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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
WikiLeaks offers a $10K bounty to get Intercept reporter fired for trying to verify leaked report without removing evidence incriminating leaker — WikiLeaks offered a $10,000 bounty Monday aimed at getting a reporter for The Intercept fired, following the arrest of a government contractor …
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Jake Swearingen / New York Magazine:
It was OK for Intercept to seek to confirm validity of leaked documents but shouldn't have helped government build a case by revealing location, providing copy — How, exactly, did the FBI zero in on alleged NSA leaker Reality Leigh Winner? Winner, a contractor for the NSA …
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Edward Snowden / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Prosecution of a source without weighing the public harm or benefit of a journalistic leak shows the basic flaw in the Espionage Act — The Justice Department released an indictment of twenty five year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner yesterday, just a few hours after the Intercept posted …
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The Intercept:
Intercept statement on FBI affidavit and search warrant for Reality Winner: documents contain unproven assertions, warranting skepticism — On June 5 The Intercept published a story about a top-secret NSA document that was provided to us completely anonymously.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Reality Winner didn't follow the Intercept's guidelines for leakers, but reporters may have been clumsy in handling the documents — This June 6, 2013, file photo, shows the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days …
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
How authorities used search history, email records, and printer tracking dots to bring charges against accused leaker Reality Winner
How authorities used search history, email records, and printer tracking dots to bring charges against accused leaker Reality Winner
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U.S. Department of Justice:
DOJ charges federal government contractor Reality Leigh Winner with removing classified material from government facility and mailing it to a news outlet
DOJ charges federal government contractor Reality Leigh Winner with removing classified material from government facility and mailing it to a news outlet
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Knight First Amendment Institute:
In letter, Knight First Amendment Institute demands President unblock Twitter accounts of critics, calling @realDonaldTrump a “designated public forum” — NEW YORK — In a letter sent today to President Trump, the Knight First Amendment Institute asked the President to unblock …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook announces support for closed captions on Live broadcasts, says pubs can create their own via Live API or use a third-party captioning firm — Over 38 million people in the US are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and Facebook wants them to be able to watch the 1 in 5 of its videos that are broadcast live.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
MediaRadar shows Breitbart ads down nearly 90% in three months with 26 brands advertising in May down from 242 in March — Six months ago, Breitbart was riding the wave of the election, plotting an international expansion to provide a platform to spread far-right, populist views in Europe.
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Matt Grubs / Santa Fe Reporter:
Journalist Aaron Cantú indicted by federal grand jury on eight felony counts including rioting while covering Inauguration Day protests in Washington DC — Cantú one of two journalists charged while covering rally-turned-riot — Aaron Cantú, a staff writer at the Santa Fe Reporter …
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Adrianne Jeffries / The Outline:
The New York Times crossword continues to use words its own style guide lists as offensive in both clues and answers — Who is the New York Times crossword talking to? — Hello, friends. Leah is on vacation, so I, Adrianne Jeffries, am writing this week's Letter.
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Jessica Goodfellow / The Drum:
News UK launches team to sell vertical 10-second video ads, repurposing Storyful video and making new video, to work out of commercial division, The Bridge — News UK has launched a vertical video studio which it believes will improve mobile advertising across the web, not just on its own sites.
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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Apple's original reality series “Planet of the Apps” to debut globally at 9pm PDT Tuesday for free; subsequent episodes coming Tuesdays for subscribers — Apple Inc's long-awaited move into original television series starts Tuesday, with a reality show about a universe that is key …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Vivendi acquires 60% stake in advertising group Havas for $2.5B pending French anti-trust board approval — Vivendi, the parent company of Universal Music Group and Canal Plus Group, has acquired a 60% stake in Havas, a leading advertising and communication group, from Bolloré Group …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at key Apple updates for publishers, including HomePod, Safari's autoplay-blocking, iOS 11, Apple News-Siri sync, and more — Apple, like Google, is using its position in the browser market to try to control elements of the advertising market. — Apple went the first five full months …
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple unveils macOS High Sierra with auto-play blocking and tracking protection in Safari
Apple unveils macOS High Sierra with auto-play blocking and tracking protection in Safari
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