Mediagazer: The Sunday Times sends DMCA notice to critics of Snowden hacking story (Joe Mullin/Ars Technica)

9:05 PM ET, June 15, 2015

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Jane Martinson / Guardian:

Sunday Times drops claim that Miranda met Snowden before UK detention — Allegation repeated one made in Daily Mail in September 2014, which was removed on Monday pending inquiries — An allegation that the partner of the former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald met Edward Snowden …

Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

The Sunday Times sends DMCA notice to critics of Snowden hacking story — Headline claimed Russia and China got Snowden cache; article didn't deliver. — The Sunday Times dropped a bombshell this weekend, reporting that the top secret files leaked by Edward Snowden have been obtained by the Russian and Chinese governments.

Discussion: Washington Post, @ggreenwald, Gawker and @ladyhaja

David Gilbert / International Business Times:
Sunday Times defends Edward Snowden report criticised as ‘the opposite of journalism’

Discussion: Hit & Run, Techdirt and @daithaigilbert

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple is hiring editors to curate content for News app and work with publications to quickly surface breaking stories, according to a company job listing — Apple News curation will have human editors and that will raise important questions — Apple hasn't talked about it publicly …

Discussion: Nieman Lab, Fast Company, The New York Observer, @_alastair, @brbarrett, @gaberivera, Fortune, @_alastair, @9to5mac, @brianstelter, @chris_journo, Fortune, @vindugoel, @jonfortt and Business Insider

Nicole Levy / Capital New York:

Eric Zinczenko named C.E.O. of Bonnier Corp. — Bonnier Corp. chief executive David Freygang has stepped down from his position, passing control of the magazine company to executive V.P. Eric Zinczenko. — Freygang is retiring after a career of more than a quarter-century at Bonnier …

Discussion: Media Wire Daily, FishbowlNY, Mediaite and WWD

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Apple will share 71.5% of Apple Music revenue with music rights owners in US, no royalties during trial period — Here's What Happens to Your $10 After You Pay for a Month of Apple Music — You don't have to pay anything to try Apple's new streaming music service, since the company …

Discussion: Adweek, Wall Street Journal, Consumerist, Your EDM, Engadget, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, App Advice, AppleInsider and Fortune

Guardian:

Guardian US to launch lab focusing on mobile journalism with $2.6M in Knight Foundation funding, will share all data and research — Guardian US to launch news innovation lab focused on using mobile technology to create deeper journalism with $2.6 million from Knight Foundation

Discussion: Knight Foundation, Poynter, @jenniferpreston, @wblau, @_alastair, @s_m_i and @kathviner

Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Netflix Launches New Website to All Members — Netflix began rolling out its new website design to all of its members around the globe Monday. The new site features bigger images, more animations and is supposed to feel “more like an app and less like a series of linked web pages,” …

Discussion: Netflix US & Canada Blog, Home Media Magazine, Deadline, TechCrunch, Business Insider and The Next Web

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

NOLA Media Group and Alabama Media Group, both owned by Advance Local, merging to form Southeast Regional Media Group — Times-Picayune and Birmingham News to join new regional company — NOLA Media Group and Alabama Media Group, two media companies owned by Advance Local …

Discussion: NOLA.com

Wall Street Journal:

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo: no interest in selling Huffington Post or other AOL properties, no interest in trying to buy Dish — Verizon CFO Says Company Won't Sell Huffington Post — Verizon wants to keep AOL assets together, not interested in buying Dish

Mark Sweney / Guardian:

Reuters Institute digital news survey: traditional news outlets losing ground to social media — News outlets face losing control to Apple, Facebook and Google — With smartphones and tablets becoming the devices of choice for accessing content, traditional news organisations are going to find it harder to survive

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, @benfenton, @towcenter, @towcenter, @towcenter, Poynter and Tow Center

Tara Conlan / The Guardian:

BBC News staff voice concern over corporation tracking mobile devices — Survey finds most staff do not trust the BBC not to misuse information obtained by monitoring laptops and phones — Concerns have been raised by BBC News staff after they were told the corporation can track their work mobile devices …

Ben Popper / The Verge:

Spotify's ‘Taste Rewind’ finds tracks you'll like from the last five decades — Now that most streaming music services offer a massive selection of 30 million tracks, the challenge for consumers is discovering new stuff they want to hear. Spotify has a new take out called Rewind …