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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism — MENLO PARK, Calif. — Many of the people who read this article will do so because Greg Marra, 26, a Facebook engineer, calculated that it was the kind of thing they might enjoy. — Mr. Marra's team designs the code …
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David Carr / New York Times:
As Facebook considers hosting content on mobile, publishers worry about losing control — Facebook Offers Life Raft, but Publishers Are Wary — For publishers, Facebook is a bit like that big dog galloping toward you in the park. More often than not, it's hard to tell whether he wants to play with you or eat you.
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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
Jim Foley's imprisonment: from capture to murder — ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say — The hostages were taken out of their cell one by one. — In a private room, their captors asked each of them three intimate questions, a standard technique used …
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Richard Spencer / Telegraph:
British journalist John Cantlie used as ‘Isil reporter’ inside Kobane — John Cantlie, a British journalist who is being held captive by Isil inside Syria, has appeared in a sixth propaganda video — The British freelance journalist held hostage by Isil jihadists has appeared …
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Washington Post, International Business Times, BBC, The Huffington Post, VICE News, Guardian and Mashable
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo! News:
Feds identify suspected ‘second leaker’ for Snowden reporters — Yahoo News 3 hrs ago — The FBI has identified an employee of a federal contracting firm suspected of being the so-called second leaker who turned over sensitive documents about the U.S. government's terrorist watch list …
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Techdirt, The Hill, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Hit & Run, @isikoff, @mlcalderone, The Verge and @evacide
Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Amazon buys comedy service Rooftop Media to expand digital content — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is buying online comedy service Rooftop Media, a small deal that underscores the Internet retailer's broader ambition of becoming a media and entertainment powerhouse.
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Forbes, Hollywood Reporter, The Digital Reader, VentureBeat, GeekWire and Engadget
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Egyptian Media to Limit Criticism of Government — CAIRO — A group of Egyptian newspaper editors pledged Sunday to limit their criticism of state institutions, a day after Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, warned of a “conspiracy” behind a militant attack last week that killed at least 31 soldiers.
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english.ahram.org.eg, @dlepeska and American Press Institute
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
USA Today's Susan Page: Obama administration most ‘dangerous’ to media in history — At some point, a compendium of condemnations against the Obama administration's record of media transparency (actually, opacity) must be assembled. Notable quotations in this vein come from former …
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@sunlorrie, @timfernholz, @erikwemple, @ericboehlert and The Daily Caller
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Condé Nast CTO Joe Simon departs, Fred Santarpia to become EVP and Chief Digital Officer — Another executive out at Condé Nast — Continuing the shakeup of its leadership team, Condé Nast announced Monday the departure of chief technology officer Joe Simon.
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MinOnline, Variety, FishbowlNY, @poynter, WWD and MediaWire Daily
Josephine Yurcaba / Rolling Stone:
This American Crime: Sarah Koenig on Her Hit Podcast ‘Serial’ — The host of this compelling, addictive nonfiction murder-mystery talks about the show's origins and why it's okay to ‘like’ her interviewees
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@leelefever, @annehelen and @taylorlorenz
Jay Rosen / The Conversation:
Journalists need a point of view if they want to stay relevant — If extreme polarization is now an enduring feature of American politics — not just a bug — how does that change the game for journalists? I have some ideas, but mainly I want to put that question on the...
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@mattdpearce, @fabriceflorin and @molenews1
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Wikipedia Emerges as Trusted Internet Source for Ebola Information — As a fresh wave of Ebola fear grips the American public, the Internet is rife with conspiracy theories, supposed miracle cures and Twitter posts of dread. — But amid the fear mongering are several influential sites that are sticking to the facts about Ebola.
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