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The Guardian's top 10 most abused writers, ranked by comments on the newspaper's website: eight women, two black men — The dark side of Guardian comments — Hear from three of those writers, explore the data and help us host better conversations online
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Guardian, @karenkho, @natematias, @jessicavalenti, Press Gazette, @martinbelam, @connieschultz, @siriagrell, @kathviner, @megreenwell, @lheron, @mckaycoppins, @joanwalsh, @dianakristinne, @drtowerstein, @abiwilks, @hackneyabbott, @jessicavalenti, @fieldproducer, @charlielyne, @l_chelsey, @ccriadoperez, @nesrinemalik, @amanda_wrigley, @amaditalks, @hackneylad, @imamandanelson, @morganjerkins, @astrokatie, @raheelk, @jburnmurdoch, @raju, @yappelbaum and @sree
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Guardian series The Web We Want analyzes online abuse, including at its own site, as the news organization reviews its policies and community standards
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@kathviner, @_sabanaqvi, @dawnhfoster, @matthewwells, @alexhern, @chetan_bhagat, @hownottodraw, @rydermc, @jonathanshainin, @holly, @mrbenjaminlaw, Guardian, @niemanlab, @jesslynnrose and Guardian


Inside the 30 year relationship between Viacom's Sumner Redstone and CEO Philip Dauman as Dauman faces accusations of covering up mogul's health problems — The Relationship That Helped Sumner Redstone Build Viacom Now Adds to Its Problems — After 30 years at Sumner Redstone's side …
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Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, @benfritz, @miriamgottfried, Fortune, @rickbrookswsj, @tomgara, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @rickbrookswsj, Deadline, The Wrap and Variety


Interview with Marina Walker Guevara on why ICIJ went with McClatchy over NYT and CNN, why they held back publishing other breaking news, and more — Meet the Panama Papers Editor Who Handled 376 Reporters in 80 Countries — As the Panama Papers continue to embarrass leaders across continents …
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Panama Papers show WikiLeaks-ization of mainstream journalism: restrained conventional journalism merging with blogger, hacker, and activist journalism
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Guardian, Forbes, @thatmightbepaul, @froomkin, @samarajiva, @thatmightbepaul, @jayrosen_nyu and @biellacoleman


New data suggests Facebook struggling to police fake news sites one year after announced crackdown — In Its Fight Against Fake News, Facebook Found A Resilient Foe — You might expect Allen Montgomery to be deferential toward Facebook, given that the $300 billion company is both his biggest nemesis and financial lifeline.
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@qhardy, @craigsilverman, @doree, @suellewellyn, @shanselman, @phowax, @rossalynwarren and @mattnavarra


As NPR's audience grows older and competition grows, the nonprofit struggles with how to evolve quickly and balance news and podcast-style storytelling — The Fight for the Future of NPR — One day in May 2015, Eric Nuzum stood before a gathering of influential NPR trustees and board members …
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Nieman Lab, Reynolds Center, Melody Kramer, @wearehearken, Current, @fmanjoo, @raju, @davewiner and @leoncrawl


BuzzFeed seeks to dismiss lawsuit brought by European journalist Michael Leidig and his news service, Central European News — BuzzFeed Seeks Dismissal of Multimillion-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit — BuzzFeed is “respectfully” demanding the dismissal of an eight-figure defamation lawsuit filed …


Bloomberg launches joint news service, BloombergQuint, in India with Quintillion Media, will produce TV programming, digital and mobile content, live events — Bloomberg Launches Joint Venture in India to Deliver Business News — The business and financial news produced and distributed …
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FishbowlNY, @justin_b_smith and MediaNama, Thanks:@amandabcowie


Leaked details about the new Kindle Oasis: easier to hold in one hand, rechargeable battery case with 20 months of standby time — Amazon's new Kindle Oasis has leaked: cool battery case, but not waterproof — Amazon has a new, top-of-the-line Kindle announcement coming at some point this week …
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GalleyCat, @sfnick, @zpower, @marcoarment, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, TechSpot, Daily Mail, Fortune, GeekWire and Business Insider


Judge grants media organizations' motion to release dozens of sealed documents relating to Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial — Judge Orders Release of Gawker-Hulk Hogan Trial Documents — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A judge agreed on Monday to release a trove of previously sealed documents related …


Al Jazeera America to sign off with three-hour retrospective featuring highlights of its reporting since its August 2013 launch — Al Jazeera America Signs Off with Three-Hour Retrospective — Al Jazeera America will close out its nearly three-year run with a three-hour retrospective …
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TVNewser, @kamahlaje, Hindustan Times, PR Newswire, NewscastStudio and NPR


Q&A with RIAA head Cary Sherman about YouTube and why the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs updating to help creative industries — Here's why the music labels are furious at YouTube. Again. — Jefta Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images — You've heard this song before: The music industry is mad at YouTube.
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Forbes, IFPI, @pkafka, @waltmossberg, @flohmann, @mpaa, @shawnps00, @brendan_klink, @timcushing and Consumerist

Louis C.K. Says Web Series ‘Horace and Pete’ Has Left Him “Millions of Dollars in Debt” — EMAIL ME — The comedian said he hoped that the first four episodes of the series would have made his personal investment of $2 million back. — Louis C.K. revealed to Howard Stern on Monday …