Mediagazer: Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio (BBC)

9:15 AM ET, June 24, 2014

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BBC:

Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio — “The case is unjust,” BBC Director of News James Harding told the gathering — Hundreds of journalists have gathered in London to protest against the seven-year jail terms given to three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt.

Jared Malsin / Columbia Journalism Review:

In Egypt, a Kafkaesque trial concludes with a victory for censorship — Three Al Jazeera journalists, arrested in December, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms based on questionable evidence — It began with murmuring. Someone sobbed. Then the courtroom melted into a chaos of shouting …

Discussion: Guardian, mUmBRELLA, Press Gazette, Committee to Protect …, Crikey, ABC, @ksaloomey, SBS, Melbourne Press Club, @channel4news, @matinastevis, @sherinet, Mashable, UK - The Huffington Post, FiveThirtyEight, TheAustralian, The Stream and Politico

Associated Press:

Egypt president won't interfere in courts verdicts — CAIRO (AP) — Egypt President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says he will not interfere in court rulings, a day after three Al-Jazeera journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison, sparking an international outcry.

Discussion: @apdiplowriter, ABC, @monaeltahawy and @ap

Bridie Jabour / Guardian:
Australia's foreign affairs minister appeals to Egypt's president to help journalist Greste

Discussion: Daily Dot, @clinic4journos, Hollywood Reporter, @lenoretaylor, Crikey, News24, ninemsn, NEWS.com.au, Agence France-Presse, Huffington Post Canada, mUmBRELLA and Guardian

Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:

Phone hacking: David Cameron to make ‘profound apology’ over Andy Coulson — David Cameron will issue a “profound apology” over his decision to hire Andy Coulson, No 10 confirms — David Cameron will make a “profound apology” for his decision to employ Andy Coulson, Downing Street said today.

Discussion: @davidfolkenflik, BuzzFeed, International Business Times, @psawers, @snoozeinbrief and @jonathanhaynes

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Hacking Trial: Rebekah Brooks Found Not Guilty on All Counts, Andy Coulson Found Guilty on One — UPDATED: The jury deliberated a week to come up with verdicts for seven defendants, but will continue to discuss two more counts. — LONDON - The jury in the phone hacking trial …

Bill Carter / New York Times:

Bigger Than Baseball: 25 Million Watch U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match — With an audience of 25 million viewers for Sunday's game between the United States and Portugal, the World Cup is moving into elite territory as a sports property on American television.

Discussion: TVNewser, The Wrap, Capital New York, @nprrussell, @nytimes, Reuters and ESPN MediaZone

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: Nielsen and comScore Can't Tell You How Many People Streamed USA's World Cup Tie With Portugal

Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:

SCOTUSblog will appeal credential decision, which said blog was not independent of law firm — The walls erected by traditional media — This was a morning of ironies. At 9:30 a.m., six members of the blog staff were live-blogging the Supreme Court's orders, followed by opinions at 10 a.m. There were 10,000 readers.

Discussion: Washington Post, @wvscblog, @trevortimm, @freedomofpress and Poynter

Bloomberg:

Twitter Denies Blocking Extremist Accounts in Russia — Twitter Inc. (TWTR) said it hasn't agreed to block extremist accounts in Russia, rebutting earlier statements by the country that access was being restricted. — Instead, the San Francisco-based microblogging service said it's …

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Ben Woods / The Next Web:

BBC launches a video news channel on Reddit in pursuit of further digital experimentation — The BBC has been testing out new ways of distributing news recently and its most recent addition comes in the form of a dedicated Subreddit and video news channel on the site.

Discussion: @bbcworld

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

The New Republic Expands Policy Coverage Online With Q.E.D. — NEW YORK — The New Republic will launch a domestic policy and politics vertical on Monday that Senior Editor Jonathan Cohn considers directly in line with the magazine's century-old mission. — “I'd like to think if Walter Lippmann …

Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:

Disney Not Pursuing Equity Stake in Vice Media — Time Warner is still considered a suitor for the media company, though the two parties are $400 million apart. — Reports suggesting that several major media conglomerates are interested in paying big money for a stake in Vice Media are overblown …

Discussion: Quartz, The Wrap and New York Times

Ted Johnson / Variety:

AT&T, DirecTV To Pitch Capitol Hill on Benefits of Merger — AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, in scheduled appearances on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with DirecTV chairman and CEO Michael D. White, plans to tell lawmakers that their proposed $49 billion merger may lead to lower prices for consumers across the marketplace.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable and Wall Street Journal