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11:50 AM ET, February 28, 2013

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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.

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.

Discussion: The Week, Mediaite, Guardian and BuzzFeed

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.

Discussion: Politico, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, @dylanbyers, Guardian, ABCNEWS, Daily Mail, The Huffington Post, Chickaboomer, @pourmecoffee, @buzzfeedben, Business Insider, New York Magazine, @carr2n, @gregmitch, National Review, @stevekrak and Reuters

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 …

Discussion: Business Wire, Media & Entertainment, Home Media Magazine, PublishersWeekly.com, CNET, Media Decoder, TechCrunch, GalleyCat, NYConvergence.com and MediaFile

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.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha, Engadget and Wall Street Journal

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

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 …

Discussion: TechCrunch, FishbowlNY, Bloomberg, NetNewsCheck Latest, WebProNews, Benzinga, Corporate Intelligence, @rafat, @ryanlawler, mUmBRELLA, Business Insider, AllThingsD and Deadline.com

Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

AOL's Chief Operating Officer to Exit — AOL Chief Operating Officer Artie Minson plans to leave the company by year-end, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a restructuring that the company announced Thursday that eliminates his position and brings in media veteran Susan Lyne to oversee some of AOL's content properties.

Discussion: TechCrunch and Business Insider

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 …

Discussion: @fieldproducer, @nmcintosh and @benjrooney

Ed Pilkington / Guardian:

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 charges but denies ‘aiding the enemy’ — Soldier admits guilt in lesser crimes that carry up to 20 years in prison while denying most serious charges against him — Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to having been the source of the massive WikiLeaks dump …

Discussion: Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, @davidallengreen, @tcarmody, @attackerman and The Daily Caller

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

Another Big-Media YouTube Bet: Bertelsmann Invests in StyleHaul's Fashion Videos — Here's another Big Media company investing in YouTube: StyleHaul, which makes and distributes fashion videos on the world's biggest video site, has raised a $6.5 million B round led by Bertelsmann's Digital Media Investments arm.

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 …

Discussion: Sky News, Daily Dot, Telegraph and Digital Spy