Mediagazer: AOL's Chief Operating Officer to Exit (Keach Hagey/Wall Street Journal)

10:45 AM ET, February 28, 2013

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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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 — 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.

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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.

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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 …

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Medina Roshan / Reuters:

WikiLeaks soldier to face judge weighing his guilty plea offer — (Reuters) - A U.S. Army private accused of aiding the enemy by slipping secret documents to the WikiLeaks website faces questions on Thursday from a judge weighing his offer to plead guilty to some of the charges.

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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.

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.

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