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3:20 AM ET, April 17, 2013

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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.
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Molly Redden / New Republic:
Boston Marathon Bombing Showed Globe, Herald's Strengths  —  Immediately after a pair of explosions wracked the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, those who turned to the city's two major newsrooms for facts would have found that both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald's websites were down.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Reporters Ran In Boston Marathon Before Covering Tragedy
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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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.
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.
Discussion: AllThingsD, VatorNews, GigaOM and The Wrap
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.
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
Discussion: NYT Bits, AppleInsider, CNET and The Verge
Richard Parker / Columbia Journalism Review:
Becoming the Texas Tribune  —  Evan Smith's project isn't exactly as envisioned, but it matters and it's here to stay.  Now, how good can it be?  —  AUSTIN, TX — At 10am on a Monday, what looks like all 17 editorial staffers of the Texas Tribune are crammed into a tiny …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Study shows newspaper readers are engaged, but local papers need to do more on mobile  —  A new survey from the Newspaper Association of America and Nielsen finds that newspaper readers are highly engaged.  But they have to do more on mobile, particularly as ad revenue plunges.
Jeanine Poggi / AdAge:
CNN Reboots to Grab Non-News Ad Dollars  —  Cabler Markets Its Personalities, New Genres to Prove It's About More Than ‘Politics and War’  —  It looks like CNN is gunning for ad dollars that typically go to networks like NatGeo and Travel channel, as the founder of 24-hour cable news broadens beyond its programming base.
Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Americans don't fully appreciate (or protect) freedom of the press  —  Reporters Without Borders map of Freedom of the Press  —  Americans pay lip service to freedom of the press, but we don't adequately appreciate or protect one of our most precious freedoms.
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: @ledbetreuters, @edmundlee and TVNewser
 
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Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:
NPR Series on Race Aims to Build a Wider Audience
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Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Philadelphia Inquirer & the Daily News launch pay sites
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Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
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Paul Sawers / The Next Web:
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