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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
F.B.I. Chief Criticizes Times on Qaeda Source — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, sharply criticized The New York Times on Thursday for anonymously quoting a member of a terrorist group in an article about the deadly attacks last week in France.
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Anonymous information from a terrorist source must clear the highest bar, but ignoring it would fail the readers — Was Times ‘Disgusting’ to Grant Anonymity to Al Qaeda Source? — Everybody's the public editor these days - even the director of the F.B.I.
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
34-Year Veteran Jim Clancy Leaves CNN After Controversial Charlie Hebdo Tweets — Just one week after he engaged in a heated Twitter debate over the terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo, CNN international correspondent Jim Clancy announced he is leaving the network after more than 30 years at the network.
The Hill:
The Hill names Neetzan Zimmerman senior director, audience and strategy — The Hill, the publication of record for policy influencers inside and outside Washington, has named Neetzan Zimmerman as senior director, audience and strategy. — Zimmerman, who will expand the publication's reach …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Politico CEO VandeHei: Revenue grew by 25 percent in 2014 — The Erik Wemple Blog, the Huffington Post, the Washington Free Beacon, the Daily Caller — in recent weeks, they've all highlighted personnel turmoil at Politico, along with a dash of consternation about the ever-evolving strategy …
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The Independent:
Raif Badawi: Saudi King ‘refers case to Supreme Court’, says blogger's wife — The King of Saudi Arabia is to refer the case of blogger and activist Raif Badawi's to the Supreme Court, his wife has told BBC News. — His wife Ensaf Haidar - who is living in Canada with their three children …
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JC Finley / UPI:
Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of blogger Raif Badawi
Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of blogger Raif Badawi
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
New York Post says Twitter feed hacked, sent false tweets about China missiles, interest rates — New York Post Says Twitter Feed Hacked After Fake China Tweets — The New York Post said its Twitter account was hacked after messages were posted citing bogus breaking news …
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Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
BuzzFeed launches its own ‘public chat’ channel in messaging app Viber — Online news site's partnership follows an earlier deal with rival Viber, and follows rumours of a similar alliance with Snapchat — Online news site BuzzFeed's initial growth may have been fuelled by social networks Facebook …
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Agence France-Presse:
AFP photographer shot at Pakistan anti-Charlie Hebdo protest — AFP photographer Asif Hassan was shot and seriously injured Friday while covering an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest by religious party activists outside the French consulate in Karachi, but was out of immediate danger following surgery.
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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
Genius tests ‘annotate everything everywhere’ feature — Genius, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that made headlines earlier this week when it poached pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones from The New Yorker and hired New Yorker contributor Christopher Glazek, has quietly made major changes …
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Associated Press:
Turkish Journalist Could Go To Prison For Up To Five Years Over Tweet — ISTANBUL (AP) — A local news agency says Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to five years in prison for a former television presenter who was detained last month for posting a tweet suggesting a cover-up in a government corruption scandal.
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Kelsey McKinney / Vox:
US House Speaker John Boehner's office uses Taylor Swift gifs to attack Obama's community college proposal — Taylor Swift continues world domination, takes over Speaker John Boehner's website — House Speaker John Boehner posted a listicle on his website this morning full of Taylor Swift gifs.
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Jason Deans / Guardian:
Editors urge David Cameron to tighten police snooping rules — Prime minister asked to intervene to help protect journalists' phones and communications records — More than 100 senior editors representing every UK national newspaper, the regional press and broadcasters have signed …
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Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
Chinese Directors' Guild Urges Reforms, Launch of Film Ratings System — China's Film Directors' Guild has issued a strident online manifesto urging widescale industry reforms, including a call for the establishment of a ratings system. This would make clearing censorship easier …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Republicans introduce net neutrality legislation which would strip rule-making power from the FCC, avoid a major reclassification of broadband service — Republicans want a net neutrality law, but only if it stops the FCC from handling it — A month before the FCC votes on a new net neutrality proposal …
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