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7:00 PM ET, September 8, 2014

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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Nancy Pelosi urges FCC to reclassify broadband as a utility  —  A good number of politicians have recently made statements in favor of net neutrality, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is going further than most of them today and asking that the Federal Communications Commission reclassify broadband …
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Brendan Sasso / National Journal:
Netflix to Join ‘Internet Slowdown’ Protest Over Net Neutrality  —  Your videos won't load slower, but the protest could add more pressure on the FCC to enact tough rules.  —  If you see a spinning loading icon when you try to watch Netflix videos Wednesday, there isn't a problem with your Internet connection.
Jason Deans / Guardian:
Victims of press intrusion brand new regulator Ipso a sham  —  Parents of Milly Dowler and Madeleine McCann among signatories of letter attacking publishers for rejecting Leveson  —  Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry were among 30 victims of press intrusion who signed the letter.
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Reddit raising over $50M for less than 10% of the company, at a valuation upwards of $500M  —  Reddit Raising a Big Round, and Some Y Combinator Players Are in the Mix  —  Reddit, the social news site with a big Web footprint, is raising a big funding round — with help from some of the people …
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Bloomberg News Stands Out With Editorial Policy to Not Report on Itself  —  On the Forbes list of the world's billionaires, Michael R. Bloomberg appears at No. 15, with a net worth of $33.6 billion.  But on his own company's ranking, the Bloomberg Billionaires index, he appears nowhere.
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Why California's smartphone ‘kill switch’ law should concern journalists  —  An antitheft measure creates the risk that the government could interfere with newsgathering  —  Imagine this.  —  You're a journalist covering a street protest, and the local police chief doesn't like the photos you're tweeting from your iPhone.
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Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Future offers free digital editions with print in September  —  Future makes use of its own in-house publishing software to offer free digital access to its print readers at no extra cost  —  Credit: C. Regina on Flickr.  Some rights reserved.  —  Future plc announced a group-wide offer …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Nielsen Finds Older Adults Are Embracing Digital Video  —  Digital video may be most popular with children and young adults, but it increasingly is being embraced by viewers of an older set.  —  People 50 to 64 years old watched an average of 19 minutes a day of digital video during …
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
American Reader to drop its web content and focus on print  —  One of the consequences of the print industry's downward slide over the past several years has been the trend of newspapers and magazines going “digital-only”—ditching costly paper products, with their diminished circulation …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Twitter Announces Its First Commerce Product — A “Buy” Button On Mobile  —  After months of reports and rumors, Twitter is announcing its first commerce product.  —  The company first signaled its interest in this area last year, when it hired former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard to lead its commerce team.
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
The Information announces two hires, including WSJ media reporter Martin Peers as columnist  —  Welcome Martin Peers and Stephen Nellis!  —  I am delighted to announce that Martin Peers, a longtime Wall Street Journal media reporter and editor, is joining The Information as a columnist.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
DreamWorks Animation, Disney & Sony Slapped With Class Action Over Wage Suppression Deals  —  A former DreamWorks Animation effects artist is taking on the 'toon studios with a class action lawsuit over the anti-poaching agreements they allegedly had.  DWA, Disney, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation …
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Wall Street Journal launches perks program for subscribers  —  The Wall Street Journal is buttering up its paying customers with a complimentary membership program that tacks on special perks to their print and digital subscriptions.  —  Members of WSJ+, an opt-in program …
 
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
James Corden to Replace Craig Ferguson as Host of ‘The Late, Late Show’ on CBS
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify Bows First Video Ads, with ‘Takeover’ Spots from Universal and Others
Jason Deans / Guardian:
Ex-NotW deputy and features editors to stand trial on phone-hacking charges
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