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7:35 PM ET, April 16, 2013

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Reporters Ran In Boston Marathon Before Covering Tragedy  —  When New York Times reporter John Eligon got out the shower on Monday afternoon, he saw a text message from a friend asking if he was okay.  Eligon had just returned to his hotel after running the Boston Marathon, so the question wasn't out of the ordinary.
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Erik Wemple:
New York Post: 12 still dead in bombings that killed at least 3  —  The New York Post yesterday proved its editorial independence.  While nearly the entire media was reporting a death toll of two from the Boston bombings, the New York Post went with 12.  —  Since then, authorities have moved the toll to at least three dead.
Molly Redden / New Republic:
Boston Marathon Bombing Showed Globe, Herald's Strengths
Discussion: NPR and Yahoo! News
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
The Tiny News Startup That Crashed the Pulitzer Prizes  —  On the 12th floor of a none-too-modern office building in downtown Brooklyn are the offices of the law firm Kornblau & Kornblau.  Tucked away deep in this warren of dim rooms is the brain center of InsideClimate News …
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Bloomberg:
Twitter Said to Seek Deals With Viacom, NBC to Feature TV Online  —  Twitter Inc. is close to reaching partnerships with television networks that would bring more high-quality video content and advertising to the social site, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter Won't Challenge Hulu in Internet TV … Hoping to turn tweeters into viewers, Twitter appears to be gearing up to take on Hulu as a destination for premium TV video content: The social site is in advanced talks with Viacom and NBCUniversal to license content, Bloomberg reported.
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Time Warner Cable to Offer Live Mobile TV for Apple Devices  —  Time Warner Cable Inc., the second- largest U.S. cable operator, is adding live out-of-home programming for the first time to its TWC TV application, letting customers watch shows on Apple Inc. (AAPL) mobile devices.
Alistair Barr / Reuters:
Amazon gains against Apple's iTunes in music downloads  —  SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has grabbed more than a fifth of the market for digital music downloads, helped by the launch of its own tablet computers and aggressive pricing, according to an industry study released on Tuesday.
Discussion: NPD Group
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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
This is why Apple wants to launch iRadio
Todd Cunningham / The Wrap:
NFL Broadcaster Pat Summerall Dies at 82  —  He was John Madden's booth partner for football games on CBS and Fox for 21 years  —  Pat Summerall, a well-known NFL voice for a generation of TV viewers and John Madden's broadcasting partner for two decades, has died.
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
NPR Says It Was Hacked by ‘Syrian Electronic Army’  —  The U.S. public radio station says its website and several Twitter accounts were taken over by the group said to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.  —  NPR says several of its news services - including NPR.org …
News Corporation:
News Corporation Announces 21st Century Fox as New Name for Independent Media and Entertainment Company  —  News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) today announced that 21st Century Fox will be the new name of the independent media and entertainment company created by the proposed separation of its businesses.
Discussion: TVNewser, @edmundlee and @ledbetreuters
Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
The Guardian's new GuardianWitness app opens up reporting to the masses  —  Guardian News & Media, the Guardian Media Group division responsible for publishing Guardian.co.uk and Guardiannews.com in the US, has announced a new platform enabling the public to submit content directly to Guardian journalists.
Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:
NPR Series on Race Aims to Build a Wider Audience  —  NPR's race, ethnicity and culture reporting initiative will make its broadcast debut this week with a four-part series called “Changing Races” for the morning and evening news programs.  —  The digital part of the initiative, a blog called Code Switch, started a week ago.
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Esquire Network Pushes Launch Date Back to Summer  —  The move to summer will allow the rebranded G4 network to add more programming  —  The Esquire Network won't be launching as soon as expected.  —  The NBCUniversal rebrand of the G4 Network, which was due to kick off April 22 …
 
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Philadelphia Inquirer & the Daily News launch pay sites
Discussion: Philly.com and News & Tech
Justin Rocket Silverman / Fast Company:
Cory Booker's #Waywire Gets New Video Tools, Partners With CollegeHumor, HuffPost Live
Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:
DMGT chairman Lord Rothermere admits even MailOnline is considering freemium model
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Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Facebook partners with Rovi to bring more in-depth movie and TV content info to user profiles
Discussion: CNET and Rovi
Andrew Gilligan / Telegraph:
EU pours millions into groups seeking state control of press
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
DreamWorks Animation to Add Lucian Grainge, Jason Kilar to Board of Directors
Mac Tully / Mercury News:
Sale of Mercury News building won't change commitment to Silicon Valley
Discussion: JIMROMENESKO.COM