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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
After moderators protested dismissal of a key employee by taking down popular subreddits, Reddit CEO Ellen Pao apologizes for how the transition was handled — Reddit Moderators Shut Down Parts of Site Over Employee's Dismissal — Hundreds of sections of Reddit, the popular online message board …
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Business Insider, Mashable, The Daily Beast, Wired, Forbes, Guardian, TIME, reddit, @kevinroose, @mccanner, @sarahjeong, @dangillmor, Forbes, @rafat, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @startupljackson, @wexler, FishbowlNY, Business Insider, CNET, BBC, Re/code, Fusion, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Adweek, Gawker, Refinery29 and SiliconANGLE
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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Nearly all major subreddits are set to public again after going private in protest — Nearly all major subreddits are back online following Reddit protests — Just a day after a massive revolt tore down parts of Reddit, the site now appears to be mostly back to normal.
Spiegel Online:
Der Spiegel says it was spied on by US and betrayed by its own government, calls the snooping an attack on press freedom — SPIEGEL Targeted by US Intelligence — Revelations from WikiLeaks published this week show how boundlessly and comprehensively American intelligence services spied on the German government.
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Joho the Blog, @freedomofpress, @barryeisler and The Hill
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Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Clinton campaign kept reporters back with a moving rope line at New Hampshire parade — Clinton campaign gives new meaning to the term ‘rope line’ at New Hampshire parade — It wasn't like A-list celebrities or pro ballers were being hounded by the paparazzi at Saturday's Independence …
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CNN, ABC News, @pbump, @maggienyt, @jayrosen_nyu and BuzzFeed
James Warren / Poynter:
White House correspondents unveil proposals to loosen presidential press control — The White House Correspondents' Association unveiled a set of “principles and practices” Saturday in search of “meaningful and consistent access to the President and his or her aides whenever and wherever they conduct the public's business.”
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@jayrosen_nyu and @nppalawyer, Thanks:@benmullin
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Two Pirate Bay co-founders say FBI is seeking site logs to see whether Prenda law firm tried to lure copyright violators — FBI Wants Pirate Bay Logs to Expose Copyright Trolls — Over the past few years copyright troll law firm Prenda crossed the line on several occasions.
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Ars Technica
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery's Shark Week, starting Sunday, includes a “Sharkopedia” with science experts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Meerkat — Discovery To Launch Online ‘Sharkopedia’ to Lend Credible Bite To ‘Shark Week’ — The Discovery Channel is tapping new digital-media ideas …
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
As expensive trial looms, a look at Gawker's financials: $6.52M in operating income in 2014 on $44.2M revenue; debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank — Gawker dodges potentially deadly Hulk Hogan lawsuit — for now — Gawker boss Nick Denton was sitting in the Gramercy Cafe in Manhattan …
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@nicknotned, JIMROMENESKO.COM, FishbowlNY, @zseward, @danprimack, Quartz, Wall Street Journal, @alexweprin and The New York Observer
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Lifetime's move into over-the-top video at $4/month shows how all kinds of networks are testing unbundling despite risks of cannibalization and competition — Time for a Reality Check Among TV's Streaming Services — In the burgeoning world of subscription VOD, all ventures are not created equal.
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Washington Post and Adweek
Lauren Goode / Re/code:
In Battle of Streaming Music Services, Simplicity Is the Killer Feature — Now that we can all finally acknowledge that streaming music is a “thing,” I keep wondering why the companies that offer streaming music services are making things more complicated for consumers as they compete for our ears.
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Re/code
Jane Martinson / Guardian:
BBC jobs sacrifice is a calculated risk — With the Tory rightwing on the warpath, the cull of middle managers is based on the belief that the BBC as a whole is under more serious financial threat — Ancient preparations for war typically included a last-minute sacrifice to the gods, and the BBC is no different.
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
153 Met Police staff probed for media leaks in 10 years, more than doubling in Leveson years — 153 Met Police staff investigated over media leaks in ten years - probes more than doubled in Leveson years — The frequency of Metropolitan Police press leak investigations nearly tripled …