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Top 5 October 13, 2009

  1. AP's Tom Curley talks the future of news
    Remarks in Hong Kong spark criticism and analysis
  2. Twittering an audiobook
    Neil Gaiman, BBC team up to create story from 1,000 submitted tweets
  3. Obama vs. Fox News
    White House steps up criticism of cable network, experts weigh in
  4. NYT cancels subscriptions
    Paper's metro desk ends magazine and newspaper subscriptions, will invest money in freelance budget
  5. Web's founder speaks
    Tim Berners-Lee spoke at recent symposium, and to PBS
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