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4:00 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.
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 …
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
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
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
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 …
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.
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 …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Studios Launches Amazon Storywriter, Free Cloud Software For Screenwriters  —  In an effort to expand its original video content, including movies and TV series, Amazon announced this morning the launch of a free, cloud-based screenwriting software program called Amazon Storywriter.
Max Mason / Sydney Morning Herald:
News Corp to axe 55 editorial jobs at The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun  —  Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will axe 55 journalism jobs across its Australian papers, including The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, as the global media conglomerate looks …
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  —  Here's how the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab wants to experiment with news on phones  —  Back in June, The Guardian's U.S. operation announced the creation of the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab.
 
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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”
Discussion: The Next Web
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
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Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed:
WIRED Magazine To Debut Show On Netflix Next Year
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Piano Media plans to launch biannual ad-supported print magazine in 2016 to cover the media business
Discussion: Media Wire Daily