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12:00 AM ET, August 2, 2014

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Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:
Beats and Apple Dispute Reports of Layoffs  —  Apple and a source close to Beats are disputing the characterization in recent reports that a significant round of layoffs is taking place at Beats, saying there have been no layoffs (save for about five performance-based terminations) …
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
With Apple-Beats Deal Complete, Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio  —  Now that Apple has officially swallowed Beats, Ian Rogers, the head of Beats' subscription-music service, will also oversee the iPhone-maker's iTunes Radio efforts, according to people familiar with the matter.
Don Reisinger / CNET:
Apple closes $3B Beats deal, welcomes the company ‘to the family’
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Israel Censor Wants To Pre-Approve New York Times Coverage Of Soldier  —  NEW YORK — The Israeli military told The New York Times on Friday to withhold publishing additional information about an Israeli soldier reportedly captured by Palestinian militants until it is first reviewed by a censor.
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Times Foreign Editor Responds on Israeli Censorship  —  Isabel Kershner and Fares Akram reported Friday in The Times that detailed information about a kidnapped Israeli soldier would be subject to a rare instance of Israeli military censorship.  The passage from the article reads as follows:
Discussion: Gawker and The Week
Vauhini Vara / New Yorker:
Amazon's Failed Pitch to Authors  —  In May, the publishing company Hachette revealed that the online retailer Amazon had been delaying shipment of physical books published by Hachette while the companies argued over how e-books should be sold on Amazon.  Since then, the public-relations war between …
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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
More Online Publishers Let Readers Fill the Space  —  To most English speakers, “platform” is a noun.  But among news organizations, it is quickly becoming a verb.  —  For publishers, the new meaning of “to platform” is something akin to: Take a traditional media company and add technology …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
On David Frum, the New York Times, and the Non-Faked “Fake” Gaza Photos  —  What they reveal about the three words that are journalists' only source of self-respect  —  1. A colleague at the Atlantic made a major journalistic error this week.  As he has himself admitted, in the first half of a post on our site.
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
Remembering War Correspondent Jim Frederick, 42  —  Jim Frederick (via Facebook).  —  On my first day at Money magazine in January 2001, this guy I kinda knew named Scott Medintz was assigned to walk me around the office and introduce me.  Everyone had these large offices with a window …
Charlie Beckett / Polis:
Should news get personal?  Emotion and objectivity in the face of suffering  —  Should journalists covering suffering allow their own emotions to become part of the story?  —  [see comments and selected tweets at the bottom of this article for reaction]  —  Jon Snow's heartfelt monologue …
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Mail did not reveal to PCC or Leveson that News of the World hacked staff  —  Four Mail on Sunday journalists were told by the police in 2006 that their mobile phones had been hacked  —  Vital evidence about phone hacking was withheld from the Press Complaints Commission when it held …
Discussion: @colvinius
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Apple $450 million e-book settlement wins court approval  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Friday won preliminary court approval for its $450 million settlement of claims it harmed consumers by conspiring with five publishers to raise e-book prices.  —  In approving the accord …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney Renews Carriage Deal With NCTC, Adding Sports Networks and Digital Rights To Mix  —  The National Cable Television Cooperative renewed its carriage deal with The Walt Disney Company in an agreement that will add a few of Disney's sports networks to the distribution mix as well as encompass rights for digital distribution.
Ed Christman / Billboard:
Jody Gerson Named Head of Universal Music Publishing Group  —  Jody Gerson will assume the reins of power at Universal Music Publishing Group beginning Jan. 1, when she joins that company as chairman/CEO.  She replaces Zach Horowitz, who led the company for the past two years.
 
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Deutsche Welle:
Journalist Greenwald refuses to speak to Germany's NSA scandal inquiry
Discussion: TwitLonger and Talking Points Memo
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
News Corp. closes $416-million deal for romance publisher Harlequin
Discussion: News Corp and Publishers Weekly
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
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Michael Rondon / Folio:
Bonnier to Move U.S. Titles Off Its Own Platform
Shelli Weinstein / Variety:
Scout Media Names Ross Levinsohn Executive Chairman, Announces Full Exec Team
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Reuters:
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Jason Straziuso / Associated Press:
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Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
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BBC:
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