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David Carr / New York Times:
The Washington Post Regains Its Place at the Table — Nothing in God's creation is ever as good as it once was, but The Washington Post is coming pretty close. — The once-embattled newspaper is in the middle of a great run, turning out the kind of reporting that journalists — and readers — live for.
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Politico, Guardian, @newswhip, @jenny8lee, @ennisnyt, @buzzfeedben, @dylanbyers, @jamesmassola, @wesleylowery, @antloewenstein, @mariemcnicholas, @mattyglesias, @jpodhoretz, @jayrosen_nyu and @digiphile
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 …
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Guardian, @jackofkent, @rj_gallagher, @greg_callus, @wallaceme, @jonathanhaynes, @paulbernaluk, @tianran, @samcoatestimes, Press Gazette, @charliebeckett and @dangillmor
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Sun makes official complaint over police use of Ripa against journalists — Paper says Met police's use of anti-terror laws against political editor Tom Newton Dunn was an ‘assault on a free press’ — The Sun has made an official complaint about the Metropolitan police's use of anti-terror laws …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Breakthrough: Interception Commission orders police forces to reveal use of RIPA to identify journalistic sources — The Interception of Communications Commissioner has announced an inquiry into police use of spying powers against journalists. — The move comes just after a month …
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Press Association, Telegraph, @timescrime, @fleetstreetfox and Guardian
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Jeff Zucker Has Endured Cancer, Hollywood, and Being TV's Wunderkind. So Why Not Take on CNN? — The headache started in the morning. It was a Thursday last June, and Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, was working on the final preparations for New Day, the morning show he was set to debut four days later.
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@alansmurray, @jayrosen_nyu, @matthewkeyslive, @matthewkeyslive, @gabrielsherman, @danprimack, @mlcalderone, @chrislhayes and Inside Cable News
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN
How Jeff Zucker Is Seeking to Reshape CNN
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@daveweigel, @nytimesbusiness and Inside Cable News
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Peter Canellos named POLITICO executive editor — Peter Canellos has been named executive editor of POLITICO, Editor Susan Glasser announced in a memo to staff Monday morning. — Canellos, who until September had been editorial page editor of the Boston Globe, had been with the Globe for 26 years …
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FishbowlDC, @tmcgev, @ron_fournier, @nickconfessore and @garethideas
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Iran frees wife of Post's Tehran correspondent, but he remains in custody — An Iranian journalist detained in Iran since July along with her husband, The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tehran, has been released from custody, a family member said Sunday.
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New York Times, Guardian, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Arutz Sheva, The Huffington Post, presstv.ir, yourmiddleeast.com and @ishaantharoor
Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Afghanistan reverses expulsion of New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg — New President of Afghanistan Welcomes Back Times Reporter — KABUL, Afghanistan — A New York Times correspondent expelled this summer by the government of Afghanistan will be allowed to return …
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Khaama Press (KP), @nytdrew, @margheritamvs and Associated Press
New York Times:
How journalists are balancing safety while covering the Ebola epidemic — For Journalists, a Stark Reminder of the Risk in Covering a Deadly Epidemic — Before John Moore, a photographer for Getty Images, goes into a hospital in Liberia for patients suspected of having Ebola …
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CNN, The Boston Globe, International Business Times, New York Times, Guardian, Mashable and NBC News
Amadou Diallo / Forbes:
FCC pauses Comcast-TWC merger review until Oct. 29, says responses from cable cos inadequate — Comcast Merger Review Put On Hold By FCC — In a public letter to Comcast and Time Warner Cable executives, the FCC announced that it is hitting the pause button on its review of the proposed $45 billion merger.
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Variety, Reuters, Bidness Etc, The Register, The Westside Story, Delhi Daily News, The Verge and Broadcasting & Cable
Wall Street Journal:
NBA and ESPN plan streaming service for regular season games, no cable subscription required — NBA Reaches Long Term Rights Deals with Disney, Time Warner — The National Basketball Association reached long-term media rights deals with ESPN majority-owner Walt Disney Co …
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@pkafka, @shaliniwsj, Re/code, Engadget, New York Times, @shaliniwsj, @pkafka, @pkafka, @jbrodkin, @pkafka and The Wrap
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The LeBron beat: Reporter stops covering Ohio's governor, starts covering its king — Joe Vardon just started covering the most important man in Ohio. No, not the governor — that was his old gig. — On Sept. 17, Vardon officially began reporting on LeBron James for the Northeast Ohio Media Group …
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@kristenhare and @woosteredu
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 …
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USA Today, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Forbes