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8:25 AM ET, September 24, 2014

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Reporters say White House sometimes demands changes to press-pool reports  —  White House press-pool reports are supposed to be the news media's eyes and ears on the president, an independent chronicle of his public activities.  They are written by reporters for other reporters …
Guardian:
Phone hacking: Trinity Mirror to pay out over 10 claims  —  Claimants include ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, actor Christopher Eccleston and the BBC's Alan Yentob  —  The publisher of the Daily Mirror has agreed to pay compensation to 10 victims of alleged phone hacking by its papers …
Jaclyn Tuman / Multichannel News:
Showtime Unveils First Trailer with Haptic Technology Effects  —  ‘Homeland’ Season 4 Will Include Immersion Technology for Android Devices  —  Showtime is launching the first ever tactile feedback video for Android mobile devices, available on the fourth season of the drama series, Homeland.
Discussion: Associated Press, Inside TV and Adweek
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard writer and Fox News contributor, makes DHS Terrorist Watchlist  —  Stephen Hayes, a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and a regular Fox News contributor, was informed Tuesday that he had been placed on the Department of Homeland Security's Terrorist Watchlist.
Rem Rieder / USA Today:
Federal shield law doomed due to congressional gridlock  —  Shield law for journalists a gridlock casualty  —  Back in July 2013, Sen. Charles Schumer was brimming with confidence that Congress would at long last enact a desperately needed federal shield law granting journalists protection …
Discussion: @susanpage and @jmfreespeech
Jon Fine / Inc:
What the Founders of Vice Media, Upworthy, and Aereo Have to Say About Media Innovation  —  The disruptors behind three of media's most fascinating companies talk about what they've learned and what's next.  —  Chet Kanojia (Left), Suroosh Alvi. … Vice began 20 years ago as a free publication, the Voice of Montreal.
Discussion: @steveevo, @abeaujon, @jonfine, @inc, @drewkerr and @inc, Thanks:@drewkerr
Gabriela Baczynska / Reuters:
Russian MPs back initial proposal to curb foreign media ownership  —  (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers gave initial backing on Tuesday to a draft law limiting foreign ownership of Russian media to 20 percent from the existing ceiling of 50 percent, a move critics say will reinforce the dominance of outlets loyal to the Kremlin.
Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:
Coalition files lawsuit challenging Arizona's ‘nude photo law’  —  A coalition of booksellers and others involved in publishing and distributing images is suing the state of Arizona to overturn a law designed to protect people from the unwanted display of nude photos.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Starz meets with 21st Century Fox about possible acquisition  —  Executives with Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox and Starz met Tuesday to discuss a possible acquisition of the premium cable movie service, a deal that could expand Murdoch's reach into homes across the country.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
PRSS Digital Magazine Platform Acquired By Apple  —  Apple has acquired Dutch digital magazine startup Prss, a platform that makes it easy to create iPad-compatible magazines using tools that don't require any knowledge of code.  The company is essentially a magazine-focused version of iBooks Author …
Tom Rhodes / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Burundi's journalist union takes repressive press law to court  —  If the state decides that a journalist's article in Burundi jeopardizes someone's “moral integrity” under the country's Media Law it can demand that the journalist reveals sources, and it can suspend the publication.
Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
TV Ratings Now Focus On Who Will Watch In The Future  —  The start of the fall TV season marks the first real concerted effort by the big four broadcast networks - ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC — to highlight viewers for a show over a full week.The move reflects the shift away from live television viewing …
Discussion: @buzzfeedben
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Only 0.12 percent of all Wikipedia articles contain videos  —  There are millions of articles on Wikipedia, but less than 6000 contain a video.  That's despite long-running efforts to get more video onto Wikipedia.  —  How can you make Wikipedia more attractive to the YouTube generation?
Discussion: Recente blogposts
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Amazon launches Kindle unlimited subscription service in UK for £7.99/month with access to over 650K ebooks, 2K audiobooks  —  Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited - a Netflix-for-books - in the UK  —  Harry Potter, Hunger Games, audiobooks and more bundled in to £7.99-a-month subscription, following US debut in July
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Iranian President Says He Can't Do Anything To Free Detained Reporter  —  Iranian president Hassan Rouhani addressed his country's continued detention of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaiain in a meeting with American editors and journalists in New York on Friday.
Discussion: Poynter and Washington Post
 
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Why publishers are learning how to buy ads
Discussion: @antderosa
Chris Davis / Memphis Flyer:
Commercial Appeal Announces Changes, 17 Laid Off
Discussion: Poynter and @wendi_c_thomas
Economist:
Think-tank journalism: more to promote ideas and policy than to inform or expose wrongdoing
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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Vevo ramps up original programming, adds over 100 new episodes
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
In big setback for digital radio, court says SiriusXM must pay Turtles for pre-1972 recordings
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Showbiz411
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
New York Times launches real-time aggregated feed of headlines, tweets, multimedia on homepage
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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