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8:25 AM ET, September 2, 2015

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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Sony Pictures altered “Concussion” film to avoid antagonizing the NFL, hacked emails show  —  Sony Altered ‘Concussion’ Film to Prevent N.F.L. Protests, Emails Show  —  When Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to make a movie focusing on the death and dementia professional football players …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
In charter review, UK's News Media Association submits 69-page report calling for gov controls, partnerships, more transparency for BBC's online news operation  —  BBC digital news operation must be curbed, say newspaper publishers  —  News Media Association calls on government …
Discussion: Press Gazette and @raju
Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Turkey claims arrest of Vice journalists was due to encryption software on assistant's computer, which reporters and assistant deny  —  Lawyer: Turkey arrested journalists to deter foreign media  —  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A lawyer representing two Vice News journalists and their assistant …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Bloomberg Editor Lays Out Newsroom's Vision After Layoffs  —  He wants staffers to “capture everything that matters in global business and finance.”  NEW YORK - Just hours after laying off roughly 80 staffers, Bloomberg editor John Micklethwait said Tuesday afternoon that he wanted …
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Josh Stearns / MediaShift:
How ProPublica, NPR, New York Times, and others are using transparency to deepen community engagement  —  Why Journalists Should Use Transparency as a Tool to Deepen Engagement  —  When we talk about transparency in journalism we tend to discuss it in terms of the people and institutions we cover …
Discussion: @jcstearns
Barry Levine / VentureBeat:
NewsCred nabs $42M to expand beyond content marketing  —  EXCLUSIVE:  —  Content marketing platform NewsCred is today announcing a new round of $42 million to help it evolve into a broader marketing platform.  —  Brands want to tell their unique story, cofounder and CEO Shafqat Islam told me …
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Sun former managing editor Graham Dudman and picture editor John Edwards quit after 3-year pay-for-stories legal battle  —  Senior journalists quit Sun after pay-for-stories legal battle  —  Graham Dudman, former managing editor, and John Edwards, picture editor, seek fresh starts after acquittals
Discussion: Press Gazette
Tom Rosenstiel / American Press Institute:
Twitter and the News: How people use the social network to learn about the world  —  Overview  —  How does Twitter change the way people get news?  What kinds of thought leaders, journalists and organizations do people follow on the network?  How are these Twitter followers different than those on other social networks?
Nicolas Kayser-Bril:
Recent pressures on journalism across Europe by the judiciary threaten to set the industry back a decade  —  String of rulings bodes ill for the future of journalism in Europe  —  During the summer of 2015, European governments hit hard against journalists.  In Germany, Netzpolitik was almost charged with high treason.
Discussion: @nicolaskb
Frank Eltman / Associated Press:
National Press Photographers Association and New York Civil Liberties Union seeing increase of citizens harassed and/or arrested for filming police  —  Citizens taking video of police see themselves facing arrest  —  2 photos  —  HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — Thomas Demint's voice is heard …
Discussion: @nyclu
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Feedly's news reader gets “Shared Collections” and collaboration features, including improved search, Slack integration, and shared tags  —  Feedly's News Reader Gets Business-Friendly With “Shared Collections,” Team Collaboration Features  —  Before Google decided …
 
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
News Guild starts $500,000 campaign to organize digital newsrooms
Discussion: @mlcalderone
Charles Recknagel / Guardian:
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who focused her reporting on government corruption, sentenced to 7.5 years in jail, vows to fight on
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzFeed creates a dedicated Twitter account for Clinton email coverage, enabling a structured, granular timeline and feedback while avoiding boring posts
Discussion: CNN and Politico
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Funny Or Die Hires Gary Sanchez's Owen Burke as First Editor-in-Chief, Promotes Chris Bruss to Digital President
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Vice Media Lands Carmelo Anthony for New Sports Channel
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @ennisnyt
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Global Radio censured for running ads mimicking news on 46 stations
Discussion: Prolific North and The Independent
 

 
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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