Mediagazer: At-Risk Journalists Need More Than Words from the UN for Protection (Javier Garza/Mediashift)

3:10 AM ET, August 24, 2014

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David Weigel / Slate:

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

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Jason Koebler / Motherboard:

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

The Guardian and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial pages are teaming up for Ferguson coverage — It started, like so many things now do, with a tweet. On August 12, three days after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. and just as the protests there were beginning …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
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Javier Garza / Mediashift:

At-Risk Journalists Need More Than Words from the UN for Protection — The delegates, journalists and observers gathered at the recent meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council were focused on a noble purpose: promoting freedom of the press and the security of journalists worldwide.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon Now Piloting CPM Ads With Select Amazon Associates Publishers — Amazon has launched a display ad network, in the form of Amazon CPM ads, to members of its online affiliates program, Amazon Associates. Select members of the program have recently been invited to test the new advertising option …

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

British TV industry at risk from US tech and media giants, says Channel 4 chief — David Abraham says creativity will be sacrificed for profit as US companies buy up British broadcasters and producers — The chief executive of Channel 4 has warned that large parts of the British television industry …

Joe Konrath / A Newbie's Guide to Publishing:

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:

The case for a social media standard on sensitive content — The tragic, public airing of James Foley's murder at the hands of the Islamic State is raising sensitive questions about the role that social media companies play in disseminating news online. Was Twitter right to block the gruesome video showing Foley's death?

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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

CNN Held Talks About Joint Venture With Glenn Beck's The Blaze — Both Sides Could Not Agree On Terms — Time Warner Inc. 's CNN has looked beyond Vice Media in its quest for a partner to help revamp its struggling sister station, HLN. — CNN executives have held talks in recent weeks …

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Analyst says HBO could bring in up to $600M in new earnings with online subscriptions — Here's a $600 Million Plan to Sell HBO on the Web — When will HBO stop futzing around and start selling subscriptions to Web subscribers, just like Netflix? — Maybe, one day, says HBO and its parent company, Time Warner.

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