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Matthew Jaffe / CNN:
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a public service by whistleblowing but what he did was illegal and harmed U.S. interests — The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.
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The Hill, @armscontrolwonk, @snowden, @trevortimm, Mediaite, @realjamesrisen, @thomas_drake1, @oliyoung, BuzzFeed, Guardian, @chuckrossdc, @realjamesrisen, The Verge, @drudge_report_, Hot Air, @ggreenwald, Forbes, Common Dreams, @jeffreygoldberg, @scottgreenfield, @realjamesrisen, @jeffjarvis, @misscherryjones, @jonswaine, The Daily Caller and The Week
New York Times:
Source: Gawker Media faces five defamation-related suits in addition to Hogan's privacy lawsuit; by comparison, The New York Times is facing two libel cases — Gawker Media's legal battle with Hulk Hogan over the publication of a sex tape has had wide-ranging impact.
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Bloomberg, @dankennedy_nu, @dankennedy_nu, @dhulser, @va_shiva, Forbes, @mathewi, @penenberg, @rabois, The Daily Beast, The Hill and New York Times
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's first female editor, on increasing the magazine's reach on social media, transitioning to digital, and advertising — Zanny Minton Beddoes on new owners, battling Brexit, and making a 173-year-old title work online — anny Minton Beddoes' office …
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@giner, One Man & His Blog and @janebsinger
Liam Corcoran / NewsWhip:
Facebook likes for web content fell 55%, shares declined 57%, comments down 63% between July 2015 and April 2016, NewsWhip analysis of top 10 publishers shows — We look at the decline in Facebook engagements for major Facebook publishers over the last 12 months, and compare it to the rise of Facebook video.
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Fortune, @elanazak, One Man & His Blog, @zimbalist and MediaShift, Thanks:@steverubel
Frederic Filloux / Monday Note:
The top 5 things news publishers can learn from game publishers: monetization, design process, testing, metrics, introduction of one-click payment for content — News publishers have a lot to learn from the gaming industry. Especially when it comes to testing and promoting apps.
Discussion:
@afit and @whatthebit
Agence France-Presse:
New photo emerges of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, missing in Syria, with sign saying “last chance” — Tokyo (AFP) - A fresh photo of a Japanese journalist who went missing in Syria last year has emerged online, showing the heavily bearded man holding a sign saying this is his “last chance”.
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Japan Times, Reuters, Mashable and Newser
H.G. Watson / J-Source:
Transcontinental sells 13 Saskatchewan newspapers and announces layoffs — Transcontinental has sold all of its Saskatchewan local newspapers and laid off 35 people from all levels of the company and 30 more from its Saskatoon printing facility. — Effective May 30, the Montreal based …
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CBC News, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, globalnews.ca and @hg_watson
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Viacom independent board members vow to fight if ousted and to continue effort to sell minority stake in Paramount — Viacom's independent board members are vowing to fight any “legally flawed” effort to oust them from their director seats, and they are urging shareholders to support …
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, New York Post and Reuters
Cleo Stiller / Fusion:
How Playgirl, '70s feminist response to Playboy that reached 1.1M circulation, became a biannual or quarterly publication targeting gay men with 3K subscribers — If the success of the Magic Mike and Fifty Shades of Grey franchises have taught us anything, it's that women ~love~ spending …
Discussion:
@raju
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump's inconsistency seems almost calculated to destroy the accountability that comes with being interviewed — A century-old political institution may have met its match. — The interview is the Niagara that fills the news ocean. A quick check of the front page of the New York Times …
Discussion:
@davidcorndc, @reliablesources and @penenberg
Nicholas Sabloff / The Huffington Post:
On fifth anniversary of Huffington Post International's launch, 55% of 200M readers are outside the US, 1500 pieces a day published in 10 languages — Today in Toronto we are celebrating two important Huffington Post milestones: the fifth birthday of HuffPost Canada and the fifth anniversary of launching HuffPost internationally.
Discussion:
@raju
Ainsley O'Connell / Fast Company:
Inside Verizon's efforts to build a multi-billion dollar media business that can challenge new media giants like Netflix, and why it is vying to buy Yahoo — The telecom giant, which is in talks to acquire Yahoo, wants a piece of the digital content revolution.
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@m_tredicini and @dangillmor
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