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Trevor Timm / Guardian:
The war on leaks has gone way too far when journalists' emails are under surveillance — The US government's demands for the private emails of WikiLeaks staffers is outrageous. Disliking Julian Assange is a disgraceful reason anyone to stay silent — he outrageous legal attack on WikiLeaks …
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@trevortimm, @emilybell, @biellacoleman, Techdirt, PandoDaily, WebProNews, Gizmodo UK, WikiLeaks, The Inquisitr News, Sydney Morning Herald, Guardian and Raw Story
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling convicted of espionage in leak to NYT reporter James Risen — C.I.A. Officer in Leak Case, Jeffrey Sterling, Is Convicted of Espionage — Jeffrey A. Sterling, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, was convicted of espionage charges Monday …
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Los Angeles Times, CNN, Washington Post, McClatchy Washington Bureau, @rj_gallagher, Gawker, Politico, @dangillmor, Boing Boing, Business Insider and Reuters
Tom LoBianco / Indianapolis Star:
Governor of Indiana plans to launch state-run, taxpayer-funded news service to compete with other media — Pence state-run news outlet will compete with media — Gov. Mike Pence is starting a state-run news service that will provide pre-written news stories to Indiana news outlets …
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Talking Points Memo, @ktumulty, @ericbradner, @davidsirota, @spj_tweets, @carrieritchie, @buzzfeedben, Hit & Run, Mediaite, @jonfine, @laurenstarky, @simonmaloy, @indynewsie, @amoswtlcindy, @ethanklapper, @tomlobianco, @jdawsey1, @heycori, Politico, The Huffington Post and JIMROMENESKO.COM
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Snapchat “Discover” content feature launches Tuesday — Snapchat's boosters have long argued the company could be more than just a messaging service: It could also be a platform for media companies to reach the startup's youthful audience. — Now Snapchat will try to deliver on its promises.
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New York Post, @aspenjfm, VentureBeat and @cristinz
Jack Shafer / Politico:
To rejuvenate The New Republic, Gabriel Snyder must release it from comparisons to the old TNR — Unsolicited Advice for Gabriel Snyder — Upon taking over as editor of the newly vacated New Republic. — We're all replaceable, but journalists are especially replaceable …
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@nickbaumann, @mikeisaac, @jayrosen_nyu, @clarajeffery and @jackshafer
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
Conde Nast Unveils Branded Content Shop Powered By Editors — Media companies that produce “branded” content on behalf of marketers typically keep their native ad units separate from the news side. The idea is to ensure business pressures don't compromise editorial integrity.
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AdAge, @jasonabbruzzese, @tomgara, @karan_smith, Digiday, Capital New York, @mikeisaac, @michaelroston, @digitalshields, @lmoses, @mathewi, @jayrosen_nyu, @lock, @jasonabbruzzese and @reckless
Richard Parker / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the Houston Chronicle is catching up to a changing city — Top editor Nancy Barnes opens up about the paper's transition — HOUSTON, TX — The biggest city in Texas isn't just big. Houston is vast, growing, and changing—fast. — The city proper is the fourth largest in the country …
Investigative News Network:
Reporters Committee Partners With INN As A Media Law Resource For Nonprofit News Organizations — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has partnered with the Investigative News Network to provide its more than 100 non-profit news organization members with First Amendment …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Four years after Met began investigating journalists: £33.5m spent, 64 arrested and/or charged, four jailed — In January 2011 the Met Police launched what is now reckoned to have become the biggest UK criminal investigation ever, into journalists. — It began with the targeting …
Nina Strochlic / The Daily Beast:
Getty advertises high rates for exclusive footage of Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto, raising questions about surge pricing of news — Getty's Crazy ISIS Photo Ransom — The Getty photographic agency is charging a fortune for rare footage of Japan's ISIS hostages.
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@ninastrochlic and @noahshachtman
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Russian State-Owned Media Was Involved In Spy Case, Complaint Says — Russian nationals charged with spying for Russia allegedly conspired to write questions for an unnamed Russian news outlet. “Definitely not RT,” RT spokesperson says. — WASHINGTON — A Russian state-owned news organization …
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Associated Press, Capital New York, @buzzfeedben, @rosiegray and The Week
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Texas Monthly publisher resigns, president retires; Cincinnati mag publisher to be president — Leadership shuffle at Texas Monthly — A little less than a year after losing its star editor in chief to The New York Times, Texas Monthly has seen another shake-up in its leadership.
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