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9:50 AM 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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The Week:
Bob Woodward's ridiculous war with the White House  —  Bob Woodward, the veteran reporter for The Washington Post, has suggested that the White House threatened him over a recent story in which he accused President Obama of “moving the goal posts” by demanding a balanced package of tax revenues …
Discussion: Guardian
CNN:
Bob Woodward says he was threatened by White House  —  (CNN) - Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Wednesday 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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Phil Wahba / Reuters:
Barnes & Noble's Nook, ebook sales fall 25.9 percent in quarter  —  (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc reported a quarterly net loss on Thursday, hurt by a sharp decline in sales in its Nook device and e-books business, as well as lower sales at its bookstores and college bookstore chain.
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: NetNewsCheck Latest and @psigrist
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
AOL Confirms Susan Lyne As CEO Of Brand Group, Artie Minson Out As COO Role Goes (Memo)  —  AOL today confirmed a couple of big changes at the top of the company, as first reported yesterday by Bloomberg and AllThingsD.  Susan Lyne, the exec who had previously been CEO of Gilt Groupe and an AOL board member …
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 …
Steve Carney / Los Angeles Times:
Radio guru turns podcast curator  —  With Podcast.One, Norman Pattiz aims to package talk shows to gain listener and advertiser interest.  —  Norm Pattiz, the founder of radio syndicator Westwood One, is launching PodcastOne.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / February 28, 2013)
Ana Marie Cox / Guardian:
Jackass journalism and the Breitbart bratpack  —  A year's passed since Andrew Breitbart died, but his combative conservativism lives on with the minions of his ‘media of mean’ … So says Michael Goldfarb, founder of the Washington Free Beacon, basking in the predictable reaction to an article …
Jennifer Van Grove / CNET:
Yelp: We compete with print — not Google or Facebook  —  The business reviews site thinks that Internet businesses may pose a threat to its local advertising business — in 10 years.  —  Google, who?  Facebook, huh?  Yea, that's right.  The Internet behemoths don't pose any threat …
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Cablevision-Viacom battle echoes Malone-Redstone fight  —  John Malone, left, and Sumner Redstone (Associated Press (Malone) and Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times (Redstone))  —  The more things change, the more they stay the same.  —  On Tuesday, Viacom, parent of MTV …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 
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Stephen Lepitak / The Drum:
ITV sees 1% increase in broadcasting and online revenues while ITV studio grows revenue by £100m in 2012
Discussion: Guardian and Media Week
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Aaron Kushner: 'We don't like negative political advertisements'
Discussion: Voice of OC and FishbowlLA
Alexander C. Kaufman / The Wrap:
SEC Investigating Guggenheim Partners' Relationship With Michael Milken
Press Gazette:
Strike threat over at Guardian and Observer as no-compulsory redundancies deal completed
Discussion: Media News, Jon Slattery and The Drum
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The IHT wasn't just a brand or a history — it was an alternate editorial lens
Craig Silverman / Poynter:
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Peter Osnos / The Atlantic Online:
The Enduring Myth of the ‘Free’ Internet
Discussion: @b_resnick