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12:00 PM ET, April 19, 2013

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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
On a wild night of news, a remarkable press performance  —  Last night was one of the wildest nights of news I can ever recall.  —  With Boston already on edge in the wake of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, the two suspects fingered by the FBI on Thursday set off on a rampage.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Pete Williams and the threat to CNN  —  NBC's Pete Williams is currently trending worldwide on Twitter — and not without merit.  On a major story that has been defined by inaccurate and conflicting reports and wild speculation, Williams has been calm, dilligent and correct.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Will Oremus / Slate:
Reddit vs. the Media  —  Two days after the tragedy, Wolf Blitzer of CNN attracts a crowd as he waits to go on air in Copley Square, close to the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, on April 17, 2013.  Boston has been inundated with media from around the country and the world.
Alex Hern / New Statesman:
Reddit, Boston and the missing student  —  When crowdsourcing goes wrong.  —  The FBI's two suspect photos. … On 16 March, Sunil Tripathi, a student at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, went missing, leaving behind a cryptic note.  His whereabouts are still unknown …
The Daily Beast:
How the Internet Accused a High School Student of Terrorism
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Fujitsu Develops Technology That Turns Paper Into a Touchscreen  —  We're quickly getting used to the fact that computer, smartphone and tablet screens are meant to be touched — but what about paper?  —  Fujitsu has developed a technology that detects objects your finger is touching in the real world …
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
ITV News crew forced to leave Bahrain ahead of grand prix  —  Rageh Omaar's team detained by police as tensions mount in Gulf state ahead of weekend's Formula One race  —  Rageh Omaar's ITV News team has been forced to leave Bahrain ahead of this weekend's controversial Formula One race following a dispute with the authorities.
Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
The newsonomics of Pulitzers, paywalls, and investing in the newsroom  —  Noteworthy in the 2013 Pulitzer announcements are the multiple winners.  The New York Times won four and the Star Tribune two.  Having just wrapped up a session on paywalls at the NAA mediaXchange conference in Orlando …
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Amazon Studios Releases Pilots Online … LONDON — Amazon Studios has released the first wave of pilots for its original comedy and children's skeins to let Amazon users help pick which will be ordered to series.  —  The eight adult comedy pilots and six children's pilots went live via Amazon Instant Video …
Steven Musil / CNET:
Twitter, BBC America announce video partnership  —  The pair will offer the first “in-tweet branded video synced to entertainment TV series,” according to a BBC America tweet.  —  It looks like Twitter is ready to make its rumored foray into the TV business.
Reuters:
Penguin offers to scrap Apple e-book deals to end EU antitrust case  —  (Reuters) - British media group Pearson's Penguin unit has offered to scrap e-book deals with Apple that imposed price restrictions on Amazon and other retailers, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday.
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Rolf Harris lawyers cited Leveson in attempt to suppress news of arrest  —  Harbottle & Lewis said report into press standards proposed only naming arrest suspects in exceptional circumstances  —  Lawyers for Rolf Harris used a controversial passage in the Leveson report to try to dissuade …
Discussion: Guardian
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Phone hacking: NoW publisher pays damages to Neil Hamilton  —  Ex-Tory MP, his wife and Jade Goody's estate to receive payouts as News International subsidiary settles eight cases  —  Reality TV star Jade Goody's estate, former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine and a former aide …
 
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X starts rolling out an update to let users see public posts, and following and followers lists, of users who block them; blocked users still can't engage or DM

Financial Times:
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