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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CNN/ORC poll: 52% say Brian Williams should be allowed back on — A new CNN/ORC poll shows a sharp divide in the country's reactions to Brian Williams' six-month suspension from “NBC Nightly News.” — A slim majority, 52% of respondents, said NBC News should allow Williams to return to his anchor chair.
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
BuzzFeed, NPR, WaPo, Guardian, and others support Twitter's challenge to Patriot Act gag orders — Tech and media firms join Twitter in key test of FBI gag orders — A bitter fight between the Justice Department and Silicon Valley is expanding as a diverse group of companies have lined …
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The Hill
Hadas Gold / Politico:
On Twitter, New York Times reporter James Risen slams Attorney General Eric Holder as nation's “top censorship officer” after speech at National Press Club — Risen: Obama admin is greatest enemy of press freedom — New York Times reporter James Risen slammed Attorney General Eric Holder …
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The Huffington Post, Poynter, @jamesrisen, @jamesrisen, U.S. Department of Justice, @jasonleopold and Mediaite
Guido Fawkes:
Leaked Memo Shows Telegraph Offered Sony “Support Across Editorial” — In their response to Peter Oborne's explosive resignation, the Telegraph strenuously denied allegations the distinction between editorial content and advertising is being blurred:
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@mrharrycole, @aliceross_ and @martinbelam
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Peter Oborne / openDemocracy:
Daily Telegraph chief political commentator Peter Oborne resigns, says paper removed or spiked stories about advertiser HSBC
Daily Telegraph chief political commentator Peter Oborne resigns, says paper removed or spiked stories about advertiser HSBC
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
NYT Magazine redesigns Ethicist as podcast featuring Politico's Jack Shafer, novelist Amy Bloom, and law prof Kenji Yoshino, print column as edited transcript — NYT Magazine kicks off redesign with new ethics podcast — The New York Times Magazine Tuesday debuted the first new feature …
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FishbowlNY, iTunes, investors.nytco.com, @nbj914 and @jakesilverstein
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
New York Times is considering free access to NYT Now news digest app, says CEO Mark Thompson — NY Times Is Considering Giving Away News Digest App for Free, CEO Says — “The battle will be won on the smartphone.” — That was New York Times CEO Mark Thompson at the Code/Media conference …
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Adam Ostrow / Mashable:
Mashable expands into India by partnering with India.com, a joint venture of Penske Media and Zee Entertainment Enterprises — Mashable continues global expansion, plans new site in India — We at Mashable are pleased to announce the next step in our evolution as a global media brand …
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WWD, @raju, @punit_goenka, @venkatananth, @petecashmore, The Drum and Zee News
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures has produced 5K short videos that get 950M YouTube views a month — BuzzFeed Video's Ze Frank and Screenwriter John August Talk About Different ‘Gardens’ of Content — One of the Web's early video pioneers and the screenwriter known for “Big Fish” and …
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@mairepwalsh, @mairepwalsh and Medium
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times en español: An experiment is putting Times stories in front of Spanish-speaking readers — No matter what language you read, it's clear A.O. Scott had some problems with Fifty Shades of Grey. ("Mr. Dornan has the bland affect of a model, by which I mean a figure made of balsa wood or Lego.")
Saeed Kamali Dehghan / Guardian:
Iranian media banned from mentioning former president Mohammad Khatami — Media blackout of reformist former leader, who fell foul of establishment over his support for opposition leaders, comes despite President Rouhani's promise of greater freedom — Iran's media has been banned …
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Reporters Without Borders and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Andy / TorrentFreak:
Tumblr users say service is tightening enforcement of rules against music copyright infringement — Tumblr Panics as Site Gets Tough on Music Piracy — Founded February 2007, Tumblr now processes huge amounts of traffic. According to latest figures from the site it currently hosts …
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hypebot and Plagiarism Today
Associated Press:
US envoy: Mexican government must ensure journalists' safety — MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico has condemned attacks on journalists in the country and says it is the government's responsibility to ensure they are protected. — U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne …
Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:
Hulu introduces Watchlist, an automated queue that predicts what users are likely to watch — Hulu Introduces Watchlist, Its New And Smarter Way To Keep Up With The Shows You're Currently Watching — Today Hulu has unveiled Watchlist, the company's latest way to help you keep up with the shows you want to watch later.
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Hulu Blog, TechCrunch, Techlicious Blog …, VideoInk, Ubergizmo, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge and The Next Web