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John Cook / Gawker Politburo:
Gawker sues US State Department, seeking emails of senior Clinton adviser and spokesman Philippe Reines — Gawker v. Department of State — Today, Gawker Media filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint in U.S. District Court against the Department of State, seeking email correspondence …
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ProPublica, YouGov US Opinion Center News, BREITBART.COM, Washington Post, Poynter, @bradmossesq, @gawker, Featured Articles and Politico
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Associated Press:
New players replacing newspapers in seeking government info — WASHINGTON (AP) — Newspapers were once the dominant force in dislodging documents and other records from reluctant federal government agencies, but a new crop of media players, advocacy groups and corporate interests now drive the release of information.
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Associated Press and The Newspaper Guild
Gary Pruitt / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Laws created to give US citizens information about their government aren't working, and the system is getting worse — Public's access to government records faces roadblocks aplenty — NEW YORK — It's getting harder and more expensive to use public records to hold government officials accountable.
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@agyllenhaal, @rcallimachi, @hourphoto, @freedomofpress, Poynter, @jackshafer, @ahcj_pia, New York Times and Associated Press
Kelly Weill / Capital New York:
NYPD computer network used to edit Wikipedia articles about victims of police altercations, stop-and-frisk, and prominent political and police leaders — Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza — Computers operating on the New York Police Department's computer network …
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Boing Boing, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, BGR, The New York Observer, UPROXX, @azi, Ubergizmo, Engadget, @backspace, CBS New York, @mobute, Refinery29, Gothamist, Gizmodo, Mother Jones, The Independent, The Root, The Verge, The Week, New York Magazine, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, @nkjemisin, @reynadesai, Talking Points Memo, Gawker, @thereelanderson, @themurdochtimes, FishbowlNY, @newyorkist, @adamgoldmanwp and RT
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Kelly Weill / Capital New York:
Twitter bot based on open-source code will track Wikipedia edits made from NY police department IP addresses — Twitter account to track NYPD's Wikipedia edits in real time — A new Twitter account will automatically track the NYPD's anonymous edits to Wikipedia.
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
Quartz story uses three shades of text to indicate fully-confirmed, reported, and unconfirmed information — Quartz experiment: Shades of gray distinguish facts from hearsay — As of Sunday night, there remained many unknown elements about the over-the-top subscription service that HBO will launch this year.
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@dlboardman, @craigsilverman, @brizzyc, @dangillmor and Talking Biz News
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newsonomics: Single-copy newspaper sales are collapsing, and it's largely a self-inflicted wound — Have you bought a lonely single copy of a newspaper lately, from a newsstand or a newspaper box? Probably not. Neither are many other people. — Single-copy newspaper sales …
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Top Digital Journal News, @jbenton and The Newspaper Guild
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC and NowThis team up for two daily programs to premier on Facebook, plans to co-produce for Twitter, Vine, and Snapchat — MSNBC To Launch Daily Facebook Videos — MSNBC's two newest programs won't be seen first on the cable-news network. — In the latest example of so-called …
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SocialTimes, VideoInk and Tubefilter
Lance Ulanoff / Mashable:
Twitter's TV Timelines experiment collects show conversations and features related photos, videos, and more — Twitter experiments with ‘TV Timelines’ — Twitter is launching a bold TV experiment and if it takes, it could change the face of second-screen viewing — at least as far as Twitter is concerned.
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The Next Web, The Drum, Engadget, @mikeisaac and TrustedReviews
Marc Graser / Variety:
Dennis Maguire, president of worldwide home media distribution for Viacom's Paramount Pictures, is stepping down — Dennis Maguire Exiting as Paramount's Home Entertainment Chief (EXCLUSIVE) — Dennis Maguire, who has served as president of worldwide home media distribution for Paramount Pictures since 2009, is leaving the studio.
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The Wrap, Home Media Magazine and Hollywood Reporter
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Trinity Mirror may face corporate charges over alleged phone hacking — Newspaper group is ‘co-operating suspect’ in investigation into voicemail interception at Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the People — Trinity Mirror is facing a possible corporate prosecution over allegations …
Guardian:
Jay-Z wins control of Aspiro, owner of music streaming services WiMP and Tidal, after more than 90% of shareholders accept $54M offer — Jay-Z wins battle for music streaming company — Minority shareholders in Sweden's Aspiro accept £36m offer as competition in the streaming market intensifies
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New York Times, AppleInsider and Reuters