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After nearly a decade of research, Apple shelved plans over a year ago for the TV set that Carl Icahn expects it to release in 2016 — Behind Apple's Move to Shelve TV Plans — Apple had dropped its TV plans, but investor Carl Icahn sees the firm entering the market next year
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In open letter to Tim Cook, Icahn trumpets big market for Apple in television, for hardware and streaming
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Survey: News orgs are prioritizing mobile development and placing less emphasis on paywalls — Anyone running a news organization — particularly one born in print, still struggling to adapt to the Internet — knows there are too many things to do: too many moves to make, too many innovations to chase …
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@jimbradysp, @emersongreg, @kimmokatajamaki, @niemanlab and Trends in the Living Networks


Cartoonists increasingly facing same threats as journalists in countries where free speech is restricted; assaulted, disappeared, often on government orders — Drawing the line: Cartoonists under threat … Zunar's trial is emblematic of the risks faced by cartoonists worldwide …
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New York Times, @schism_schasm, @jessicajerreat and Guardian
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Bill O'Reilly denies Gawker report of domestic abuse stemming from sealed divorce case documents — Bill O'Reilly: Domestic abuse allegation ‘100% false’ — Bill O'Reilly says the allegation that he physically assaulted his ex-wife is ‘100% false.’ — “All allegations against me in …
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Capital and LBC owner Global Radio advised stations to drop HSBC story — UK's largest commercial radio group cited ‘editorial reasons’ for pausing coverage of how bank's Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes — The UK's largest commercial radio group, Global Radio …
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Trial of Washington Post's Teheran bureau chief Jason Rezaian, detained in Iran for 10 months, begins next week — Lawyer: Trial of Post reporter held in Iran set to begin next week — Jason Rezaian's journey has taken him from a childhood in San Francisco to his father's native Iran.
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Associated Press, @anupkaphle and @dabeard


As the archives degrade for the Boston Phoenix, publisher hopes to announce a deal soon with a university to save them — Can the Boston Phoenix's digital history be saved? — It's always hard when a newspaper dies. But when the alt-weekly Boston Phoenix passed away …
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Media Nation, Boston Globe, @coreyhutchins and @cjr


CNN iReport removes submitted videos that were used as publicity for the world's largest college diploma mill, Axact — CNN Removes iReport Videos Linked to ‘Breathtaking Scam’ — CNN has removed user-generated videos iReport videos linked to a Pakistani company suspected of running one of the world's largest diploma mills.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and Forbes

Mother of Austin Tice, US reporter missing in Syria, pleads for information about him — Mother of US reporter missing in Syria pleads for answers — BEIRUT (AP) — The mother of an American journalist missing in Syria for nearly three years has pleaded for information about him.
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@clarissaward


Consumer groups update FTC complaint against Google to include allegations of adult content on YouTube Kids — Google's ‘kid-friendly’ app YouTube Kids shows some very grown-up videos — Two consumer groups have found some pretty appallingly adult content in Google's ostensibly child-friendly video app, YouTube Kids.
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When candidates stonewall, political reporters must go beyond whining about their own role in campaigns; they should report, answering voters' questions — Campaign reporters: you are granted no “role in the process.” It is your powers against theirs. — There is no guaranteed “role.”
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