Anger and Dismay Online as Egypt Sentences Journalists
Date: 23 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Rights activists, bloggers and journalists in Egypt responded with dismay to a court in Cairo sentencing three reporters to long prison terms for reporting on the unrest in the country last year.
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Diapers.com Co-Founder Launches Online Publication
Date: 23 June 2014
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Media Decoder blog; Vinit Bharara, who made fortune as founder of Diapers.com, has created new online publication called Cafe.com; becomes only the latest technology entrepreneur to invest in journalism.
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Hacker Tactic: Holding Data Hostage
Date: 22 June 2014
By IAN URBINA
Ian URBINA
News analysis; cybercriminals are becoming more adept at circumventing firewalls and antivirus programs; some security experts believe that companies should take more aggressive actions than the ones they currently employ, questioning whether law enforcement authorities are capable of protecting corporate networks.
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Yahoo Hires Michael Isikoff as Chief Investigative Correspondent
Date: 23 June 2014
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Media Decoder blog; Yahoo News announces that it has hired Michael Isikoff as its chief investigative correspondent; Isikoff recently departed NBC News.
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Vice Has Many Media Giants Salivating, but Its Terms Will Be Rich
Date: 23 June 2014
By JONATHAN MAHLER and RAVI SOMAIYA
Jonathan MAHLER
Industry giants Disney, 21st Century Fox and Time Warner are all seeking to buy a percentage of Vice Media, counter cultural bastion that boasts a coveted young audience; company, in excellent bargaining position, is demanding its own TV network, a movie deal, and large cash sums for chief Shane Smith and other founders; any agreement is likely to value Vice at $1.5 to $2.5 billion.
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Carlton A. Sherwood, Reporter Behind 2004 Kerry Film, Dies at 67
Date: 22 June 2014
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Douglas MARTIN
Carlton A Sherwood, investigative journalist and former Marine who made 2004 film Stolen Honor, about Vietnam War veterans' opposition to John Kerry, dies at age 67.
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Death Threats, Then Red Tape
Date: 22 June 2014
By MARCELA TURATI
Marcela TURATI
Op-Ed article by Mexican reporter Marcela Turati calls attention to exile and internal displacement of Mexican journalists, which is relatively new phenomenon; notes that Mexico is one of the world's deadliest countries for journalists, and that only four journalists have managed to secure political asylum in the United States so far.
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A Novel Lays Bare Media Ills
Date: 23 June 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column reflects on The Last Magazine: A Novel, posthumously published work by journalist Michael Hastings; argues that while book's focus on the dissolution of the print industry might seem antiquated, its portrait of diminishing public trust in institutions is more timely than ever; notes that book seems eerily relevant amid worsening situation in Iraq.
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Yahoo Wants You to Linger (on the Ads, Too)
Date: 22 June 2014
By VINDU GOEL
Vindu GOEL
Yahoo, struggling with declining ad revenue despite its huge audience, is attempting to transform itself into a media empire with a constellation of digital magazines on various subjects; new approach aims to intermingle news and advertising, encouraging users to spend more time on content, increasing ad value.
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