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Alex Spence / Politico:
Janine Gibson, who led Pulitzer-winning coverage of Snowden, is leaving The Guardian — Snowden editor to leave The Guardian — LONDON — The editor who led The Guardian's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Edward Snowden leaks is leaving the newspaper after missing out on its top job, POLITICO has learned.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Netflix, Dish Urge Court to Uphold FCC's Net Neutrality Action — Netflix and Dish Network are among the almost two dozen companies and public interest groups urging a federal appellate court to deny an effort to halt a central component of the FCC's net neutrality rules before they go into effect on June 12.
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Thomas Mocarsky / Katy on the Hill:
FCC files its opposition to a stay of the open Internet order
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Apple wants local TV stations in its TV service, complicating negotiations with broadcast TV networks, which could delay launch to after this fall — Apple Wants Local TV in Its Web TV Service, Which Could Lead to Delays — If Apple launches a TV service, it won't be the first company to offer TV subscriptions over the Web.
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Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
Handful of journalists attended confidential meeting about spying with Google, Apple, Vodafone, and spy agencies from seven countries — Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion — At an 18th-century mansion in England's countryside last week …
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Business Insider, The Register, @jamesrbuk, AppleInsider and Digital Spy
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
How digital publishers measure their influence — In the old days, press mentions and scoops were the currency of publishers. But with the instant, fragmented and compulsively measurable nature of digital media, you might not think old yardsticks would be relevant today.
Ken White / Popehat:
How To Spot And Critique Censorship Tropes In The Media's Coverage Of Free Speech Controversies — American journalists and pundits rely upon vigorous free speech, but are not reliable supporters of it. They both instruct and reflect their fickle audience. — It's easy to spot overt calls for censorship from the commentariat.
Alan Travis / Guardian:
Theresa May's plan to censor TV shows condemned by Tory cabinet colleague — Exclusive: Former culture secretary Sajid Javid told prime minister he was unable to support home secretary's proposal as it infringed free speech — A plan by the home secretary to introduce counter-extremism powers …
Bloomberg Business:
Time Warner Cable continues its talks of sale to Altice or Charter; deal could be reached next week — Time Warner Cable Said to Be in Sale Talks With Altice, Charter — Time Warner Cable Inc. is in talks about a potential sale to either Altice SA or Charter Communications Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Chairman Reached Out to Time Warner Cable, Charter CEOs
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Journalists should skip campaign stops and cover candidates via public communications, polling, and policy documents — Why 2016 marks the death of the political campaign reporter — The 2016 election may be the first one in which the political press is totally sidelined.
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New York Times and @jayrosen_nyu
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Disney/Univision pump $30M into Fusion network — Sofia Vergara will be starring in a show on Fusion about her life. — Fusion is getting a cash infusion. — The news and pop-culture multiplatform outlet has received commitments from its owners — Disney and Univision …
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Media Wire Daily, FishbowlNY and TVNewser
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Entertainment Weekly is quietly rolling out a metered paywall, with starting prices of $1.99/month or $20/year, a sign of things to come for Time Inc. websites — ‘Entertainment Weekly’ mounts paywall, a sign of the Time Inc. to come — In a sign of things to come for Time Inc. websites …
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FishbowlNY
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
Chinese Army newspaper calls for military role in Internet culture war — Claims West and “ideological traitors” use Internet to weaken Party's authority. — An article published today in the People's Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of China's military—and reprinted in part by Qiushi …
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