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7:45 AM ET, July 6, 2015

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Adam Sherwin / The Independent:
Relaunched NME will downgrade music coverage, focusing on fashion, politics, film, fashion, television, politics, gaming, and technology  —  NME to go free and expand from music into ‘brand reinvention’  —  Indie music bible the NME is to be given away free after circulation …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
After 80 per cent circulation drop in ten years, NME print edition to go free  —  NME is to be made into a free weekly magazine from 18 September, publisher Time Inc. has announced.  —  According to ABC, the music magazine - which current costs £2.60 - recorded an average weekly circulation of 15,384 in the second half of 2014.
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt journalists face jail for reporting non-government terrorism statistics  —  New law awaiting presidential approval outlaws the publication of ‘false news or data about any terrorist operations that contradicts official statements’  —  Egypt was accused of making a savage assault …
Leo Barraclough / Variety:
John Malone's Liberty Global buys Irish broadcaster TV3 for $96M  —  John Malone's Liberty Global Buys Ireland's Commercial Broadcaster TV3  —  John Malone's international cable company Liberty Global has bought Ireland's commercial broadcaster TV3 in a deal worth up to Euros 87 million ($96 million).
Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:
News organizations need to do a better job of creating dashboards to analyze data visually, highlighting potential stories  —  Dashboards and journalism: why we need to do better  —  Confused?  Knobs and dials image by anataman  —  Last month I watched the founder of OpenOil, Johnny West …
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.
Discussion: bookforum.com, NPR and metamedia
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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
Tom Rosenstiel / Brookings Institute:
How journalism has changed since the advent of the public web: what is better, what we're losing, and what we can do about it  —  News as collaborative intelligence: Correcting the myths about news in the digital age  —  The shift to online news is increasing engagement, adding more perspectives …
Discussion: @brookingsgov and @moniguzman
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Judge dismisses suit by a New Jersey township against a citizen who requested public records  —  When governments sue public-records requesters  —  When you send a public records request to a government agency, you might expect a delayed response or high costs to fulfill it, even a denial …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
How research (and PowerPoints) became the backbone of National Journal's membership program  —  In fall 2011, Atlantic Media chairman David Bradley wrote an memo about his career, leading right up to when he bought National Journal and The Atlantic Monthly.  It was a roadmap wrapped around …
Greg Nichols / The California Sunday Magazine:
Netflix and Amazon seek to hook viewers early with high-quality content for kids  —  Hooked … Luke Matheny keeps getting pulled away.  We are on a rented soundstage on the outskirts of Los Angeles's Koreatown, sitting in director's chairs in front of a television monitor.
Discussion: Gawker
Washington Post:
Burdened by debt, the Newseum considered offering partial building ownership in exchange for an immediate money infusion in late 2014  —  Heavily in debt, Newseum considered risky strategy to improve finances  —  Nearly seven years after opening a $477 million complex on a prime parcel …
Aida Alami / New York Times:
Paris-based Bondy Blog gives a voice to groups underrepresented in French mainstream news media coverage  —  Paris's Voiceless Find a Megaphone Online  —  BONDY, France — They gather every Tuesday for a staff meeting, bloggers, journalists and young people from the impoverished Paris suburbs …
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Why YouTube's recommendation algorithm began prioritizing watch time instead of views in 2012  —  The ‘terrifying’ moment in 2012 when YouTube changed its entire philosophy  —  Although there wasn't any Roman-style backstabbing, YouTubers will remember the Ides of March 2012 as a traumatic day in the company's history.
Discussion: @jyarow
 
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Two Pirate Bay co-founders say FBI is seeking site logs to see whether Prenda law firm tried to lure copyright violators
Discussion: Ars Technica
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
Lauren Goode / Re/code:
In Battle of Streaming Music Services, Simplicity Is the Killer Feature
Discussion: Re/code