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Rachel Whetstone / Google Public Policy Blog:
Using GIFs, Google critiques a Wall Street Journal report about its White House influence during a FTC probe — Really, Rupert? — Last year Robert Thomson, CEO of News Corp, accused Google of creating a “less informed, more vexatious level of dialogue in our society.”
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Business Insider, @louisgray, The Verge, Watchdog.org, SlashGear, 9to5Google, Guardian, Bloomberg View and Search Engine Land
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Caroline Little is stepping down as CEO and President of Newspaper Association of America — Caroline LIttle will be leaving her job as president and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America at the end of August, NAA announced this afternoon. — She will have been head …
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Newspaper Association …
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Daily Telegraph under Murdoch MacLennan: digital gurus, multiple top editors, and advertiser influence on stories — Tumult at the Daily Telegraph — From colonels to clickbait - Henry Mance on the identity crisis of an establishment newspaper — Tony Gallagher descended to his office — defeated.
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@peterjukes, @raju and @ravisomaiya
Mark Wilson / BetaNews:
Security flaw in UK's Johnston Press sites could redirect visitors to malicious sites — Exclusive: Widespread security flaw affects hundreds of UK news sites — A security flaw has been discovered in a number of UK news websites, potentially placing 24.5 million users at risk.
Associated Press:
French court OKs media access to Sarkozy's campaign files — PARIS (AP) — France's highest administrative court is allowing journalists to see files regarding former President Nicolas Sarkozy's winning presidential campaign in 2007, which is suspected of having received illegal funding from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
Nathalie Tadena / Wall Street Journal:
WPP's Martin Sorrell changes stance on print media, suggesting clients rethink ad dollar shift to digital from print — WPP's Martin Sorrell Sticks Up for Newspapers — Newspapers suddenly have another ally, and this one runs the world's largest advertising group.
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AdAge and Business Insider
Ed Sherman / Poynter:
As sports teams move press away from the action and into press boxes, reporters say coverage suffers — NCAA tournament: Sportswriters getting pushed out of the good seats — When Tyler Hansbrough led North Carolina to the national title in 2009, Dana O'Neil left her seat on the floor …
Discussion:
The Newspaper Guild
Chris Ip / Columbia Journalism Review:
Columbia J-school professor Howard French wants to change media's stereotypical Africa narrative of immense catastrophe, white protagonists, or wildlife — 60 Minutes' Africa ‘problem’ — The media's narrative in Africa typically falls into at least one of three narrow categories …
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The Huffington Post, @sctwea, @hofrench, TVNewser and New York Post
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Madison Square Garden to Split Into Two Companies — The Madison Square Garden Company said Friday that it has filed an initial Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go ahead with a split it has been considering.
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The Wrap
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Loudr launches platform for $15 licenses that allow artists to monetize cover songs on iTunes, Spotify, others — Loudr Launches New Mechanical Licensing and Distribution Service
Discussion:
RAIN News and Digital Music News
Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
New SEC rules allow film fans to invest in Hollywood productions rather than donate via crowdsourcing — SEC Ruling Changes Game for Hollywood Film Financing — The rules for movie financing were radically redrawn Wednesday by a landmark Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that opens …
Discussion:
@emilybest, TechCrunch, @tygiordano, @lafavealan, @patricktosborne, @grking, SeedInvest Blog, bizjournals and Washington Post
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
News of the World reporter's conviction for paying for leaks overturned — Prison officer in same case is cleared as court of appeal rules that Judge Charles Wide misdirected the jury — The controversial police investigation into journalists paying for leaks from public officials …
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BBC, Press Gazette and Poynter
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