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11:55 AM ET, September 8, 2014

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David Carr / New York Times:
With Videos of Killings, ISIS Sends Medieval Message by Modern Method  —  The ostensible purpose of the recent videos that show the beheadings of two American journalists by Islamic militants is to deter attacks — your missiles on our positions will beget our knives on Western hostages — but the true aim is to spread dread and terror.
James Doleman / The Drum:
Questions remain over new press regulator IPSO as it launches  —  Today (8 September) sees the launch of a new regulator for the press as the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) replaces the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).  —  Why IPSO?  —  The PCC, which was set up in 1990 …
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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.
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.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Politico Executive Editor Rick Berke Resigns Over Newsroom Strategy Differences  —  NEW YORK — Politico executive editor Rick Berke resigned Sunday, writing in a staff memo that he disagreed with co-founders John Harris and Jim VandeHei over strategy for running the Washington news organization.
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.
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.
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Chuck Todd's ‘Meet the Press’ debut: A straight-talking work in progress  —  There was no revolution Sunday as Chuck Todd debuted as host of “Meet the Press,” NBC's venerable, venerated and vulnerable talk show.  Little about Todd's first hour redefined Sunday talk-showing as we know it.
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 …
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.
Discussion: @jonathanwpeters
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify Bows First Video Ads, with ‘Takeover’ Spots from Universal and Others  —  Spotify has found a new way to interrupt your streaming-music playlist.  —  The service unveiled its first video-ad products — for both desktops and mobile devices — with worldwide launch partners NBCUniversal's …
 
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
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Mike Allen / Politico:
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
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