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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Egypt Convicts 3 Journalists; U.S. Is Critical
Date: 24 June 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Egyptian judge convicts three journalists from Al Jazeera's English-language network of conspiring with Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false reports of civil strife in order to bring down government; Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed are sentenced to at least seven years in prison; United States criticizes verdict and sentence.
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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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