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Sony Pictures Demands That News Agencies Delete ‘Stolen’ Data — LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Entertainment warned media outlets on Sunday against using the mountains of corporate data revealed by hackers who attacked the studio's computer systems. — In a sharply worded letter sent …
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Aaron Sorkin Slams Journalists for Publishing Hacked Sony Documents — “The Newsroom” creator Aaron Sorkin has a message for real-life newsrooms, taking aim at publications posting leaked Sony documents in a new op-ed. — Published on the New York Times' website Sunday evening …
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Why we're reporting on Sony's leaked info
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MSNBC expanding online with “Shift by MSNBC”, 14 original shows exclusive to the web — MSNBC Expanding Online With Original Programming, Streaming Video — MSNBC is making a major push into the online market with “Shift by MSNBC,” a bold new initiative that will see the 24 …

BBC and ITV could charge fees to pay-TV broadcasters, UK watchdog says — British broadcasters including the BBC and ITV could be allowed to charge cable and satellite pay-TV companies for carrying their channels, the media regulator said on Monday, potentially pointing to a major funding change in the sector.


Evan Williams: On billionaire-backed journalism, Shanley Kane, and the problem with vanity ad metrics — In conversation with the Medium and Twitter co-founder. Many people use the newish blogging site Medium each day, but almost as many of them are confused about what, exactly, it's supposed to be.
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NYT Executive Editor Dean Banquet on coverage after buyouts, native ads, and turmoil at TNR — Media People: Dean Baquet, The New York Times — Dean Baquet is executive editor of The New York Times, a role he has held since May, when he replaced Jill Abramson after her controversial reign and equally controversial ousting.
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Turkish police raid media outlets tied to opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, arrest at least 23, including EIC of country's biggest paper Zaman — Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links — Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station …
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New Print Magazines Are Embracing Narrative and Finding Their Niche — What it takes to launch a print magazine is targeting a clearly defined niche and, above all, a willingness to be scrappy and innovative — In 2011, as the Arab Spring dawned, young Lebanese journalist Ibrahim Nehme yearned …


Q&A with Nick Denton on future of Gawker, staff changes, TNR, and his defense of nihilism — The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder? — In a candid interview, the media entrepreneur talks about the future of Gawker, staff changes, The New Republic, and the life-changing importance of coming out.
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How Brian Stelter Turned Reliable Sources into the Smartest Sunday Show — “The guest,” Brian Stelter told Mediaite, “is everything.” — Stelter was leaning against the wall of a West Village brewpub, having just finished booking Slate's Hanna Rosin to talk Rolling Stone's UVA rape story on his Sunday morning show.
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How the New York Times, The Economist, Vox, and others create daily news roundups — News roundups can be part of a smart media diet — What you should know about ‘everything you need to know’ — Each morning around 3:30am, Adeel Hassan and Victoria Shannon start reading and summarizing the day's top news.
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Source: Justice Department won't force NYT reporter James Risen to reveal a source in CIA book — Holder: Reporter Won't Be Forced to Reveal Leak Source — The reporter, James Risen, has been battling for years to stop prosecutors from forcing him to name his source for a book that revealed …


Stolen Sony emails reveal scheming by MPAA, movie studios against Google in “Project Goliath” and their fight against piracy at the expense of the open web — Project Goliath: Inside Hollywood's secret war against Google — What is “Goliath” and why are Hollywood's most powerful lawyers working to kill it?
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