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8:00 PM ET, October 5, 2014

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Nick Craven / Daily Mail:
Police used anti-terror laws to seize Mail on Sunday's phone records to track protected source  —  How police hacked Mail on Sunday phone: Officers used anti-terror laws to track down judge-protected source who exposed Chris Huhne's speeding points fraud  —  Police used anti-terrorism powers …
Sam Bungey / The Morning News:
NYT regularly ran listicles like “Some Facts About Glass Eyes” in the late 19th century  —  Some Facts About the Listicle  —  The bread and butter of online journalism, epitomized by lists like “The 25 Most Kimye Things That Have Ever Happened,” got its start in a 19th-century column in the New York Times.
Discussion: @brainpicker and @venkatananth
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Afghanistan reverses expulsion of New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg  —  Afghanistan Reverses Expulsion of Times Reporter  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — A New York Times correspondent expelled this summer by the government of Afghanistan will be allowed to return to the country effective immediately …
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Netflix's Exclusive Content Push Continues With A Foray Into Film  —  Over the last few days, Netflix has announced a couple of deals that will bring a series of films to its streaming video platform over the coming years.  The partnerships represent a new form of “exclusive” content for Netflix …
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Redbox Instant streaming video service operated by Redbox and Verizon is shutting down on October 7  —  Redbox Instant is shutting down October 7  —  A year and a half after its official launch, Redbox Instant is calling it quits.  The shut-down shows how hard it is to compete with Netflix for streaming video subscriptions.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN  —  Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, seemed to be having a blast Wednesday evening at a party for a new original series.  Perched on the arm of a chair, he watched intently as a magician performed tricks with coins, cards and a Rubik's cube.
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
This American Life tries to turn its radio audience onto podcasting with its new show Serial  —  When fans of This American Life tune in for this weekend's episode, they should be ready to hear something entirely new.  The long-running radio sweetheart is launching a new podcast …
New York Times:
Five NYT articles removed from Google search in last month as part of “right to be forgotten” in Europe  —  Times Articles Removed From Google Results in Europe  —  Google has notified The New York Times in the last month that links to five articles have been removed …
Discussion: @jenny8lee, @digiphile and @kenroth
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
Google's Newsstand move may force the hand of Apple, leading to more aggregated content apps  —  The lack of progress in improving the Newsstand, combined with the news of the acquisition of a platform, has some wondering if Apple plans on introducing their own app that aggregates content …
Dan Singer / American Journalism Review:
The Talkhouse: a platform where artists write reviews and think pieces about other artists  —  How The Talkhouse is Turning Music Criticism on its Head  —  The Talkhouse isn't your average online arts publication.  —  Rather than filling its pages with the work of professional critics …
Miguel Helft / Fortune:
Tumblr has 400M monthly users but has failed to deliver a revenue boost to Yahoo  —  Was Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition a flop?  —  Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition has failed to deliver a desperately needed revenue boost, but that doesn't mean Marissa Mayer should halt all acquisitions.
Discussion: @mathewi, Economist, Gigaom and Gawker
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

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