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2:40 PM ET, February 28, 2013

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Politico:
Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed  —  POLITICO's “Behind the Curtain” column last night quoted Bob Woodward as saying that a senior White House official has told him in an email he would “regret” questioning White House statements on the origins of sequestration.
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Why Bob Woodward's Fight With The White House Matters to You  —  And why I iced a senior Obama White House official.  —  The fight between the White House and journalistic legend Bob Woodward is a silly distraction to a major problem: The failure of President Obama and House Republicans to lead the country under a budget deadline.
CNN:
Bob Woodward says he was threatened by White House  —  (CNN) - Veteran journalist Bob Woodward says he was threatened by a senior Obama administration official following his reporting on the White House's handling of the forced federal spending cuts set to take effect on Friday.
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
As Nook revenues plunge, B&N says it's “calibrating” strategy but “committed” to devices  —  Barnes & Noble had warned investors that its third-quarter Nook earnings would be disappointing.  The earnings report was released before the market opened Thursday morning, and indeed, Nook revenues …
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John Kell / Wall Street Journal:   Riggio's Plan Questioned by Shareholder on Barnes & Noble Call
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Bradley Manning Tried Going To NY Times, Washington Post, Politico Before Turning To WikiLeaks  —  WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning revealed on Thursday that, before turning to Julian Assange's organization, he tried to get the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico interested …
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Tim Carmody / The Verge:
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to being Wikileaks source, denies ‘aiding the enemy’  —  Manning will read an extended personal statement detailing his actions and his motives, describing ‘moral outrage’ at the US Army's actions in Iraq  —  US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning …
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
What the Atlantic learned from Scientology: native advertising is harder for news brands  —  You have to feel for the Atlantic.  One poor decision has made it a case study in how not to embrace a popular advertising trend — even though many other publications could have gotten away with the same ad.
Discussion: @psigrist and NetNewsCheck Latest
Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
A BusinessWeek cover crosses a line  —  Minorities as greedy grotesqueries fueling a new housing bubble  —  Bloomberg BusinessWeek is a lot edgier than its predecessor, at least where design is concerned.  Sometimes it's too edgy, like when it takes two minutes to read some headline intentionally designed to be barely legible.
BBC:
Neil McIntosh appointed Managing Editor, BBC Online and Red Button  —  The BBC today announced that Neil McIntosh has been appointed as the Managing Editor for BBC Online and Red Button.  —  As Managing Editor, McIntosh will provide strategic and operational leadership for BBC Online …
Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
AOL picks Susan Lyne to head up its brands, including TechCrunch  —  (Reuters) - AOL Inc appointed board director Susan Lyne on Thursday to head up its portfolio of brands, including TechCrunch and Mapquest.  —  Lyne, who is vice chairman of the online clothing flash sale site Gilt.com …
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
AOL's Chief Operating Officer to Exit
Discussion: TechCrunch and Business Insider
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Pop Culture Web Publisher BuzzMedia Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff, Restructures  —  BuzzMedia, the pop-culture Web publisher that got a new CEO late last year, is undergoing another overhaul.  The company is cutting 20 percent of its workforce, but plans on replacing many of the outgoing employees with new hires.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:
How much could The Guardian make by putting up a paywall?  —  abandoned its attachment to the free online publishing model and joined the paywall crowd?  —  It's a long-running question that got a little more attention yesterday following the news that The Guardian had avoided industrial action …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Google, Facebook And Twitter Ordered To Delete Photos By UK Law Enforcement  —  It seems that, once again, the UK is going censorship crazy and not realizing how that only attacts more attention to that which they're trying to censor.  This time, it involves some photos that were posted online …
 
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