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12:40 AM ET, March 20, 2013

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Guardian:
Press regulation: newspapers may form breakaway bodies  —  Newspaper and magazine editors express serious concerns over new system they fear could cripple their businesses  —  The cross-party political deal struck over Leveson press reforms is so controversial that it could lead …
Discussion: @rupertmurdoch and @jackmirkinson
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Fraser Nelson / Spectator:
Why The Spectator said ‘no’ to David Cameron's Royal Charter for regulation of the press  —  After due consideration, we at The Spectator have decided our response to the proposed Royal Charter system of press regulation.  Our answer is given on the cover of the new magazine (above).
Discussion: Guardian
Boris Johnson / Telegraph:
Leveson report: Only a gutter press can keep clean the gutters of public life
Discussion: National Review and Press Gazette
Erik Wemple:
Washington Examiner editor: ‘A day of torn feelings’  —  Washington Examiner Editor Stephen G. Smith found out last week that his newsroom was about to be dismantled, then rebuilt.  Gone will be daily, printed local, sports and entertainment coverage, yielding the way for a national politics Web site and weekly magazine.
Discussion: Washington City Paper
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Will Sommer / Washington City Paper:   Washington Examiner Memo: New Weekly Paper to Target “Key Influencers”
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo in Talks to Buy Stake in Video Site Dailymotion  —  Yahoo Inc. is in talks to buy a controlling stake in France Telecom SA's online-video site Dailymotion, according to people familiar with the talks, in what would be Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's first major acquisition since taking over the Internet pioneer last year.
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Roland Martin Out At CNN  —  CNN political analyst Roland Martin announced on Twitter that his last day with the network will be in April, Breitbart reported on Tuesday.  —  Roland, who was a regular presence during the network's election coverage and on its morning show “Starting Point,” …
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Eric Deggans / Daily Download:   Cable News Is Still Unbearably White
Mike Shields / Adweek:
Meet the Most Suspect Publishers on the Web  —  If you spend enough time in the murky world of ad exchanges, ad tech middlemen and real-time bidding software, you might come away wondering why any major brand even bothers with online advertising.  —  Not only are banners dull and clickthrough rates low …
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Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Massive bot network is draining $6 million a month from online ad industry, says report
Discussion: CNET, Financial Times and Wired.co.uk
Mitch Dudek / Chicago Sun Times:
Time Out Chicago bowing out of print business, going all digital  —  Time Out Chicago magazine is ceasing print operations and going all digital, according to sources.  —  No firm date has been set to shut down print operations for the magazine, which features nightlife, music and shopping information …
Discussion: Chicago Business
Jason Del Rey / AdAge:
Buzzfeed is Building a Native-Advertising Network  —  Social News Site Extends Advertiser Campaigns to Other Homepages  —  Get ready to see sponsored posts from Buzzfeed on other homepages around the web.  —  In October, Ad Age reported that Buzzfeed was experimenting with advertising …
Discussion: Fast Company
Rebecca Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Roger Ailes Biography Trashed By New York Times  —  The Roger Ailes biography written by Zev Chafets was released on Tuesday and New York Times book reviewer Michiko Kakutani had some harsh things to say about it.  —  Chafets, who also penned a biography on talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh in 2010 …
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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:   Eight Things You Didn't Know About Fox News' Roger Ailes
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Family's Stake in New York Times Declines  —  The Ochs-Sulzberger family's total shareholding in New York Times Co. fell to 13% in the past year, from 15% a year ago, the Times Co. disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.  —  The decline continues a steady reduction …
Ebyline Blog:
Uncovering the Buffett equation for newspaper survivability  —  Here's how to tell if your local newspaper will survive the internet apocalypse:  — Does it have a circulation of 30,000 or less?  — Is it in a town with a population of less than 75,000?  — Does paid weekday circulation top 25% of the total population?
Discussion: @huntermw, @gunaraj and Poynter
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
ReadWrite Editor-In-Chief Dan Lyons, A.K.A. Fake Steve Jobs, Is Leaving For Hubspot  —  Dan Lyons, the editor-in-chief at tech blog ReadWrite, is leaving for a position at marketing software company Hubspot.  We heard the news from knowledgeable sources, and the part about Lyons' departure …
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Amazon launches “Send to Kindle” button for web publishers and WordPress blogs  —  Amazon is now allowing publishers to add “Send to Kindle” buttons to their websites and WordPress blogs, the company announced on the Kindle blog Tuesday.  It can be integrated into WordPress blogs as well.
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / The New York Observer:
DoJ Investigations Spark Meta Media Coverage at Reuters and WSJ  —  Covering breaking news from inside one's own publication is tricky business.  —  Last week, when Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys was indicted by the Justice Department for “conspiring with members …
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
Supreme Court sides with bookseller in major copyright ruling, says resale is ok  —  In a court ruling that has major implications for used good merchants across the country, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision that forbid a textbook seller from reselling textbooks that he had purchased overseas.
Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Journalism Professor Sues Columbia, Claiming Misuse of Endowment Funds  —  A tenured professor at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and co-director of that school's business program filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the university of misdirecting $4.5 million in funds over the last decade.
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Michael Cieply / Media Decoder:
Actress's Suit Against IMDb for Publishing Her Actual Age Can Go to Trial  —  LOS ANGELES — Junie Hoang, the actress who sued Amazon and its Internet Movie Database unit for posting her age, can take her complaint — or at least some of it — to a jury.  —  Judge Marsha J. Pechman …
Discussion: Technology & … and Variety
Nasir Habib / CNN:
Pakistan arrests man in Daniel Pearl's slaying  —  Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistani officials have arrested a suspect in connection with the gruesome 2002 beaheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.  —  Qari Abdul Hayee is believed to be the one who facilitated Pearl's kidnapping, a senior Pakistani official said.
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Freya Petersen / GlobalPost:
Family of WSJ journalist Daniel Pearl, beheaded in Pakistan, welcomes arrest of suspect
 
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
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Judith Rosen / Publishers Weekly:
Hudson Booksellers Poised to Take Off Online
Discussion: paidContent and Engadget
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
ESPN's Cunning Plan to Stream March Madness: Head to Bill Simmons's House
Discussion: The Verge
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
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Discussion: TVNewser
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Paul Caine Bolts Time Inc.
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BSkyB sports channels made available on pay-as-you-go basis
Discussion: Sky Sports, Pocket-lint and Media Week
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
N.Y. Times begins reintegration of IHT
Discussion: The New York Observer
Dan Elliott / Associated Press:
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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
End of an era for Daily Variety
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
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Discussion: The Next Web