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Peter Maass / The Intercept:
Government employees who share embarrassing information, not journalists, are the real target of President Trump's campaign against leaks — Wars are rarely announced in advance, but President Trump provided an abundance of warning about his intention to wage an assault on journalism.
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@yaeltabouhalkah, @rozen_j, @irregulara, @headhntr and The Daily Caller
Emily Bell / The Guardian:
The New York Times' coverage of the Manchester bombing illustrates the differences between US and UK reporting cultures — When it comes to making decisions about national security coverage, US journalism follows a different set of priorities — he New York Times last week attracted controversy …
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New York Times, @sarahludford and Business Insider
Paul Hutcheon / Herald Scotland:
At least 5 Scottish police officers face misconduct investigation after probe into misuse of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to find journalists' sources — AT least five police officers are facing a misconduct investigation after an independent probe into the journalist spying scandal came to a close.
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HeraldScotland and dailyrecord
Dan Bolles / Seven Days:
Interview with Cole Bolton, the editor in chief of The Onion, on the challenges of writing satire in the age of Trump and more — He may not bring jobs back, but President Donald Trump has created a wealth of material for America's comedians, humorists and satirists.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Over two dozen EU publishers ask regulators to rethink a proposed law that would require an opt-in or opt-out for cookie tracking within browsers and apps — Warning that new regulations will give Google, Apple and Facebook too much control of advertising and personal data
Andrew O'Hagan / London Review of Books:
Review of Mail Men, a new book about the UK's Daily Mail, and a stinging critique of Paul Dacre, the paper's current editor — Atlantic, 407 pp, £20.00, March, ISBN 978 1 78239 970 4 — The word c**t was invented by the Norwegians. At first the OED wouldn't have it in its pages …
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@adowniebrazil, @hancocktom and The Guardian
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Irish Times Abroad, funded as a two-year project by the Google Digital News Initiative, now has 24K members after launching at the end of 2016 — The Irish Times Abroad network counts 24,000 members after launching at the end of 2016 — Credit: The Irish Times building in Dublin, Ireland.
Jessica Rovello / MediaShift:
Trends from NewFronts: publishers defecting from YouTube, embracing interactive formats, while premium publishers are using their credibility as a selling point — The following piece is a guest post from Jessica Rovello, the CEO and co-founder of Arkadium, which provides interactive content to brands and publishers.
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
FT says that each post on WhatsApp drives a comparable amount of traffic as a post on FT's Twitter account, while 80% of readers via the app are non-subscribers — The Financial Times has been broadcasting stories through WhatsApp for the past year as a way of reaching new readers …
Eric Knecht / Reuters:
Egypt blocks financial newspaper Al-Boursa and its sister publication, English-language Daily News Egypt, less than a week after blocking 21 other news sites — Egypt has blocked the website of one of its most prominent financial newspapers, the paper's owner said on Sunday …
Discussion:
@ramyraoof, Egyptian Streets and Committee to Protect …
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Traffic to women's magazines over past year as they go digital: Vogue up 25.6%, Teen Vogue up 176%, W nearly doubled, Glamour down 1.6%, Allure up 53% — The most recent comScore data provides a snapshot of the transition to digital. — Legacy media is in a transitional moment …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The four key elements of a successful fake news story: emotional appeal, veneer of authority, effective insertion point, and an amplification network — Plus: The faces of a Russian botnet, an alt-right newsletter to subscribe to, and “falsehoods in a forest of facts.”
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