Mediagazer: Disney Halts On-Demand Movie Sales on ITunes in Japan (Grace Huang/Bloomberg)

10:30 AM ET, July 9, 2014

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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

New Yorker to open up all articles and archives for three months, then launch metered paywall — The New Yorker Alters Its Online Strategy — The New Yorker is overhauling its website, making all articles it has published since 2007 available free for three months before introducing a paywall for online subscribers.

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George Clooney / USA Today:

George Clooney slams Daily Mail, says the paper crossed “into the arena of inciting violence” — Exclusive: Clooney responds to ‘Daily Mail’ report — I want to speak to the irresponsibility of Monday's Daily Mail report. I seldom respond to tabloids, unless it involves someone else and their safety or well being.

Arif Durrani / Campaign:

Guardian plotting English language launch in India — The Guardian's open, digital journalism has plenty more room for growth, including plans to launch in India, according to deputy chief executive David Pemsel - just don't mention GQ's Michael Wolff. — Speaking to Campaign …

Discussion: @abeaujon and The Independent

Edward Wong / New York Times:

Tibetan Writer Says Invitation to U.S. Embassy Preceded House Arrest — Chinese security officers placed Tsering Woeser, the prominent Tibetan writer and advocate who lives in Beijing, and her husband under house arrest after Ms. Woeser received a call inviting her to the United States Embassy …

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Megha Rajagopalan / Reuters:
China tightens state secrets rules for journalists

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Grace Huang / Bloomberg:

Disney Halts On-Demand Movie Sales on ITunes in Japan — Walt Disney Co. (DIS), the world's largest entertainment company, halted on-demand sales of new movies through Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s online store in Japan after the two companies couldn't reach a final agreement on sales.

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Jack Shafer:

Al Jazeera America is spending millions in the US but viewers respond with a shrug — What's more rare — a unicorn or an Al Jazeera America viewer? — Al Jazeera America draws such a teensy audience — 15,000 on average during prime time, according to Nielsen — that if you dropped …

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Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:

Dean Baquet's first digital initiative: adding editors — The New York Times is adding deputy-level editors assigned to increase the volume and quality of its digital product. They'll sit in each of the paper's major editorial departments, executive editor Dean Baquet announced in a staff memo obtained by Capital.

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Adam Sherwin / The Independent:

Google tells popular music website to censor album cover art in ‘sexually explicit content’ ban — A leading music website has censored album covers by artists including Sigur Rós and Lambchop after they fell foul of a Google ban on “sexually explicit content”.

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Matt Medved / Billboard:

The Monstercat Label Model: From YouTube Channel to One Million Record Sales — Monstercat CEO and founder Mike Darlington never intended to make a record label. — “People don't need record labels anymore,” he says. “Artists can do everything on their own.

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Philip Pullella / Reuters:

Former BBC head Chris Patten to lead committee advising Pope Francis on media strategy — Britain's Patten to lead Vatican communications re-vamp drive — (Reuters) - Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten will head a committee to advise Pope Francis on how to re-vamp and modernize …

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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

Journalists Accuse White House Of Politically Driven Suppression of News — Point to public information office controls of interviews, access — Over three dozen journalist organizations including the Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Foundation …

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Capital New York:

The 60-second interview: Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal managing editor and Dow Jones editor-in-chief — CAPITAL: The Journal turns 125 today. Are you doing anything special to celebrate? — BAKER: We've come a long way since July 8th 1889, when the original Wall Street Journal …

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David Streitfeld / New York Times:

Amazon offers some Hachette authors 100% of ebook sales while dispute is ongoing — Amazon Angles to Attract Hachette's Authors to Its Side — The confrontation between Amazon and Hachette is growing louder and meaner, as the combatants drop all pretense that this is a reasonable dispute among reasonable people.