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Ken Silverstein / The Intercept:
The CIA's Mop-Up Man: L.A. Times Reporter Cleared Stories With Agency Before Publication — A prominent national security reporter for the Los Angeles Times routinely submitted drafts and detailed summaries of his stories to CIA press handlers prior to publication, according to documents obtained by The Intercept.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
7 problems with Politico Magazine's hit piece on Glenn Greenwald — Politico Magazine's Michael Hirsh has written a hit piece on Glenn Greenwald. It is terrible, in precisely seven ways. — Problem No. 1: Wimpy, pusillanimous, cowardly headline-and-subhead combo. — Here's how the piece presents itself to readers:
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Michael Hirsh / Politico:
Thanks to Ed Snowden, Glenn Greenwald went from blogging to the big time. But his stock may be dropping fast
Thanks to Ed Snowden, Glenn Greenwald went from blogging to the big time. But his stock may be dropping fast
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Anne Marie Squeo / Netflix US & Canada Blog:
Netflix Supports FCC Chairman's Call for Increased Broadband Competition — Nearly everything we do today requires an Internet connection. Its persistent, increasing presence in our lives makes today's comments by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler all the more important.
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@netflix, BetaNews and TechCrunch
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Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Chief Promises Increased Competition in High-Speed Internet Access
FCC Chief Promises Increased Competition in High-Speed Internet Access
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Kenneth Li / Re/code:
Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp said he's taking cues from NatGeo; doesn't plan to “bleed Time Inc.” — Time Inc. to Take Page From National Geographic Playbook — Time Inc. will borrow a page from the National Geographic playbook to revive its declining print empire.
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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
Time Inc. Wants the Right to Outsource Most of Its Union Jobs
Time Inc. Wants the Right to Outsource Most of Its Union Jobs
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@mattsaccaro, @victoriamargaux, @ishaantharoor and @hamiltonnolan
Carolyn Kellogg / Los Angeles Times:
Hachette author Janet Fitch asks Bezos to weigh impact on literature in Amazon dispute — Janet Fitch reveals her letter to Amazon's Jeff Bezos — Another writer has decided to speak up about the business dealings of Amazon: Janet Fitch, who after signing the Authors United letter, has gone a step further.
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@carol_weston, Melville House Books, @signepike and @signepike
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Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
ESPN's President John Skipper predicts millennials will trade up from cheap Internet TV to pricier cable — ESPN Thinks Millennials Will Graduate From Cheap Web TV to Expensive Cable — ESPN is the cable network that commands the highest subscriber fees in the U.S. …
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@recode and @fieldproducer
Noah Everett / Twitpic Blog:
Twitpic to shut down September 25, citing trademark dispute with Twitter — Twitpic is shutting down — Twitpic will be shutting down September 25th. You will be able to export all your photos and videos. We'll let everyone know when this feature is live in the next few days.
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Washington Post, New York Times expand deals with regional publications to broaden reach, online and in print — The newsonomics of the Washington Post and New York Times network wars — Call it the newspaper network wars. — The Washington Post's Newspaper Partner Program has grown …
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@niemanlab, @stkonrath, @samihashafy, @derekwillis and Poynter
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Tribune Media Eyeing Move to Major Stock Exchange — CEO Peter Liguori also signals he is open to selling the 31 percent stake in the Food Network for the right price — Tribune Media is preparing to file the necessary documents to move its stock to a major stock exchange, CEO Peter Liguori said Thursday.
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Chicago Tribune and Deadline
Edmund Lee / Re/code:
Ex-NYT exec editor Jill Abramson on the paper's future and on what she wants to do next — Former New York Times Editor Jill Abramson on the Paper's Future — Jill Abramson still doesn't know why she was fired as the top editor of the New York Times. — “I'm still trying to sort of figure that out.
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Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg:
China orders video-streaming sites to get state approval for showing foreign content online by March 31 — China Orders Video-Streaming Sites to Register TV Shows — China has ordered video-streaming sites to get state approval to run foreign TV shows and films as authorities …
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Xinhua News Agency, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Washington Post and Tech in Asia
Golnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Editor of Iranian women's magazine to be put on trial Sept. 7 for spreading feminist ideas — Iranian Women's Monthly Under Pressure From Hard-Liners — A newly launched women's monthly run by a prominent female editor has irked Iranian hard-liners, who have accused her of promoting …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Washington Post eyes national scale for its events business — Jeff Bezos' crusade to make The Washington Post relevant to more than just D.C. insiders is extending to the newspaper's events business as well. — The newspaper announced on Thursday that it will be launching “America Answers …
Kate Newman / The Atlantic Online:
Publishing houses skip fact-checking despite accuracy scandals due to lack of repercussions — Book Publishing, Not Fact-Checking — Readers might think nonfiction books are the most reliable media sources there are. But accuracy scandals haven't reformed an industry that faces no big repercussions for errors.
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Gawker and The New York Observer
Dave McNary / Variety:
Warner Bros. CEO Confirms Layoffs in Memo to Staff — Warner Bros. Entertainment chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara has told Warner Bros. employees that layoffs are coming at every level across the studio. — Tsujihara did not disclose how many cuts will take place.
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Bloomberg Returns to an Organization Looking for a Vision — IN late 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg rolled his chair over to Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff's desk inside the bullpen at City Hall and suggested that they go to a nearby table to talk. The mayor knew that Mr. Doctoroff …
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Catherine Taibi / The Huffington Post:
250 Days In, Journalists Continue Fight For Jailed Al Jazeera Staff — Two-hundred-and-fifty days after Al Jazeera's Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed were locked up in Egyptian prison, journalists haven't given up on their fight to demand their release.
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Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy applies to marry fiancee in prison
Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy applies to marry fiancee in prison
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@t_mcconnell and @canadacjfe