Mediagazer: Facing conservative rules, young Saudis find freedom of expression, business opportunity and video entertainment on their phones (Ben Hubbard/New York Times)

12:20 AM ET, May 24, 2015

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Martha Hamilton / American Journalism Review:

Collaboration grows among newsrooms due to economic necessity, need for multiplatform skills — All Together Now: News Partnerships Increase in Digital Age — At any gathering of newspaper veterans of a certain age - and many of them are at funerals nowadays - you'll hear simultaneous laments for the …

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.

Discussion: @ggreenwald, @alexgspence, New York Times and @alexkoppelman

Ted Johnson / Variety:

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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.

Ben Hubbard / New York Times:

Facing conservative rules, young Saudis find freedom of expression, business opportunity and video entertainment on their phones — Young Saudis, Bound by Conservative Strictures, Find Freedom on Their Phones — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Life for many young Saudis is an ecosystem of apps.

Discussion: @nytben and mathewingram.com/work

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.

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 …

Discussion: Business Insider, The Register, @jamesrbuk, AppleInsider and Digital Spy

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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 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.

Discussion: New York Times, @alexburnsnyt and @jayrosen_nyu

Dylan Byers / Politico:

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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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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 …