Mediagazer: White House orders agencies to open access to research (Jennifer Martinez/Hillicon Valley)

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

We Are All Huffington Post Now — Two years ago, the Huffington Post published a story called “What Time Does the Super Bowl Start?” which generated lots of clicks from regular Web-surfers, and eye-rolling from people like me. — The post was both effective — it showed up high on Google searches …

Discussion: The Wrap, Gawker, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, @pkafka and @deanpraetorius

Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:

White House orders agencies to open access to research — The White House issued a directive on Friday that intends to make research and digital scientific data funded by the federal government more accessible to the public. — The directive instructs agencies with more than $100 million …

Discussion: Boing Boing

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:

Robert Gibbs Told Not To Acknowledge Drone Program Exists As White House Press Secretary — Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy — Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that he was told not to “acknowledge” or “discuss” …

Discussion: The Verge

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

Barnes & Noble Weighs Its Nook Losses — Even for a company with a lot of bad news lately, the bulletin from Barnes & Noble this month had an ominous feel. — Barnes & Noble, the nation's largest book chain, warned that when it reports fiscal 2013 third-quarter results on Thursday …

Discussion: GeekWire, The Verge, CNET, Softpedia News, Wall Street Journal and Engadget

Marco Arment / Marco.org:

The Magazine: now with full-article sharing, web subscriptions — When I launched The Magazine in October, I didn't know whether enough people would subscribe to keep it afloat. I didn't know whether most people would make fun of the idea, argue that articles on the internet should be free …

Discussion: @steverubel, @marcoarment and @natdudley, Thanks:@steverubel

Eliot Van Buskirk / Evolver.fm:

How Pitchfork Visualizes Music on the Internet — Welcome to part two of our condensed, super-digestible interview with RJ Bentler, vice president of video programming for the influential music tastemaker Pitchfork. The first part of this interview covers the interactive promise of internet-on-the-television.

David Boardman / The Seattle Times:

Digital subscriptions needed to support quality journalism — In mid-March, The Seattle Times will launch a new digital-subscription plan for users of Seattletimes.com. Print subscribers will continue to have unrestricted access. — It is a truism of American life that you get what you pay for.

Discussion: GeekWire

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / The Huffington Post:

The New York Times Is Leaving the U.S Newspaper Industry Behind — The announcement that the New York Times Company wants to sell the New England Media Group (including the Boston Globe) and focus on its flagship title illustrates how the New York Times is leaving the U.S. newspaper industry behind.

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Michael Goldfarb Gleeful Provocateur at Intersection of Many Worlds — At 11:42 a.m. on Feb. 14, a conservative online magazine called The Washington Free Beacon posted a dispatch about a speech Chuck Hagel gave in 2007 in which it said he called the State Department “an adjunct to the Israeli foreign minister's office.”

Discussion: The Huffington Post, @nycsouthpaw, Prof Chris Daly's Blog, @jim_newell and Smartertimes.com

Carl Franzen / The Verge:

Wikipedia to deliver articles via text messages in coming months — Wikipedia has been working on new ways to bring its 25 million articles to more users in developing markets, where smartphones and internet connectivity are still sporadic. The latest plan is let users request specific articles …

Discussion: TechnoBuffalo

Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:

An eye on the Times-Picayune's numbers — Some questions about what executives say are positive circulation trends — We'll have a long story on the Times-Picayune next week, but Publisher Ricky Mathews and Editor Jim Amoss released some numbers in the last few weeks in order to tout …

Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:

Digital Media Strategies: Dennis Publishing and New Scientist on evolving consumer publishing — Last year PwC heralded what it described as “the end of the digital beginning” for media companies. The challenge for most is no longer making the leap to digital - it's about developing …