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5:25 AM ET, June 21, 2015

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Reuters:
Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour arrested at a Berlin airport at the request of Egypt  —  German police arrest Al Jazeera journalist in Berlin: lawyer  —  A leading Al Jazeera journalist was arrested at a Berlin airport on Saturday at the request of Egypt, a lawyer for the Qatar-based satellite network …
Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Interview with Nuzzel CEO Jonathan Abrams on news, Twitter, Friendster, founders as CEOs, and the future of Nuzzel  —  We talked to the CEO who some people think owns the one thing Twitter needs most  —  A few days ago, the Silicon Valley investor Chris Sacca was talking on Periscope about Nuzzel, the newsgathering app.
Discussion: Nieman Lab
Reason:
District court in New York silenced Reason for two weeks from writing about a subpoena seeking commenters' data  —  How Government Stifled Reason's Free Speech  —  For the past two weeks, Reason, a magazine dedicated to “Free Minds and Free Markets,” has been barred by an order …
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
How HBO adopted an aggressive approach with its shows and the broadband-only HBO Now  —  HBO's Real-Life Game of Thrones: The Fight to Stay Rich, on Top and Score Bill Simmons  —  Warring clans (cable vs. broadband) battle over unfathomable riches (revenues of $5.4 billion last year) …
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Google discloses DOJ forced it to hand over data on Jacob Appelbaum for WikiLeaks grand jury investigation  —  Google Reveals It Was Forced to Hand Over Journalist's Data for WikiLeaks Grand Jury Investigation  —  Google released another legal disclosure notice related …
Luke O'Brien / Politico:
Inside the tension between being a financial data company or a media company at Bloomberg  —  The Mayor vs. the Mogul  —  Michael Bloomberg's $9 billion identity crisis.  —  Lead image by Piotr Lesniak.  —  On November 5, 2014, Mike Bloomberg settled in front of a Bloomberg terminal …
Jonah Weiner / New York Times:
Behind Comedy Central's experimental programming and digital business model challenges  —  Comedy Central in the Post-TV Era … Backstage at Cobb's Comedy Club on the first Saturday in May, Trevor Noah, fresh from the stage, stood sweating through a blue T-shirt, beside a refrigerator stocked with energy drinks.
Discussion: @andrewkeh, Mediaite, Variety and The Week
Marvel:
Marvel expands deal with Amazon to bring over 12K single-issue comics to the Kindle Store  —  Marvel Renews Agreement with ComiXology and Expands to Amazon  —  Marvel, comiXology and Amazon announced today an expanded and renewed exclusive relationship to distribute and sell Marvel's digital …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Four staffers leaving The Sunlight Foundation: Gabriela Schneider, Bill Allison, James Turk, and Evan Mackinder  —  4 staffers to exit The Sunlight Foundation  —  The Sunlight Foundation, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting transparency in government …
Discussion: @evandmac, @ppolitics and @forestgregg
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Roku And Innovid Roll Out Interactive Video Ads, Including SMS-Based Reminders To Watch  —  Roku users will now begin to see more personalized, targeted, and interactive video ads in their Roku apps, thanks to a new partnership between the streaming media device maker and video advertising provider Innovid.
Discussion: Fast Company, Engadget and AdExchanger
Aye Aye Win / Associated Press:
Myanmar's government accuses newspaper of contempt of court  —  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's Information Ministry has filed a contempt of court complaint against the publisher and 16 editorial employees of a newspaper it is already suing for defamation, an action critics charge is an attempt …
 
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Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's new true-crime podcast offers subscriber only extras like maps, court documents, and videos
Discussion: @cjr
Mercury News:
Steve Rossi appointed CEO of Digital First Media
Discussion: bizjournals
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Comcast founder Ralph Roberts dies at 95
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Times is first paper forced by Ipso to highlight correction on front page
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Paul Linford / HoldTheFrontPage:
Regional UK publisher Local World to create Android app-based evening editions
Discussion: Guardian
Peter Sterne / E&:
Hulk Hogan Paying ‘Journalism Expert’ $350 Per Hour
Capital New York:
Quartz' Africa editor Yinka Adegoke on getting past one-dimensional coverage and increasing readership
Discussion: @lpolgreen