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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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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.
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
How authorities used search history, email records, and printer tracking dots to bring charges against accused leaker Reality Winner — Criminal investigations into national security leaks tend to be long, complicated and delicate affairs. Sources generally cover their tracks …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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