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9:35 PM ET, June 24, 2015

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Matt Galligan / Medium:
Circa is shutting down indefinitely after failure to monetize and close funding deals; CEO Matt Galligan says firm is working on deal involving underlying tech  —  Farewell to Circa News  —  It's with great disappointment that we let you know that Circa News has been put on indefinite hiatus.
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David Cohn / Digidave:
Circa: early and influential in mobile news in 2012, missed key things, and now overshadowed by plans of Apple, Twitter, and Facebook  —  Quick thoughts as Circa shuts down  —  The news has broken - Circa is essentially shutting down.  —  While I haven't been with Circa for the last 10 months …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Circa offered an emotionless bundle of bullet points, which made for lousy social sharing and didn't work for newspapers either  —  Why Circa failed  —  A front page led by the day's biggest news.  A selection of stories, chosen by editors, arranged more or less by importance.
Lawrence Wright / New Yorker:
Atlantic Media owner David Bradley worked with families in effort to rescue ISIS hostages who felt they were abandoned by the US government  —  Five Hostages  —  Families whose children were held captive in Syria felt that U.S. officials had abandoned them.  So they secretly joined forces.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:   Reporters Without Borders hails Obama administration's new hostage policy
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
After being shut down by Gannett, San Francisco's The Bold Italic is returning under new ownership  —  The Bold Italic is coming back.  After being shut down abruptly by Gannett in April, the local San Francisco site is returning under new ownership.  —  Sunil Rajaraman, cofounder …
Discussion: @ylichterman and @niemanlab
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Prime Instant Video Adds Limited Support For HDR  —  Amazon announced today that it has rolled out, in limited fashion, support for HDR (high dynamic range) on Amazon Instant Video.  It will initially only offer HDR videos to Amazon Prime members in the U.S., and only for one full series …
Billboard:
Apple Music strikes deals with rights group Merlin and independent label Beggars Group after changing royalty structure during trial period  —  Apple Music Signs Beggars Group, Merlin: Sources  —  Beggars comprises the imprints 4AD, XL, Matador and Rough Trade and has had a hand in the careers of Adele …
The New York Times Company:
New York Times chief television critic Alessandra Stanley moving to new beat, covering inequality in US  —  Alessandra Stanley Moves to New Beat, Covering Inequality in America  —  New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet announced that Alessandra Stanley is returning to reporting to cover economic inequality in America.
David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:
Icahn sells rest of his Netflix stock, bets on Apple next  —  Icahn Exits Stage Right on Golden Netflix Trade  —  Carl Icahn sold out of Netflix Inc., one of his most lucrative trades in recent memory.  —  The activist announced Wednesday, via Twitter , he had shed the last of his position in Netflix …
Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
ABC News Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Overall Excellence; CBS News Snags Most Trophies  —  The Radio Television Digital News Association today announced winners of its 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, recognizing outstanding work produced by radio, television and online news organizations.
Eriq Gardner / Billboard:
Sony's stake in Spotify and the holdings of other labels come under fire in lawsuit saying musicians' royalties are being shorted  —  Sony's Equity Stake in Spotify Challenged in Lawsuit Claiming Artists Are Robbed  —  Having equity in Spotify might be smart, but if the money doesn't trickle …
Discussion: Fortune, Tennessean.com, hypebot and Forbes
Ann-Christine Diaz / Ad Age:
Soundcloud's Ominous Audio Recreation of the Berlin Wall Takes Radio Grand Prix at Cannes  —  The 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Radio Jury made an unconventional pick for this year's Grand Prix winner — a self-promotional piece for Soundcloud that replicated the Berlin Wall through audio.
Discussion: Adweek
 
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Ben Travers / Indiewire:
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National Union of Journalists:
European media groups condemn beating to death of Polish journalist Lukasz Masiak on June 13
Jared Newman / Fast Company:
Roku CEO on company's plans to stay ahead of the competition from Apple, Google, and Amazon
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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