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8:50 AM ET, March 13, 2013

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Eric Wilson / New York Times:
Conde Nast Creates New Job for Anna Wintour  —  Anna Wintour, who will mark her 25th anniversary as the editor of Vogue magazine this summer and who for the last year has been the subject of persistent rumors about a possible ambassadorship in the Obama administration, is taking on the additional role …
Tanner Colby / Slate:
Regrettable  —  The troubling things I learned when I re-reported Bob Woodward's book on John Belushi.  A little more than a week ago, during an interview with Politico, Bob Woodward came forward to claim he'd been threatened in an email by a “senior White House official” …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
NPR Wants to Click With Those Who Tweet  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — NPR might not seem like the most obvious host of a party at the sprawling South by Southwest Interactive conference.  But it, like so many other old-line media companies, wants and needs what the conference, part of the South by Southwest festivals, has: youthful energy.
Discussion: @vivianschiller
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Digital Ads Need to Be Clear on All Platforms, FTC Says  —  Advertising delivered through social media or on mobile phones needs to provide clear disclosures and abide by the same requirements that apply to newspaper and television messages, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said.
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
N.Y. Daily News Releases City Guide App With MyCityWay  —  Since launching in December 2009, city guide app developer MyCityWay has been providing users with tools to help them navigate their space, from mass transit reports and news to weather and event listings.
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Donna Tam / CNET:
AMC Networks launches ‘Yeah’ movie-streaming network  —  The cable TV network decides to focus on cult classics with established fan bases, and to set its service apart by offering bonus features such as exclusive interviews with filmmakers.  —  For those who like watching their favorite flicks …
Amy Coopes / Agence France Presse:
Australia defends media reforms amid ‘Stalinism’ claims  —  SYDNEY — Australia defended proposed media reforms arising from Britain's phone-hacking scandal Wednesday after a heated backlash from Rupert Murdoch's local operations, which labelled them dictatorial.
Erik Wemple:
Were FishbowlDC's ‘Wendy Wednesday’ posts just a joke?  —  Lawyers for FishbowlDC claim 23 defenses against the libel suit filed in January by Washington-area publicist Wendy Gordon.  Devoted FishbowlDC readers will remember Gordon the star of a recurring feature—from the fall of 2011 through October 2012—titled “Wendy Wednesday.”
TheMediaBriefing:
Alternative funding models and a lot more innovation necessary to keep journalism alive  —  Before the German Bundestag passed the new copyright law protecting publishers - dubbed “Lex Google” - Stephan Weichert, professor at Hamburg Media School, gave a statement to the German Parliament explaining …
Lucy P. Marcus:
In the Boardroom of the BBC Trust  —  The BBC News investigation into sexual abuse allegations linked to children's presenter Jimmy Savile started a chain of events that proved disastrous for the BBC and led to the forced resignation of Director General George Entwistle only 54 days into his tenure.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
The American Conservative, The Right's Most Unorthodox Magazine, Seizes The Moment  —  NEW YORK — After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) spent 13 hours last week questioning the Obama administration's drone policy, including the legal rationale for killing a U.S. citizen linked to a terrorist group …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Kochs: No comment on Tribune rumors  —  Conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch are declining to confirm or deny a report that they are considering a bid for The Tribune Company papers, including the Los Angeles Times.  —  “As an entrepreneurial company with 60,000 employees around the world …
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