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Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
Syracuse study finds that aside from NYT, no legacy news organizations sued US government under FOIA in 2014, but digital-only outlets increasingly used law — As legacy media cuts back on FOIA, digital-only news outlets step in — Ask any journalist and they'll tell you the Freedom of Information Act process is broken.
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@trevortimm, @dustinslaughter, @sarahgrieco, @csmcdaniel and @digiphile
Klint Finley / Wired:
Pro-government Twitter spam bots jammed communication channels for activists during Mexico protests — Pro-Government Twitter Bots Try to Hush Mexican Activists — On September 26, 2014, a group of students departed the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College for a protest in Iguala, Mexico, about 80 miles away.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sinclair Broadcast Pulls TV Signals From Dish Network — Blackout comes amid dispute over a new distribution contract — Signals for one of the nation's biggest local broadcasters went dark on satellite TV distributor Dish Network Corp. on Tuesday, the result of a dispute over a new distribution contract.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Consultants return to Conde Nast starting Wednesday to examine editorial workflow and productivity — Condé Nast gets the jitters as consultants come through — Consultants are returning to Condé Nast amid rumors that more cost-cutting is in store at the storied magazine publisher.
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The Awl, @petespande and @jwherrman
Tim Peterson / Ad Age:
Hulu to Open a Private Ad Exchange Powered by Facebook's LiveRail — Advertising's programmatic revolution will be televised — by Hulu. — This fall the streaming video service, which is owned by NBC Universal, Fox and Walt Disney Co., will open a private ad exchange powered …
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
In drive to attract teens and tweens, Netflix licenses films from YouTube personalities, adds other films, TV series — Netflix to Add Films and TV Series for Teenagers — Netflix is entering the awkward teenage years, at least with its latest programming push.
Alex Stedman / Variety:
ESPN Suspends Analyst Curt Schilling for Tweet Comparing Muslims to Nazis — ESPN has suspended Curt Schilling after the network analyst and former pitcher tweeted, and subsequently deleted, a picture that compared Muslims to Nazis. — “Curt's tweet was completely unacceptable …
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Vauhini Vara / New Yorker:
Examining the new antitrust legal argument by the Authors United group against Amazon — Is Amazon Creating a Cultural Monopoly? — For months, a group of writers calling themselves Authors United have campaigned, mostly unsuccessfully, against the business practices of Amazon.com.
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Business Insider, @serenalarkin, @nyercurrency, @umichlaw, @barryeisler and kottke.org
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court upholds broad FOIA fee exemption for media & groups — Advocacy groups and non-traditional news outlets should have an easier time avoiding fees under the Freedom of Information Act under a decision issued Tuesday by a federal appeals court in Washington.
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@joshgerstein, @petersterne, @lachlan, @trevortimm, @freedomofpress and @derekwillis
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
YouTube Gaming launches Wednesday on iOS, Android, and web to compete with Twitch — YouTube Gaming—Google's Twitch.tv competitor—launches tomorrow — Twitch.tv finally gets some real competition in the game live streaming market. — One year and one day after Google lost Twitch.tv to Amazon, YouTube Gaming is going public.
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Michele Azzu / Guardian:
Italian journalists receive death threats following mafia don's funeral — Attacks on investigative reporter and team from Rai 3 politics show come amid indignation over Hollywood-style service for Vittorio Casamonica — Two journalists, one in Rome and one in Naples …
Discussion:
Poynter and @ninaburleigh
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Disney pays Maker Studios' shareholders just $105M of $200M earn-out bonus, after Maker misses performance goals — Maker Studios Gets Its First Report Card From Disney — Screenshot from Maker Studios' “Ithamar Has Nothing to Say” — When Disney bought Web video network Maker Studios last year …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Cablevision Will Sell CBS Via Broadband In New Distribution Pact — Cablevision, the cable provider for a valuable pocket of suburbia surrounding New York City, will be the first company of its kind to sell a new CBS programming-via-broadband service in a new distribution deal the companies announced Tuesday.
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