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7:10 AM ET, November 8, 2014

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Newsweek:
An Interview With the Anonymous Media Watchdogs Who Accused Fareed Zakaria of Plagiarism  —  On August 19, two bloggers calling themselves CrushingBort and BlippoBlappo published a blog post titled “Did CNN, The Washington Post, and Time Actually Check Fareed Zakaria's Work for Plagiarism?” on their media watchdog blog, Our Bad Media.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Prominent Editor's Exit Is Setback for Amazon Publishing Unit  —  When Amazon hired the novelist Ed Park as a senior editor in its New York publishing office in 2011, it seemed an unlikely match.  Mr. Park — a member of New York's literary elite who had worked for the Poetry Foundation …
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Dan Colarusso / Reuters:
Reuters ends reader comments on news stories, citing migration of discussions to social media; ability to comment remains on columns, blogs  —  Editor's note: Reader comments in the age of social media  —  By Reuters  —  During the past few years, much has changed about how readers interact with news.
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Does BuzzFeed engage in clickbait?  That depends on your definition  —  BuzzFeed strenuously denies that it engages in what some call “clickbait,” which the site defines as not following through on the promise of a headline — but that's not the only definition for clickbait, and probably not even the most common one
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
Journalist Olenka Frenkiel says BBC sexism and ageism still an issue  —  Award-winning reporter criticises discrimination and the way corporation gags departing staff with confidentiality agreements  —  When Olenka Frenkiel was forced out of the BBC after an award-winning 30-year career …
John McDermott / Digiday:
How Liz Eswein became the most influential person on Instagram  —  Liz Eswein wasn't always interested in photography.  She had a DSLR camera growing up, and her uncle Stephen Shames was a photojournalist who shot Stephen Hawking and The Black Panthers (not at the same time).
Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Taylor Swift Shuns ‘Grand Experiment’ of Streaming Music  —  “I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment that I don't feel fairly compensates the...creators of this music,” says superstar of Spotify and other services  —  Taylor Swift performs on ABC's 'Good Morning America …
Discussion: Globe and Mail, BGR and Engadget
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
“Netflix tax” will not happen, says Canada's broadcast regulator  —  Should U.S.-based internet services like Netflix have to follow the same cultural rules as domestic media outlets?  Even if regulators believe they should, enforcing such rules is not viable.
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
This is Vudu Spark, Walmart's very own Chromecast competitor  —  Walmart is getting ready to sell its very own streaming stick, but the device is very much a one-trick pony.  —  Add Walmart to the list of companies that's trying to sell you a Chromecast-like HDMI streaming stick …
Chris Grygiel / Associated Press:
FBI says agent impersonated AP reporter  —  1 photo  —  SEATTLE (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter during a 2007 criminal investigation, a ruse the news organization says could undermine its credibility.
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
HuffPost defends disciplinary actions against reporters, editors  —  The Huffington Post's newsroom is on edge following recent incidents in which several employees were disciplined and a major story was put on pause.  —  Two of the incidents involved journalists who were suspended after publishing sensitive articles.
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Brian R. Fitzgerald / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter collaborating with advocacy group Women, Action & the Media to help report abuse and harassment  —  New Online Tool Lets Twitter Users Report Harassment  —  Twitter is collaborating with a women's advocacy group that will review and escalate reports of harassment on the social media service.
 
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