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Annys Shin / Washington Post:
Homicide Watch D.C. will shut down Wednesday after failing to find a local partner or owner — The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case — Homicide Watch D.C., a much-praised combination of true crime blog, case log, document dump and victim memorial …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple Starts Streaming “The Interview”, Too — It took Apple a few days, but it's joining the club: Starting today, iTunes users in the U.S. and Canada and rent and purchase “The Interview”, Sony's controversial comedy. — The movie became available at Apple's store at 1pm eastern today.
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James Regan / Reuters:
Australian foreign minister says Egypt is sending mixed signals, hopes fading for Peter Greste's release — Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon — (Reuters) - Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year …
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BBC:
Egypt urged to free al-Jazeera staff on arrest anniversary — The parents of one of the three al-Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt are optimistic they will soon be released. — Speaking to the BBC on the first anniversary of their arrest, Peter Greste's father said he was confident their convictions would be overturned.
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David Carr / New York Times:
NYT CEO Mark Thompson, Phil Griffin, and other media execs face myriad challenges in 2015 — Media Companies (and Executives) on the Hot Seat in 2015 — While it's great news that the economy is (slowly) coming back, it's important to remember that a rising tide does not necessarily lift all boats.
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
How Emerson Spartz builds viral sites that grab Facebook traffic using headline testing and other people's memes — The Virologist — How a young entrepreneur built an empire by repackaging memes.
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Condé Nast Tries to Emulate YouTube With Web Series “73 Questions” — 2014 has been the year of many things, including the Year That Traditional Media and Advertising Found Out There Are YouTube Stars. — Meanwhile, it's also been the year that everybody in traditional media …
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Aida Cerkez / Associated Press:
On court order, police raid Bosnian news portal — SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police raided the offices of a news portal Monday searching for clues about how journalists had obtained a recording of a phone conversation that said the governing Bosnian Serb party allegedly bribed …
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Rona Kobell / Columbia Journalism Review:
One reporter explains how she got burned by a lying source and how she checks facts now — Guess what? People lie to reporters — Like Jessica Pressler, I got burned once. Here's what I did about it. — Fourteen years ago, a man lied to me. I was a business reporter at The Baltimore Sun.
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@qualityrye, @cjr and Talking Points Memo
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
Comcast-TWC merger looks less likely amid growing opposition, concern over state of US broadband — As Comcast merger enters final phase, deal may be on thin ice — When telecom giant Comcast announced plans in February to swallow its largest rival, Time Warner Cable …
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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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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Buzzfeed gets $4 M. tax credit to expand (and stay) in New York — New York's chief economic development agency has entered an agreement with Buzzfeed that gives the company $4 million in tax credits to promote the creation and retention of in-state jobs, the agency said in a statement today.
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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
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