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5:55 AM ET, May 17, 2015

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Washington Free Beacon Editor-in-Chief claims ABC PR leaked Stephanopoulos story to Politico after Free Beacon reporter asked for comment  —  Dear ABC News PR: Tell us you didn't shaft the Washington Free Beacon  —  Every journalist lives in fear of a certain scenario: You have a news story …
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Politico:
Clinton Foundation donors include dozens of media figures and outlets: James Murdoch, Newsmax, NBC Universal, News Corp, Carlos Slim, Thomson Reuters, and more  —  Clinton Foundation donors include dozens of media organizations, individuals  —  NBC Universal, News Corporation …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
A Weak Apology Won't End George Stephanopoulos' Clinton Problem
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:   Before Stephanopoulos recused himself from campaign debate, Republicans had already told ABC they didn't want him as moderator
Liat Clark / Wired.co.uk:
European Commission study: shutting down access to file-sharing sites doesn't do much to combat online piracy  —  Shutting down huge pirate sites has no ‘positive effect’  —  In 2011, police officers across Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands swept into the homes and data centres …
James Risley / GeekWire:
Amazon's Audible hires NPR VP of programming, signaling move into original podcasting … Amazon-owned Audible.com looks to be moving further into the world of podcasting with the hiring of the former vice president of programing for NPR, Eric Nuzum.  He'll be coming on as senior vice president of original content for Audible.
Discussion: Current.org and Poynter
Miguel Helft / Forbes:
Former Google PR employees now run communications at Silicon Valley companies like Facebook, Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, and Yahoo  —  As Google Spins, So Does Silicon Valley  —  Google's influence on Silicon Valley's culture and business is unmatched.  The free lunches, the shuttle buses …
Discussion: @darcyday
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
Podcasting's Ubiquitous Advertisers: Why Every Show Is Brought to You by Squarespace  —  It's by now a trope of modern listening: The soothing tones of Ira Glass or Sarah Koenig subside and make way for a sponsor mentioning promotional codes for online stamps, boxes of all-natural snacks, or tools for building a website.
Jared Malsin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Coverage of Yemen remains sparse as journalists can't get in and poor infrastructure means information can't get out  —  Why almost no one's covering the war in Yemen  —  CAIRO — More than 1,200 people have died since Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a military operation in Yemen in March …
Discussion: @reportedly
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Newspaper companies will continue to struggle with digital innovation without better cashflow  —  Newsonomics: Razor-thin profits are cutting into newspapers' chances at innovation  —  Editor's note: We've revised this post, in the Valuations section, to reflect today's news that Digital First Media has …
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Daily News bidding down to its final three suitors  —  The auction for the troubled Daily News is going down to the wire, with only three bidders remaining.  —  The deadline is May 18, although sources say it's a soft finish line that may be extended if two bidders are close or need a little …
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Robert Cookson / Financial Times:
Sources: Several European mobile operators plan option to block ads on their networks this year, consider blocking Google ads by default to force concessions  —  Mobile operators plan to block online advertising  —  Several mobile operators plan to block advertising on their networks …
Kathryn Bachman / Katy on the Hill:
AT&T and DirecTV extend merger termination date  —  With just three days to go, AT&T and DirecTV extended the May 18 termination date of their merger agreement “for a short period of time to facilitate obtaining final regulatory approval required to close the merger.”
 
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Kevin Jagernauth / The Playlist:
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Anonymously run music service using “Grooveshark” name is sued by record labels, loses domains, then moves to new domain
Jacob Silverman / The Baffler:
Twitter's new features have all favored advertisers and made it more unsuitable for genuine user interaction
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

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