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9:40 AM ET, October 24, 2014

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Martin Belam / Mirror:
How #GamerGate got the attention of the mainstream media... and crashed and burned  —  It's the long running uncivil war in the video games industry that the mainstream media has woken up and noticed.  And it is not impressed  —  It's traditional for articles about #GamerGate to start …
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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.
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: @joepompeo
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
News Corp mulls senior US post for former editor Rebekah Brooks  —  Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering a return to the payroll for Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of the Sun and the News of the World, with a senior job in New York.  —  Cleared of phone hacking charges earlier this year …
John Plunkett / Guardian:
Guardian Media CEO calls on BBC to share breaking news video feed, open archives; criticizes Australia expansion  —  GMG boss calls on the BBC to open up its content to commercial rivals  —  Andrew Miller criticises the corporation's Australia expansion and urges it to share video feeds of breaking news stories
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Studios to Reap $6.8 Billion From SVOD Syndication in 2015  —  Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime are going to be a godsend to Hollywood's major studios in the coming years, if projections issued Thursday from RBC Capital Markets are any indication.  Analyst...
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks to Buy 49.9 Percent Stake in BBC America for $200 Million  —  BBC Worldwide has been looking to strengthen its channel in carriage talks with pay TV operators  —  AMC Networks has agreed to acquire a 49.9 percent stake in BBC Worldwide's BBC America for $200 million.
Adrian Chen / Wired:
The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed  —  The campuses of  —  the tech industry are famous for their lavish cafeterias, cushy shuttles, and on-site laundry services.  But on a muggy February afternoon, some of these companies' most important work …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
After suing Imgur over copyright, photographer's archive of 20K+ images uploaded to Pirate Bay  —  Photographer Who Sued Imgur Now Has a Pirate Bay Problem  —  When it comes to online piracy most attention usually goes out to music, TV-shows and movies.  However, photos are arguably the most-infringed works online.
Erik Sass / MediaPost:
Meredith Q3 earnings up 4% on strength of broadcast advertising and retransmission fees from new acquisitions, offsetting magazine losses  —  Meredith Revenues Up On Broadcast Ads  —  Women's interest publisher Meredith Corp. announced that total revenues increased 4% to $371 million …
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Meet the Post's mobile leadership, A Q&A with Cory Haik and Julia Beizer  —  Cory Haik, Executive Producer and Senior Editor for Digital News, and Julia Beizer, Director of Mobile Product, make up the mobile leadership team at The Washington Post.  They work in tandem and represent the partnership across news and technology.
 
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Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
Blloon ebook subscription service for iOS launches in UK, first 1K pages free, then 500 pages at £3.99/month, expanding to US for Christmas
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
FBI warns media: Journalists ‘desirable targets’ for ISIL
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
Broadcasters win preliminary injunction against Aereo
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Amazon misses with loss of $0.95/share, reports 20% higher YoY Q3 revenues of $20.58B
Discussion: Forbes, Bloomberg and USA Today
 Earlier Picks: 
Jihii Jolly / Columbia Journalism Review:
How censorship aggravates the challenges of following and verifying news of Hong Kong protests
Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Microsoft ending free Xbox Music streaming Dec. 1; Music Pass still available for $9.99/month
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Cable television is dying, but cable companies are thriving
Discussion: Variety