Mediagazer: How a little-known, Uber-driving freelancer brought the lawsuit that forced Chicago to release a police shooting video (Jeremy Borden/Columbia Journalism Review)

5:00 PM ET, November 25, 2015

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Jeremy Borden / Columbia Journalism Review:

How a little-known, Uber-driving freelancer brought the lawsuit that forced Chicago to release a police shooting video — It was the moment Brandon Smith and legions of media had been waiting for: the city of Chicago's release of a damning video that showed a white police officer shooting …

Jessica Goodman / Entertainment Weekly:

Adele's new album, 25, now available on Pandora despite not being on subscription streaming sites like Apple Music and Spotify — Adele's 25 now available on Pandora — Adele's 25 may not available on subscription streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, but Pandora radio …

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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Pandora, iHeartRadio can stream songs from Adele's top-selling album 25, unlike Spotify, Apple Music, others, thanks to law for “non-interactive” services — Pandora is streaming Adele's 25 and her label can't stop it — Adele's 25 is the biggest album in the world right now …

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Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

Google announces ad partner support for Accelerated Mobile Pages, its version of Facebook's Instant Articles, launching early next year — Google Announces New Advertising Support For AMP Pages — Fast-loading pages may also mean fast-loading ads, with advertising platform support for AMP that's been announced.

Alex Weprin / Politico:

CNN pivots HLN back toward news — CNN is pivoting its sister channel HLN back toward news, abandoning the social media focus it had been pursuing in recent years. HLN's chief executive, Albie Hecht, will depart the channel, and CNN executive VP (and former HLN chief) Ken Jautz will step in on an interim basis.

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Joe Mullin / Ars Technica UK:

US district judge sides with Rightscorp, says DMCA doesn't protect ISP Cox Communications in order ahead of December trial — Judge sides with copyright cop Rightscorp, says DMCA doesn't protect ISP — In what could be a landmark copyright case, an ISP loses its “safe harbour.”

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Wall Street Journal:

Justice Department investigating whether Comcast's business practices in the “spot” cable ad market violates federal antitrust law — Justice Department Probing Comcast's Role in ‘Spot’ Cable Ad Sales Market — DOJ investigating whether Comcast hinders competition in cable ad sales

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Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Mail Online misses annual target on slowed digital advertising, revenue of £73m for the year to end of September, print ad revenue down 11%, growth rate at 16% — Mail Online misses £80m revenue target — Daily Mail & General Trust reports decline in print advertising of 12% …

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Baxter Holmes / Esquire:

Profile of The Washington Post's Executive Editor Martin Baron, who colleagues call one of the greatest newspaper editors — Is Martin Baron the Best News Editor of All Time? — Most all of his colleagues, present and former, sure seem to think so. — “I not only think he's …

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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Emails to and from State Department aide Philippe Reines show negotiations by Politico's Mike Allen for access to Chelsea Clinton and more — Emails Show Politico's Mike Allen Promised Positive Coverage of Chelsea Clinton — Few journalists are more thoroughly connected to Washington's power elite …

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James Estrin / New York Times:

World Press Photo Introduces New Ethics Guidelines for Contest — The World Press Photo Foundation on Wednesday announced major changes to its photo contest for 2016, including a code of ethics for entrants and detailed guidelines regarding digital manipulation of images.

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Bruce Livesey / National Observer:

Postmedia, with nearly 200 Canadian newspapers, faces a declining editorial reputation as it pays off $646M in long-term debt, primarily to two US hedge funds — The tawdry fall of the Postmedia newspaper empire — Right: Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey (Canadian Press)