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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Luz, who co-wrote Le Monde editorial questioning the magazine's direction, is to leave, says pressure is too much to bear — Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist Who Depicted Muhammad After Attack to Leave — LONDON — The cartoonist known as Luz, who drew the polarizing cover …
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NPR, Poynter and The Independent
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Shawn W. Crispin / Committee to Protect Journalists:
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
Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal:
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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Reynolds Center, Business Insider, AppleInsider, MacRumors, USA Today, PandoDaily, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Bloomberg View, Fortune, Talking New Media, App Advice, Shareholders Square Table, ZDNet, BGR, @gte, @craigmod, @daiwaka, @nickbilton and @tomgara
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
In open letter to Tim Cook, Icahn trumpets big market for Apple in television, for hardware and streaming
In open letter to Tim Cook, Icahn trumpets big market for Apple in television, for hardware and streaming
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Quartz
Valerie Vande Panne / Columbia Journalism Review:
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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Boston Globe, Media Nation, E&, @coreyhutchins and @cjr
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
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
Jay Rosen / Pressthink:
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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ABC News, Washington Post, @jayrosen_nyu, @digidave, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu and @nicdawes
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Secret contract between Sony and Spotify shows yearly advances paid to Sony, how streaming rates are calculated, and most-favored-nation clause for Sony — This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify — Over the last year the music industry has been in flux as artists, labels …
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@eriqgardner, @jimcarrollotr, @mattwatkajtys, TIME and Business Insider
John Plunkett / Guardian:
Jeremy Paxman: BBC TV licence fee clearly can't last — Former Newsnight presenter says the fee is unsustainable in the long term but there are currently no alternatives — Former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has said the TV licence fee “clearly can't last” but said there was no alternative funding model for the BBC at present.
Brian Murphy / Washington Post:
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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FishbowlDC, @adampopescu, Associated Press, @anupkaphle and @dabeard
Dylan Byers / Politico:
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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Gawker, Wonkette, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, NY Daily News, International Business Times, The Frisky, Salon, The Wrap, FTVLive, all and Mediaite
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Pandora buys music data cruncher Next Big Sound — By taking over a company that figures out what tactics work for music online, the Internet's biggest radio service hopes more labels and artists — oh, and advertisers — will join forces with Pandora.
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VentureBeat and Variety
John Plunkett / Guardian:
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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