppleInsider, @tcarmody, CNET, Cult of Mac, @sarahw, Publishers Lunch, Electronista, 9to5Mac, VentureBeat, The Verge and App Advice

Jack Shafer:

Anonymous sourcing, often used in NYT and Washington Post, exposes reporters to error, shame — The source may be anonymous, but the shame is all yours — Twice over the past two weeks, New York Times reporters got taken for long rides by anonymous sources who ultimately dropped them off at the corner of Mortified and Peeved.

Discussion: @acoyne, @jayrosen_nyu, @brookekroeger, @sulliview, @antderosa, @davidfolkenflik, @jessicalustig, @afraser_nuim, @moorehn, @the_intercept and @bretisrael

Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:

Salt Lake Tribune ex-employees sue to stop changes to JOA with Deseret News — FORMER EMPLOYEES SUE OVER SALT LAKE TRIBUNE DEAL … SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of former employees of The Salt Lake Tribune has filed a lawsuit to suspend and repeal the latest changes …

Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News and Salt Lake City Weekly …

Bridie Jabour / Guardian:

Brother of journalist Peter Greste says time in Cairo jail is easier “if it's for a cause” — Peter Grestes belief his case is bigger than himself has helped him endure — Brother of Australian journalist who has been in a Cairo jail for 170 days says the suffering is easier to handle 'if it's for a cause'

Discussion: @amnestyoz and Guardian

Capital New York:

The 60-second interview: Laurie Hays, senior executive editor, Bloomberg News — CAPITAL: What are your responsibilities as senior executive editor in charge of beat reporting and editing? — HAYS: I lead 1,200 beat reporters around the world at Bloomberg News in delivering high-impact stories …

Discussion: @edmundlee, @spettypi and Talking Biz News

Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
El Diario lays off 12

Discussion: Media & Entertainment and The Newspaper Guild

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube to Block Music Videos from Labels That Don't Sign on For Subscription Service — YouTube is playing hardball with music companies: The Internet video service this week will begin removing videos from indie labels that have refused to agree to the terms for its music-subscription service, Google confirmed.

Discussion: Financial Times, TechCrunch, Guardian, hypebot, @scroobiuspipyo and The Verge

Jason Fagone / Matter:

Profile of Jason Leopold, the “FOIA Terrorist” — The Secret to Getting Top-Secret Secrets — How a journalist with a dark past learned to pry info from the government—and redeemed himself in the process — Illustrations by Kristian Hammerstad Photographs by Chris McPherson

Discussion: @_rshapiro, @mlcalderone, @longform, @deftlyinane and @jfagone

Johana Bhuiyan / Capital New York:

Vox and FiveThirtyEight had 3.7M and 2.2M uniques respectively in May according to ComScore — Checking in on the wonk wars — Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight and Ezra Klein's Vox.com, the twin-star explanatory journalism sites that launched within weeks of each other earlier this spring …

Discussion: MediaWire Daily

RT:

2 Russian journalists killed in Ukraine military shelling — Two journalists for Russian TV channel Rossiya have died from wounds sustained during a Ukrainian military shelling attack near Lugansk, eastern Ukraine. Reporter Igor Kornelyuk passed away on the operating table, a doctor at the hospital confirmed to RT.

Discussion: Guardian, The Huffington Post, Globe and Mail, Agence France-Presse, International Business Times and BBC

Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal:

New Wikipedia terms of use require anyone paid to edit articles to disclose that arrangement — Wikipedia Strengthens Rules Against Undisclosed Editing — A week after a coalition of big public relations firms vowed not to secretly edit their clients' Wikipedia pages …

Discussion: The Next Web, CNET, Wikimedia blog and Marketing Land

Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

After Louisville layoffs, reporters will be coached more than edited — WFPL — Louisville Courier-Journal Executive Editor Neil Budde tells WFPL's James Miller the budgetary imperatives behind last week's layoffs allowed him to reimagine the news organization: “The approach I took …

Discussion: @brianstelter and WFPL

Wall Street Journal:

Videogame reviewer Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie earns $4M in ad sales a year on YouTube; has 27M subscribers — YouTube's Biggest Draw Plays Games, Earns $4 Million a Year — Cussing, Comic Videogame Reviewer PewDiePie Has 27 Million Subscribers — STOCKHOLM— Felix Kjellberg doesn't play a very convincing mega star.

Discussion: Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Tubefilter, Gamasutra and Hardcore Gamer

Todd Spangler / Variety:

DreamWorks Animation Launches YouTube Channel with Shrek, Original Series and More — DreamWorks Animation officially launched DreamWorksTV, a YouTube channel aimed at families with a mix of animated and live-action original series. — The new channel is part of the studio's effort to reach millennials …

Discussion: Paste, Tubefilter, Los Angeles Times and The Wrap