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11:45 AM ET, March 28, 2013

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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Steve Swartz to succeed Frank Bennack as CEO of Hearst Corp.  —  One of the longest-serving chief executives in the media industry is stepping down.  —  Frank A. Bennack Jr., chief executive of Hearst Corp. since 1979, will give up that title in June.  Steven Swartz, currently president and chief operating officer, will become CEO.
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Patrick Smith / TheMediaBriefing:
Behind the business model of MailOnline, the biggest newspaper site in the world  —  There is much talk of paywalls at the moment, but don't forget the other side of the payfence: there is a huge opportunity in ad-supported free media and MailOnline is showing the way forward.
Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, Thanks:@mediabrief
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Penguin will offer its new ebooks to libraries again as of April 2  —  In 2011, Penguin decided to stop offering new ebooks to libraries, citing “concerns about the security of digital editions.”  The publisher then ended its relationship with digital library distributor OverDrive.
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
After Casting Wide Net, CNN Finds Co-Host for Morning Show  —  In his search for a new morning television host that lasted months, the new head of CNN, Jeffrey Zucker, considered dozens of names, some boldface and some unknown.  It wasn't until he paired Christopher Cuomo …
John Jannarone / Wall Street Journal:
Data Don't Add Up for Thomson Reuters  —  When Thomson Corp. and Reuters Group merged, employees from the two sides suffered a typical culture clash.  Nearly five years later, it is investors in the combined company who may feel most out of place.  —  Shares of Thomson Reuters remain 13% below …
Discussion: NetNewsCheck Latest
Amy Chozick / Media Decoder:
A Driving Force Behind Wikipedia Will Step Down  —  Sue Gardner, who oversaw a period of rapid growth and evolution at Wikipedia, said Wednesday that she would step down as executive director of the nonprofit organization that runs the free encyclopedia.  —  In an interview with The Times on Wednesday …
Erik Grimm / INMA:
Digital newspaper: same advertising impact and so much more  —  New research reveals advertising impact is just as powerful on tablets as it is in print, especially if the online edition carries over the look and feel of the news brand.  —  Dutch news media have invested heavily in editions …
Will Sommer / Washington City Paper:
Washington Post Publisher Made $2.4 Million Last Year  —  Buyouts and benefits cuts aside, times were good for Washington Post Company execs and Graham family members employed by the company in 2012, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
The power of the RSS reader  —  With the decreasing use of RSS readers over the last few years, which will probably be accelerated by Google Reader's shutdown in July, many are bidding good riddance to a medium that they never used well.  —  RSS is easy to abuse.  In 2011, I wrote Sane RSS usage:
Discussion: Fast Company
Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:
Digital Magazine App Zinio Will Make Its Windows Phone Debut As A Nokia Lumia Exclusive  —  On the off-chance that you're running out of things to read on that Windows Phone of yours, just hang tight — you'll soon have plenty of mobile reading material to dive into.
Alison Langley / Columbia Journalism Review:
French antipiracy efforts unsuccessful  —  The French government started cracking down on illegal downloading, so users switched to illegal streaming  —  Hadopi—a wildly unpopular French antipiracy agency charged with seeking out illegal downloaders for prosecution—may be reorganized …
Andrea Morabito / Broadcasting & Cable:
Upfronts 2013: Participant Media's Cable Network Named ‘Pivot’  —  Channel targeting viewers 18-34 will offer broadband-only subscription  —  New York — Participant Media on Wednesday announced the name of its upcoming cable network targeting millennials: pivot.  The network will launch in 40 million households on Aug. 1.
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AJ Marechal / Variety:
Wake Up, Kids: Disruptive TV Is Here Via Participant Media's Pivot Cabler
Discussion: Adweek and AdAge
 
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
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Discussion: National Review
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Jason Deans / Guardian:
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Los Angeles Times:
Web-based productions are taking off in L.A.
Discussion: Variety
Reuters:
Portugal media demands Google pays for news
Discussion: The Awl
Steve Rubel / AdAge:
Leaner, Meaner Media Finally Ready to Invade Agency Turf
Discussion: Street Fight, Thanks:@steverubel
Dave McNary / Variety:
WGA West Report Shows Diversity Still Lacking in TV Writing
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Creator Rob Thomas Calls The Veronica Mars Kickstarter Campaign A Guinea Pig For Cult TV Shows