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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
How The Intercept used anonymous Tor whistleblower tool SecureDrop for its prison phone call story — SecureDrop Leak Tool Produces a Massive Trove of Prison Docs — It's been more than two years since the debut of SecureDrop, a piece of software designed to help whistleblowers easily …
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The Intercept, Techdirt, VICE and The Daily Caller
Doreen Carvajal / New York Times:
Anne Frank's father added as a legal co-author of “The Diary of Anne Frank”, extending the book's copyright protection to 2050 — Anne Frank's Diary Gains ‘Co-Author’ in Copyright Move — PARIS — When Otto Frank first published his daughter's red-checked diary and notebooks …
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Boing Boing, TeleRead, The Next Web, @martinsfp and @tasena
Jordan Valinsky / Digiday:
ComScore: Washington Post tops New York Times online for first time ever — More people visited the Washington Post's website than The New York Times' in October, marking a significant milestone in the battle for old guard supremacy in online media. — Last month, the Washington Post raked …
Discussion:
Washington Post, FishbowlNY and @raju
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Sources cite various reasons why the New York Times has delayed naming a replacement for media columnist David Carr — New York Times Grapples With David Carr's Legacy — The paper seeks fellow in honor of late journalist, but high-profile column remains unfilled.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
TV Programmers Push Netflix for Promotions, Branding — ABC's ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ negotiated for network logo branding — When a Netflix subscriber selects a TV show to watch on the streaming service, the action usually starts right away. — But that's not the case …
Discussion:
MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable and Slate
Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Turkey blocks access to Reddit under controversial censorship law — The Turkish government has officially blocked access to Reddit. Users first reported last night that they were unable to access the social media site, and as of Saturday the ban still appears to be in effect.
Discussion:
Global Express News and Engadget
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Vevo revamps iOS app for US users with personalized recommendations, favorites feed, and new design — Vevo Releases New iPhone App That's A Lot More Like Tinder Than YouTube — Music video service Vevo released a completely revamped iPhone app to its U.S. users Thursday …
Ashley Nguyen / IJNet:
Q&A with 14ymedio's Yoani Sánchez on Cuban independent media, technology, and teaching new journalists — 14ymedio's Yoani Sánchez: ‘Technology is an incredible ally for independent journalism in Cuba’ — You may know part of Yoani Sánchez's story by now …
Om Malik:
Facebook Notify: easy to set up and use, good for generic mass news consumption, but bland for news junkies — A Quick Notify App Review! — Somewhere deep in the bowels of Googleplex, someone is wondering, Why the hell did we shut down Google Reader? Because it seems these days everyone wants …
Discussion:
@davewiner
Marty Swant / Adweek:
Google Unveils New Programmatic Native and Full-Screen Mobile Video Ads — Google is now offering programmatic ads for native content and mobile video publishers, working with its DoubleClick clients like eBay. — Such publishers can make native ad units available for programmatic demand …
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Digiday, @digitlscientist, AdExchanger and Ad Age
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Poynter cuts budget deficit by 35%, reports $2.26 million operating loss for 2014 — The Poynter Institute reported today that it grew income and reduced expenses in 2014, cutting its operating loss by 35 percent from the previous year, but still ended with a $2.26 million operating deficit.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Some publishers complain about underwhelming traffic from Apple News, no real-time data, delayed comScore integration, but Washington Post is pleased — Publishers are underwhelmed with Apple News app — When Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp expressed frustration with his company's performance …
Discussion:
MediaPost, @mikeisaac, Fortune, MacDailyNews, Digital Trends, Poynter, campaignlive.co.uk and Business Insider