Mediagazer: Homeland Security settles with Washington Times over reporter notes seizure (Phillip Swarts/Washington Times)

5:50 PM ET, September 30, 2014

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Ernst-Jan Pfauth / Medium:

Out of De Correspondent's nearly 19K backers, 11K renewed their subscription after a year — Here's what happened to that world-record in journalism crowdfunding — In November 2013, GigaOm's Mathew Ingram reported on the Dutch journalism crowdfunding campaign which led to the founding of our publication, De Correspondent:

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @davidbauer and @kevglobal

Rem Rieder / USA Today:

Founder of “Syria Deeply” Lara Setrakian plans to launch “Ebola Deeply” in October — Rieder: A new website totally focused on Ebola — Lara Setrakian, the impresario behind the deeply immersive and critically acclaimed website Syria Deeply, is about to take the same approach to Ebola.

Peter Sterne / Capital New York:

The Toast hires Roxane Gay to lead new sister site ‘The Butter’ — The Toast, the women's site co-founded by Mallory Ortberg and Nicole Cliffe, has hired author Roxane Gay to lead a new sister site called The Butter, Toast publisher Nick Pavich told Capital.

Dylan Byers / Politico:

Piers Morgan joins Daily Mail Online as Editor-at-Large for the US — Piers Morgan joins Daily Mail Online — Piers Morgan, the former CNN anchor, has joined the UK-based Daily Mail Online as Editor-at-Large for the United States, where he will write commentary “several times each week” on major news stories.

Discussion: Daily Mail, Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Press Gazette, @dylanbyers, Talking Points Memo, @abiwilks, Mediaite, @jonsteinberg, @kitlovelace, @thestalwart, @brianstelter, The Independent and The Huffington Post

Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:

Amy O'Leary: Why the New York Times didn't publish its Innovation report — In a post earlier today, I asked the question I would have asked Friday at a panel on the New York Times Innovation report (I was at the microphone, next to speak, when time ran out). — My question:

Discussion: Poynter, @jayrosen_nyu and @ivanlajara

Phillip Swarts / Washington Times:

Homeland Security settles with Washington Times over reporter notes seizure … The Homeland Security Department has ordered a review of training for its Coast Guard criminal investigators as part of a broad legal settlement with The Washington Times over the improper seizure of a reporter's interview notes involving sources.

Discussion: Associated Press

Karin Matussek / Bloomberg:

Google Ordered to Change Handling of User Data in Germany — Google Inc. (GOOG) was ordered by a German regulator to limit how it combines user data that could be used to find out customers' personal preferences, including marital status or sexual orientation.

Discussion: Computerworld and Reuters

Nicole Levy / Capital New York:

Long-serving deputy Julia Turner takes the reins at Slate — “Continuity is the theme of editorial at Slate,” Gawker founder Nick Denton told Capital at a party feting the online magazine's new editor in chief, Julia Turner, on Tuesday night. — Turner said as much herself in a statement published …

Matt Burns / TechCrunch:

Popcorn Time app for streaming video torrents arrives for jailbroken iPhones and iPads — Popcorn Time Finally Comes To iOS — Popcorn Time, the so-called Netflix for pirates, is now on iOS. It's never been easier to watch pirated movies and TV shows on the iPhone or Android device.

Discussion: International Business Times and BGR

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Judge Modifies $48 Million Verdict Against ‘Manipulative’ MP3Tunes Founder — The new ruling comes after a trial in March against Michael Robertson — U.S. District Judge William Pauley, who since 2007 has presided over what might be the most complex copyright lawsuit of all time …

Discussion: Techdirt, Plagiarism Today and Reuters

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

Spotify officially arrives for everyone in Canada — It was a long time coming, but Spotify is finally live for one and all in Canada. — Following an invite-only period that kicked off earlier this summer, Canadians can now access the music-streaming service that has steadily been taking the world by storm over the past six years.

Discussion: CBC News, Toronto Star, Global News, 9to5Mac, WebProNews, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Financial Post, SlashGear and RAIN News

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

Reddit raises $50M round led by Y Combinator president Sam Altman, investors plan to allocate 10% of the round's equity to Reddit users — Reddit Raises $50 Million, Plans to Share Stock With Community Members — Reddit, the Internet's favorite place to share links, has raised about $50 million in funding.

Discussion: Sam Altman, reddit, Gigaom, Gawker, Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, International Business Times, TIME, @percival, @anjiecast, @danielzarick, @mashable and Mashable

Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:

Japan's SoftBank Eyes Stake in Legendary as DreamWorks Animation Talks Break Down — CEO Masayoshi Son has been negotiating with Thomas Tull's studio on a track separate from DWA talks — Japanese giant SoftBank has backpedaled from an active negotiation to acquire DreamWorks Animation, but it is not done shopping in Hollywood.

Discussion: New York Times, The Wrap, Deadline, Variety, smartcompany.com.au, Business Insider, Guardian, SlashGear, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Electronista

Jessica Davies / The Drum:

Publishers would be ‘fools’ to disregard wearables, says FT's CTO John O'Donovan as he discusses smart-watch opportunities and responsive-design pitfalls — The Financial Times' foray into smart watches has marked a major step in its strategy to build a contextualised, API-based digital portfolio …