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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, Guardian, @jessicajerreat and @schism_schasm
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David Heinemann / Index on Censorship:
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar trial to begin May 20, faces nine charges and 43 years in prison — Staying silent is not an option, says persecuted Malaysian cartoonist Zunar — Malaysian cartoonist Zunar is facing charges under a colonial era sedition act. Listen to the event here.
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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@emersongreg, @kimmokatajamaki, @niemanlab and Trends in the Living Networks
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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ZDNet, Shareholders Square Table, 9to5Mac, @gte, Fortune, MacRumors, @tomgara, @craigmod, Engadget, Business Insider, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, @daiwaka and @nickbilton
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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
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, NY Daily News, International Business Times, The Frisky, Salon, FTVLive, Mediaite, The Wrap, Talking Points Memo and all
Associated Press:
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
Mark Joyella / TVNewser:
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
Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
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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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Modern Readers, The Next Web, News Every Day and Broadcasting & Cable
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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@coreyhutchins and @cjr
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Jay Z Mocks Apple, Google, YouTube, Spotify In Tidal Freestyle — They've got the money, but he's got the microphone. This weekend, Jay Z threw some punches at the big tech companies who compete with his upstart music streaming service Tidal. The freestyle came as part of Jay Z's …
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Forbes, @joshconstine, @holgr and @richbtig
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Starbucks Teams Up With Spotify For In-Store Music, Loyalty Program — Starbucks is partnering with Spotify to bring the music service's playlists to all of its U.S. retail locations this fall, the two companies announced Monday afternoon. — All 150,000 U.S.-based Starbucks retail employees …
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Bloomberg Business, @tcarmody, Adweek, The Seattle Times, USA Today, Billboard, The Next Web, Pocket-lint, New York Times, TechCrunch and Spotify Blog