The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz

The timely idea: Let journalists and their sources connect in confidence. The Associated Press might have liked one of these.
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Cops to Boston Bombing Crowdsourcers: Please Don’t Try This at Home

The Internet did have an impact on the investigation. Hard to argue that it was a positive one.
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Conde Nast Owner Advance Hands Sporting News Over to U.K. Video Company

Perform, which distributes sports highlights on the Web, gets a U.S. hub.
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Reddit, Brought to You by YouTube

Or is it YouTube, brought to you by Reddit? Anyway: Reddit makes its own videos, paid for by Google, with at least a tip of the cap to Jon Stewart.
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David Carey Says Hearst Is No Time Inc.

That is: The magazine publisher thinks his industry can come back. Here’s his plan.
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“Netflix for Dresses” Rent the Runway Raises $4.4 Million

Rent the Runway, a startup that lets customers rent dresses, has raised $4.4 million from American Express and Novel TMT Ventures. The funding is an add-on to a $20 million round the company closed last year. Rent the Runway has raised close to $55 million since 2009.

The Most Important Person at Gawker Media Not Named Nick Denton Is Leaving

Gaby Darbyshire, Gawker’s chief grownup, operating officer and everything else, heads out.
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Gizmodo Boss Joe Brown Goes (Back) to Wired

Conde Nast’s tech title continues its overhaul.
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Reddit’s Funding Round Is for Real, and It’s Only for Angels

Yes, Reddit is raising money at a $400 million valuation. But it’s Reddit, so of course there’s a twist.
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Conde Nast Creative Director Scott Dadich Named Wired Editor in Chief

Conde’s digital “golden boy” returns to the company’s flagship tech publication.
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