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5:20 AM ET, June 25, 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.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Charleston newspaper shows the value of local journalists when reporting on national tragedy  —  At Charleston Newspaper, Covering the News, and Choking Back Tears  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Glenn Smith, the projects editor for The Post and Courier here, was with friends last Wednesday night when a colleague called.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Apple Music Will Shell Out For Exclusives, Starting With Pharrell's “Freedom”  —  Apple is finally throwing its money around to help Apple Music win.  Singer Pharrell today announced that his new single “Freedom” will be available exclusively on Apple Music the day of its launch, June 30th.
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Billboard:
Apple Music strikes deals with rights group Merlin and independent label Beggars Group after changing royalty structure during trial period
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Reporters Without Borders hails Obama administration's new hostage policy  —  The international nonprofit group Reporters Without Borders is hailing the Obama administration's new policy on hostage negotiations, which comes after the recent killing of at least four American hostages at the hands …
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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
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
PBS: ‘Finding Your Roots’ Affleck episode violated standards  —  2 photos  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — PBS put its “Finding Your Roots” series on hold Wednesday after determining an episode that omitted references to Ben Affleck's ancestor as a slave owner violated its standards.
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: Tennessean.com, Fortune and hypebot
Saba Hamedy / Los Angeles Times:
NBCUniversal, Chernin Entertainment announce two-year TV deal  —  Chernin Entertainment and NBCUniversal announced a television deal on Wednesday, marking the end to Chairman Peter Chernin's lucrative five-year deal with Fox.  —  The new two-year deal with NBCUniversal will give Chernin Television access …
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
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 …
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.
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: @niemanlab and @ylichterman
 
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Ann-Christine Diaz / Ad Age:
Soundcloud's Ominous Audio Recreation of the Berlin Wall Takes Radio Grand Prix at Cannes
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Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:
ABC News Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Overall Excellence; CBS News Snags Most Trophies
Ben Travers / Indiewire:
HBO to Release ‘Ballers’ and ‘The Brink’ Premiere Episodes on Facebook
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National Union of Journalists:
European media groups condemn beating to death of Polish journalist Lukasz Masiak on June 13
 

 
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU regulators are planning to fine Apple under the DMA, after it failed to let developers steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside the App Store

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Interpol says a global operation has taken down over 22,000 malicious IP addresses or servers linked to cyber threats and led to the arrest of 41 individuals
 
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