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8:20 AM ET, November 23, 2015

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Schams Elwazer / CNN:
Iran sentences journalist Jason Rezaian to prison  —  (CNN)An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian to prison for spying, the semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported Sunday.  —  The length of the sentence was not specified, Tasnim reported.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Podcasting is following the trends blogging did a decade ago: professionalization, open platforms, and diverting audiences  —  Podcasting in 2015 feels a lot like blogging circa 2004: exciting, evolving, and trouble for incumbents  —  So one move is in the direction of quality.
Discussion: Washington Post and @jackbrighton
Erik Kain / Forbes:
Why Kotaku Was Right To Go Public When They Were Blacklisted By Two Major Video Game Publishers  —  The big story in games journalism and the video game industry right now is Fallout 4.  But right on its heels we have a post by Kotaku's editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo that's generating …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Vox.com added to Snapchat Discover lineup, launching November 23  —  Vox.com is Snapchat's newest Discover publisher  —  Snapchat is adding another publisher to its Discover feature with Vox.com set to come aboard Nov. 23.  It's not the first news publisher to get a channel on the messaging app …
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Fox to stop reporting Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings for all programming except live events  —  Fox to Stop Using Same-Day TV Ratings: Read Dana Walden and Gary Newman's Internal Memo  —  Fox has become the first broadcast network to cease using Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Networks now take longer to drop poor performing shows, cite ratings, number of available shows, cancellation costs, and binge-viewing as factors
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN, Fox, other TV networks to meet and discuss how to respond to Donald Trump's attempts to restrict press at events, including blacklisting reporters  —  TV networks unite to fight Trump's restriction on journalists' access  —  Network TV news representatives will confer Monday to hash …
Washington Post:
How the media division of ISIS creates a dual image as a benevolent destination and a menacing, violent domain  —  Inside the surreal world of the Islamic State's propaganda machine  —  CONFRONTING THE ‘CALIPHATE’ |  This is part of an occasional series about the rise of the Islamic State militant group …
Olivia Koski / Nieman Reports:
How Participatory Journalism Turns News Consumers into Collaborators  —  Involving news consumers in the reporting process can improve stories and enhance audience engagement  —  Julia Kumari Drapkin, a climate reporter, was living in Washington, D.C. in 2011 when she started noticing something odd …
Discussion: @jimmacmillan
Nancy Watzman / MediaShift:
Internet Archive will gather data about 2016 political ads and TV news in 20 markets  —  Freeing the Data Underlying Presidential Political TV Ads  —  The following piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication.  Read more about MediaShift guest posts here.
David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Paris-Beirut debate: Why news organizations paid more attention to the attacks in France  —  The Friday attacks in Paris that killed more than 120 left many American news organizations racing to get pieces in place for wall-to-wall coverage over the weekend.
Bloomberg Business:
Alibaba's Jack Ma Said to Be in Discussions to Buy SCMP Stake  —  If completed, Ma would follow Bezos in buying storied masthead  —  Hong Kong-based SCMP was once world's most profitable paper  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s founder Jack Ma is in talks to buy a stake in the publisher …
Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of news nonprofit Philadelphia Citizen, which uses events and giveaways to encourage reader engagement and incentivize voter participation  —  Paid to vote: Why a nonprofit news outlet gave away $10,000 in a lottery  —  Bridget Conroy-Varnis, a school crossing guard …
 
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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF and Visualizing Impact launch Onlinecensorship.org to collect reports on content takedowns by Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services
Discussion: PCWorld and Engadget
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Quora Launches Troll-Free AMA “Writing Sessions”
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Editor Sasha Koren and Senior Product Manager Sarah Schmalbach about their plans for the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab
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Samia Errazzouki / Associated Press:
Trial begins for seven journalists and activists in Morocco on charges of threatening security or failing to report foreign funding
Discussion: Washington Post and Global Voices
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Following The Launch Of Its Ad-Free Tier, Hulu Breaks Into The Top 10 Apps By Revenue
Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed:
WIRED Magazine To Debut Show On Netflix Next Year