Mediagazer: Some WSJ computer systems taken offline after cyber attack -Dow Jones (Reuters)

10:40 PM ET, July 22, 2014

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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

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Associated Press:

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Al Jazeera English:

Shots fired into Al Jazeera's office in Gaza, a day after Israeli FM said Israel will work to close down the network. — Shots fired into Al Jazeera's office in Gaza, a day after Israeli FM said Israel will work to close down the network. — Gunshots have been fired into Al Jazeera's bureau …

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Ian Black / Guardian:
Al-Jazeera Gaza offices evacuated after direct hit by Israeli fire

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Paul McNally / Journalism.co.uk:

‘Right to be forgotten’: Publishers rebel against Google's hidden results — Local news sites in the UK are publicising the fact that links are being hidden from the search engine - and attracting thousands of page views to the original stories as a result — Credit: By Carlos Luna on Flickr.

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Reuters:

Some WSJ computer systems taken offline after cyber attack -Dow Jones — (Reuters) - Computer systems containing the Wall Street Journal's news graphics were hacked by outside parties, according to the paper's publisher Dow Jones & Co. — The systems have been taken offline to prevent …

Kat Stoeffel / New York Magazine:

Some women's magazines get serious, highlighting powerful public figures without belittling fashion — Finally, Serious Women Are Standing Up for Fashion Magazines — Women who achieve lofty positions in politics or business often find themselves facing a particular (and predictably brutal) publicity cycle.

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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:

PBS Chief Paula Kerger Talks ‘Sherlock,’ Streaming and Cable's Exit From Education — “I'm the only person who will stand on this stage and say I hope people steal our ideas,” the president and CEO tells the TCA crowd, “because that means more good television for the public. — Paula Kerger

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Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:

Spotify, MTV Partner on Playlists, Editorial — “Spotify and Viacom have announced an editorial partnership that will bring MTV, VH1 and CMT's apps and curatorial voice to the Spotify platform in the U.S. The partnership will be U.S.-focused at the outset, with it likely to expand to Europe and beyond in the future.

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Laura Prudom / Variety:

FXX Plans ‘Simpsons’ Full Series Marathon, Launches ‘Simpsons World’ Digital Experience — Ay, Caramba! To celebrate its acquisition of “The Simpsons,” FXX will air the longest running marathon in TV history, showing all 25 seasons of the veteran animated comedy (that's 552 episodes) plus …

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Eighteen months after dropping AP, Tribune happy with Reuters — When newspaper ad revenues were in free fall in 2008, there was much angry complaining among editors about the high cost and inflexibility of the Associated Press service. At a gripe session in Washington, one editor compared the cooperative to the USSR's politburo.

John Robinson / Media, disrupted:

Another Buffett paper plans paywall; ad inserts make print subscriptions cheaper than digital — Paying for the paywall at the News & Record — Updated — My hometown newspaper and former employer, the News & Record, is introducing a paywall. Ever since Warren Buffett bought the paper, we knew it was coming.

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, @johnrobinson and @jeffjarvis

Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:

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Nick Massella / FishbowlDC:

Atlantic Media's ‘Defense One’ Plans to Double Editorial and Business Staff — Defense One today announced that it plans to more than double its number of dedicated staff with the addition of 11 new full-time editorial and business employees. The announcement comes days …

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

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