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3:10 AM ET, October 25, 2014

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Guardian:
Jay Rockefeller summons Whisper execs to Capital Hill to answer questions on tracking, privacy
Tamara Baluja / J-source:
CBC to lose another 400 jobs by March  —  CBC will lose another 400 jobs by March 2015.  —  Canadian Media Guild, the union representing CBC employees, said management has informed them of the impending cuts, which would bring the total number of cuts to CBC at the end of this fiscal year to 1,057.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
New York Post and Daily News discussed working together; News considering digital-only future  —  A New York tabloid detente that wasn't  —  What if New York City's two tabloids, those famously bloody newsstand warriors, joined forces?  —  Recently, the age-old rivals were considering just that, Capital has learned.
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @joepompeo
Telis Demos / Wall Street Journal:
Roku said to be working on IPO plan  —  Roku Inc., a maker of streaming media players, TVs and software, is working on plans to file confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The company has been working with investment banks including Bank …
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Gamergate and how Internet users think about gaming and harassment  —  I will have some more thoughts on the new Pew Research Center study on online harassment tomorrow.  But I thought it was worth discussing the survey's findings on gaming and harassment separately given the ongoing tsuris over Gamergate.
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Greg Miller / Wired:
The Speedy Cartographers Who Map the News for The New York Times  —  The New York Times graphics team compiled data from several sources to make this map of the MH17 crash site in a couple hours.  Tim Wallace/The New York Times  —  When Malaysia Airlines flight 17 went down over Ukraine in July …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Sam Biddle will move from Valleywag to senior writer at Gawker; Nitasha Tiku to lead Valleywag  —  Sam Biddle Is Leaving Valleywag  —  Sam Biddle, editor of Gawker's technology site, Valleywag, is leaving the publication and transitioning to another role at Gawker Media.  —  Biddle will spend November on sabbatical.
Claudia Grisales / Austin American-Statesman:
FCC, FEMA to probe false emergency alert from syndicated radio show, affecting U-Verse, others  —  FEMA, FCC to probe radio show after U-verse emergency alert glitch  —  2:10 p.m. update: The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a statement Friday afternoon confirming …
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's music sales down 13% this year; Beats Music to relaunch as part of iTunes in 2015  —  Apple iTunes Sees Big Drop in Music Sales  —  Dive of at Least 13% in Download Sales Underscores Music Industry's Fragile Recovery
Daniel Miller / Los Angeles Times:
NBCUniversal to settle suit by former interns for $6.4 million  —  NBCUniversal and a group of former interns have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit contending the interns should have been paid for their work.  —  The $6.4-million settlement, subject to court approval …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Deezer Buys Stitcher, Adds 35K Talk Radio Shows And Podcasts To Its Music Platform  —  Deezer, the Paris-based music streaming service that competes against the likes of Spotify and Rdio, is switching up its game in the battle for more differentiation, more users and a higher profile in the U.S …
Sune Engel Rasmussen / Guardian:
Afghan newspapers blasphemy causes protests after rebuking Isis and Islam  —  Comment piece in Afghanistan Express launched ‘by technical error’ also attacked Taliban and said Islam is parochial religion  —  A newspaper columnist condemning Islamic State (Isis) and the Taliban triggered demonstrations …
Knight Foundation:
Vice Media's Shane Smith to receive Knight Innovation Award on Dec. 1 at CUNY media innovation summit  —  VICE Media co-founder and CEO Shane Smith will receive the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's second annual Innovation Award for bringing fresh perspectives and voices to journalism.
Discussion: @shanesmith30
 
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