Top News:
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook, Twitter, and Google resist Russian regulator's orders to remove information on rally supporting opposition leader Navalny — U.S. Social-Media Giants Are Resisting Russia Censors — Facebook, Twitter, Google Wrestle With Kremlin Orders to Erase Content
Reuters:
Court allows Aereo to auction TV streaming technology assets — A bankruptcy court has allowed defunct video streaming company Aereo Inc to auction its TV streaming technology assets, according to court papers published on Friday. — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday …
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Wall Street Journal, VatorNews, Engadget, TechCrunch and Deadline
Jim Romenesko:
Claim: New York Observer story on the Times is ‘innuendo-laden’ and ‘laughably wrong’ — Warning: I am about to indulge in a long screed. If you don't care about media covering media (and I wouldn't blame you), look away. — The New York Observer's recent article on The New York Times Company …
Discussion:
@howardweaver and @joehagansays
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Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
New York Times Insider: Multi-Million Dollar Shortfall Causing Drastic Cuts — The New York Times building. (Photo by Arman Dzidzovic/ New York Observer) — Yesterday, New York Times readers were treated to a beautifully nuanced and balanced and richly detailed feature about a topic very much in the mix.
Discussion:
@danmunns
Michelle Moghtader / Reuters:
Iran to expand Internet “smart filtering” to censor content without banning entire websites — Iran expands ‘smart’ Internet censorship — (Reuters) - Iran is to expand what it calls “smart filtering” of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content on websites without banning …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
NFL to post game highlights and other video clips on Facebook with Verizon Wireless ads, share ad revenues with Facebook — Facebook Scores NFL Video Clips With Ads From Verizon — Facebook has scored a big partner as it ramps up its online video ambitions: the National Football League.
Voice of America:
Radio Free Europe Bureau Raided by Azerbaijan Authorities — State prosecutors in Azerbaijan raided the offices of a U.S.-government funded media outlet on Friday, saying they have a court order to close the facility. — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said Friday at least 10 prosecutor's …
Agence France-Presse:
Mauritania sentences blogger to death for article deemed blasphemous of Islam, for the first time since its independence in 1960 — Mauritania issues first apostasy death sentence — 18 hrs ago — Nouakchott (AFP) - Mauritania has delivered its first death sentence for apostasy since independence …
Discussion:
The Age, Voice of America, New York Times and DW.DE
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Interlude targets YouTube with more engaging “choose your own adventure” music videos — YouTube Challenger Lets Music Fans Call the Shots — Five years ago Yoni Bloch, an Israeli rock star, wanted to make a music video that would let viewers choose what happened as the story unfolded.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed and @interludevideo
Regina Ruiz / KOAT.com:
The Albuquerque Journal website taken down for several hours to investigate ISIS propaganda post; no data compromised says the newspaper — Albuquerque Journal, on ISIS headline: There was no data breach — Newspaper site goes down after ‘Cyber Jihad’ — A radical group's Christmas …
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Gawker, KRWG, The Santa Fe New Mexican, The Inquisitr News, bizjournals, KRQE-TV and Mediaite
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki encourages experimenting with professional content and new business models, like subscription-based Music Key, to grow revenues — YouTube's Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button — This fall, Susan Wojcicki, the chief executive of YouTube, appeared on a panel …
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@pkafka, @paulisakson, @davemcclure, @faketv and @digiphile
Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab:
What does it mean to run “product” in a news organization? Hayley Nelson's big challenge at Wired — f there's a news outlet you would expect to be ahead of the curve in digital media, it might be Wired. The San Francisco-based magazine of technology has been at it longer than just about anyone …
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@ceodonovan