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2:50 PM ET, February 25, 2013

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Herald Tribune to Be Renamed The International New York Times  —  The New York Times Company said Monday it was planning to rename The International Herald Tribune, its 125-year-old newspaper based in Paris, and would also unveil a new Web site designed for international audiences.
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
Now: The Long Nag  —  First some great news.  Tomorrow will be three full weeks since the meter went into effect on the Dish.  Too soon for any serious assessment, but soon enough for some analysis - and for the transparency we promised you.  In February, through the meter, we have brought in $93,000 or so in subscriptions.
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
Jeff Zeleny Exits New York Times for ABC News  —  New York Times political reporter Jeff Zeleny is leaving the newspaper for ABC News.  —  ABC News president Ben Sherwood announced the hire Monday morning in a note to staff.  He said that last week, Times' executive editor Jill Abramson praised Zeleny as …
Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald:
Warren Buffett buys Tulsa World  —  Warren Buffett's newspaper group said Monday it would buy the Tulsa (Okla.) World daily newspaper.  BH Media Group, a division of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is to purchase the newspaper for an undisclosed amount from the Lorton family of Tulsa, which has owned the World for four generations.
Wall Street Journal:
Barnes's Chairman Mulls Store Buyout  —  Barnes & Noble Inc.'s chairman and biggest shareholder, Leonard Riggio, has expressed interest in buying out the retailer's consumer-bookstore chain, raising the prospect that the company could be split in two.  —  Mr. Riggio, 71 years old …
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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Aereo expands TV on-the-go service to 3 more states, launches first big ad campaign  —  Aereo, a service that lets users watch live TV on their iPhones, tablets and computers, has expanded from New York City to 29 counties across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
Seth Godin / Seth's Blog:
Real-time news is neither  —  The closer you get to the event itself, the more it costs to find out what's going on.  A week or a month or a year after the fact, the truth (or as close as we can get) is nearly free.  Finding out that same truth mere seconds after it happens is costly indeed.
Discussion: @tesener, @adamwestbrook and @stkonrath
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Seattle Times will install paywall next month  —  The Seattle Times will begin a digital-subscription plan in March, Times Executive Editor David Boardman told readers in a column Sunday.  The plan resembles The New York Times' paywall — print subscribers will have full access to the Times' site …
Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:
Why traditional publishers won't buy Globe  —  When the New York Times Co. bought the Boston Globe for $1.1 billion in 1993, many of the nation's newspaper publishing companies happily would have paid the same price for the same opportunity.  —  With the Globe now on track to be sold for a tenth …
Discussion: Poynter and Guardian
John Plunkett / Guardian:
BBC condemns China's ‘deliberate’ jamming of World Service broadcasts  —  Statement by global news head Peter Horrocks cites ‘deliberate and co-ordinated’ blocking of shortwave frequencies in region  —  The BBC has “strongly condemned” the “deliberate and co-ordinated” jamming of the BBC World Service by authorities in China.
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Pearson says FT is not for sale as digital subscriptions overtake print  —  Media and education group to spend £150m on restructuring, including preparing Penguin for merger with Random House  —  Financial Times owner Pearson has declared the paper is not for sale …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
ABC's Handling Of Oscars' Online & Mobile Streaming May Set Precedent For Future “Event TV” Airings  —  If you listened to the online chatter about last night's Oscars telecast, you might come away with the impression that the show tanked.  Well, maybe it hit a lot of sour notes in terms …
 
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