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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Peter Greste: ‘I feel incredible angst about my colleagues, leaving them behind’ — In his first interview since being released from Egyptian prison, Al Jazeera's Peter Greste spoke with the network about his colleagues, Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, who are still in prison.
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Al Jazeera English, Mediaite and Guardian
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BBC:
Peter Greste: Al-Jazeera journalist freed by Egypt — Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste is being deported from Egypt, the state news agency and police say. The Australian ex-BBC correspondent was arrested in December 2013 and imprisoned last June on charges including spreading false news.
Martin Beck / Marketing Land:
Hashtags featured in 50% of Super Bowl ads; 4 Facebook mentions, 3 Twitter, 1 Snapchat — Super Bowl Commercials With Hashtags Slipped To 50% In 2015 — Facebook is the most mentioned social network with four; Snapchat makes its debut. — Fifty percent of 2015 Super Bowl ads carried hashtags …
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GalleyCat, SocialTimes, Multichannel News, /Film, Wall Street Journal, @dannysullivan, @learmonth, The Next Web and Mashable
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Super Bowl features 15 first-time advertisers, the most since 2000, as ad sales slow
Super Bowl features 15 first-time advertisers, the most since 2000, as ad sales slow
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CNNMoney, Al Jazeera, Variety and mUmBRELLA
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
After Turmoil, The New Republic Re-emerges on Newsstands — The New Republic is a small magazine that set off a big commotion. — Late last year the magazine's owner, Chris Hughes, decided to replace Franklin Foer, a former top editor whom Mr. Hughes had lured back to run the magazine in 2012.
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FishbowlNY, @joepompeo, @heerjeet, @gabrielsnyder and @jayrosen_nyu
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Hard-line judge reportedly assigned case of Post reporter Jason Rezaian, jailed in Iran — An Iranian judge known as the “hanging judge” for his harsh sentencing practices has been named to hear the case of a Washington Post reporter who has been imprisoned in Tehran for more than half a year, a human rights group said Saturday.
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Associated Press, New York Times, International Campaign … and @anniegowen
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Family of Post reporter held in Iran issues statement
Family of Post reporter held in Iran issues statement
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@lrozen, @erin_pelton and @jeffreygoldberg
Lydia DePillis / Washington Post:
Why internet journalists don't unionize: lack of leverage, transitory nature of the job market — Why Internet journalists don't organize — The booming world of web media is almost entirely non-union, for reasons that are as much generational as structural.
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@erikwemple, @mrtimregan, @dangillmor, @errrica, @hoosteen, @greenhousenyt and @robpegoraro, Thanks:@thestoryline
Emily Bell / Guardian:
As it becomes harder to censor journalists, intimidation and violence increase — Journalists back in the firing line as digital media struggles to protect its own — As it has become harder to censor individual journalists and independent teams, the intimidation, violence and imprisonment has increased
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Louis CK's latest digital-only comedy special outsells his first with little buzz or promotion — Louis CK's New Straight-to-Fan Special Has No Buzz - and It's Doing Better Than His First One — Three years ago, Louis CK filmed his own stand-up comedy special, then sold it on his own Web site.
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@johnlegere, @pmarca and @fmanjoo
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Univision Joins Lineup of Dish's Sling TV — Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications has struck a deal with Dish Network's over-the-top Sling video distribution service. Sling's rights will include both live and video-on-demand content. — The terms of the agreement include …
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Gigaom and NetNewsCheck Latest
Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
British army creates team of Facebook warriors — Soldiers familiar with social media sought for 77th Brigade, which will be responsible for ‘non-lethal warfare’ — The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media …
Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
AOL officially plans to shut down TUAW and Joystiq, both among the earliest tech blogs — FAREWELL TO TUAW—AND TO A WHOLE ERA OF TECH BLOGGING — I was hoping that the ugly rumors were false. But TUAW—The Unofficial Apple Weblog, which has long been one of the most dependable sources of Apple news …
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TUAW, @johnlegere, @oricohen, @fastcompany, @harrymccracken and Electronista
Barrett Brown / The Daily Beast:
My Post Cyberpunk Indentured Servitude — Journalist Barrett Brown looks back in anger at the government's trumped up charges against him as he starts a 63 month prison sentence. — Not long ago I was a mild-mannered freelance journalist, activist, and satirist, contributing to outlets like the Guardian and Vanity Fair.
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@timbray