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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones — Sentencing of former News of the World executives over phone hacking shows no one is above the law, says David Cameron — The disgraced former No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for plotting …
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Press Gazette:
Mr Justice Saunders' phone-hacking trial sentencing remarks in full — Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was jailed today alongside two former colleagues for his involvement in phone-hacking. — Coulson received an 18-month prison term, former chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck …
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
More News of the World staff may face phone-hacking charges — Crown Prosecution Service considering whether to lay charges after police hand over files on eight Operation Pinetree suspects — The Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether to charge more News of the World staff …
Jodie Ginsberg / Index on Censorship:
Right to be forgotten: A poor ruling, clumsily implemented — When Europe's highest court ruled in May that individuals had a ‘right to be forgotten’ many were quick to hail this as a victory for privacy. ‘Private’ individuals would now be able to ask search engines to remove links …
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BBC News, The Next Web, Guardian and Wired
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Reuters:
Google reverses decision, restores several links to Guardian stories after publisher protests — Google reverses decision to delete British newspaper links — (Reuters) - Google Inc GOOGL.O GOOG.O on Thursday reversed its decision to remove several links to stories in Britain's Guardian newspaper …
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New York Times, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, RT, VentureBeat, Softpedia News, Guardian, @dannysullivan, @adrianweckler, @xor, @mathewi, @dannysullivan, @diodesign, @jledbetter, BGR, Guardian, BBC News, The Age, Quartz, Guardian and Gigaom
Maria Antonova / Agence France-Presse:
Russian parliament passes bill requiring cloud services to store citizens' data on servers in Russia by September 2016 — Russian lawmakers pass new bill restricting Internet — Moscow (AFP) - Russia's parliament passed a bill on Friday requiring Internet companies to store Russians' personal data inside …
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Reuters, TechCrunch, The Voice of Russia, News, ITAR-TASS and Global Voices
Mark Colvin / ABC:
Peter Greste's parents meet up with son for first time since arrest — MARK COLVIN: The parents of the imprisoned Australian journalist Peter Greste have seen their son for the first time since he was arrested more than six months ago. — Peter Greste and his two Al Jazeera colleagues …
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BBC, @hunderhi, @hamishnews, @flip_stewart and @sommervillebbc
Brent Lang / Variety:
21st Century Fox Launches Mentoring Program for Female Directors — 21st Century Fox will try to bolster the presence of women behind the camera through a new mentoring program. — The media giant and Fox Audience Strategy launches the Fox Global Directors Initiative this week …
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Cinema Blend and Guardian
Adam Hochberg / Poynter:
Case study: building and rolling out Presto, Gannett's CMS for TV and newspaper sites and apps — Case Study: Gannett's monumental task — A content management system for all — In 2011, Gannett Co.owned more than a hundred newspapers and television stations - each with its own website.
Corina Pons / Businessweek:
Venezuelan Newspaper El Universal Sold to Undisclosed Buyer — Caracas-based newspaper El Universal, which has been criticized by President Nicolas Maduro for its editorial line, has been sold. — “The sale has taken place, but we're not allowed to say who the new owner is for now in order …
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Guardian:
Lebedevs pump almost £100m into Independent titles and Standard — Accounts give strong warning over newspapers' dependence on funding by father and son media magnates — Alexander and Evgeny Lebedev bought the Evening Standard in 2009 for £1, when the paper was losing money.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Music Streaming Eats Downloads With On-Demand Up 42% Over 2013, Digital Sales Down 12% — Nielsen's U.S. music report on the first half of 2014 shows digital music consumption rapidly shifting from downloads to streaming. On-demand streaming was up 42% over the first half of 2013, racking up 70 billion play in the first half of 2014.
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