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1. The New York Times Launches a Podcast Team To Create a New Batch of Wide-Reaching Shows (Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab)
2. Canadian Judge Orders VICE News Journalist to Hand Over Digital Messages (Rachel Browne / Vice)
3. Shorter Isn’t Better, Photos Aren’t Always Alluring and Deep Digging Pays Off, Recent Report Concludes (Rick Edmonds / Poynter)
4. Onlinecensorship.org Launches First Report (Onlinecensorship.org)
5. Top Conservative Writer Is A Group Effort, Sources Say (Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed)
6. Snapchat’s Ultimate Goal Isn’t Just Chat—It’s Total Media Domination (Mathew Ingram / Fortune)
7. Commentary: When Faraway Tragedies Are Ignored, It’s Not Always The Media’s Fault (Charles J. Johnson / Chicago Tribune)