Mediagazer: Phone hacking: David Cameron to make ‘profound apology’ over Andy Coulson (Matthew Holehouse/Telegraph)

9:45 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.

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.

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Jared Malsin / Columbia Journalism Review:
In Egypt, a Kafkaesque trial concludes with a victory for censorship

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

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The Independent:

Andy Coulson guilty in phone hacking trial: 'We need a hit. Badly' How culture of News of the World's glory days led to its downfall — Senior staff equipped themselves with a powerful but illegal tool to gain insight into the lives of those deemed of interest to the red top's readers

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.

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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 …

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

Nielsen and comScore Can't Tell You How Many People Streamed USA's World Cup Tie With Portugal — It's becoming clear the World Cup is a hit on U.S. television this year, judging from huge ratings for Sunday night's riveting game between the U.S. and Portugal.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Yahoo hires Daily News digital editor to build breaking news desk — Yahoo has been poaching talent from legacy media outlets for much of the past year, and in its latest landgrab, the massive online portal turned content producer took a dip into New York's tabloid pool.

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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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 …