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IN Media Watch Briefs | 25/06/2012

Find stories that bring in the money--that's the latest advice from the director of BBC World News to his staff. In an email to employees which include those working at The World Service, BBC World News and BBC.com, Peter Horrocks told staff they need to consider income and exploit commercial opportunities to maximise the value of their stories. His announcement comes after a 16% cut in the Foreign Office funding for the World Service till 2014. A BBC spokesperson, however, says journalists have "not been ordered to come up with money making schemes," and that editorial independence would not be compromised. (The Guardian)

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

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Let the games begin

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