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7:15 AM ET, April 25, 2013

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Emily Bell / Guardian:
Jill Abramson and the wholly sexist narrative of the woman in power  —  The New York Times executive editor is apparently stubborn and snappy.  Why must we focus on women's character traits?  —  Happy newsrooms are all alike.  Every unhappy newsroom is unhappy in its own way.
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Brad Stone / Businessweek:
Here Comes Amazon's Kindle TV Set-Top Box  —  Amazon (AMZN) is making e-readers, tablets and will likely soon introduce a smartphone.  As it works to build all types of connected devices, that leaves a natural next step: a television set-top box.  The e-commerce giant is planning to introduce …
Anthony Kosner / The Content Strategist:
What Publishers Can Learn from Google's Patented News Article Rankings  —  Google is the publisher's angel — and its devil.  The search engine claims to connect “1 billion unique users a week to news content,” from 50,000 sources in 30 languages.  (By comparison, a large publisher …
Jack Shafer:
ChartGirl boxes the news  —  If you're the nautical sort, you probably interpret the news as a flow.  If you hunt and peck on the typewriter, your news feed might resemble a pointillistic painting.  But if you love to break ideas down into their sequential components …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
U.K. to Review Duties of Broadcast Regulator  —  LONDON — The British government will review the mandate of broadcast regulator Ofcom in an attempt to “save money and increase efficiency for both the regulator and industry.”  —  In a process announced midweek, the government said it will be looking …
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
A La Carte TV Will Never Be … The prospect of consumers getting the ability to choose which cable channels they want has proven to be a remarkably resilient fantasy.  —  Maybe that's because TV executives can't seem to resist giving the proposition just enough attention to make it seem possible.
Meghan Kelly / VentureBeat:
Why two-factor authentication wouldn't have saved the AP from getting hacked  —  After a rash of major Twitter account hacks, rumor says the company will be releasing two-factor authentication.  While this is a great extra protection, it's not the panacea many are looking for.
Iain Thomson / The Register:
Court orders Visa partner to allow donations to WikiLeaks  —  Credit card blockade begins to crack  —  WikiLeaks may soon be able to accept donations again, now that the Icelandic Supreme Court has ruled that the blockade on donations imposed by local Visa partner Valitor is illegal …
Marc Graser / Variety:
Hollywood Tests Movie Ticket Sales at Walmart With ‘Man of Steel’ … Walmart is about to give Superman an early boost at the box office, with the company becoming the first retailer to sell tickets to an advance screening of a studio film.  It's a deal that, if it takes off with consumers …
Discussion: /Film
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Yahoo to Launch ‘SNL’ Hub Via Deal With Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video  —  The partnership gives the online portal exclusive rights to 38 years of comedy skits and musical performances.  —  Yahoo is building an archive of 38 years worth of clips from Saturday Night Live through a deal with Broadway Video …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
How Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Sees the Future: Netflix Wins, Apps Win and So Do HBO, ESPN and the Cable Guys  —  Fresh off a triumphant earnings report, and with investors once again clamoring for his shares, Reed Hastings has something to say.  —  A lot to say: The Netflix CEO has written …
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
CNN's “Crossfire” talk shows CNN still doesn't get what's wrong with CNN  —  In case you were hoping for the new incarnation to be smarter, CNN is talking to Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter  —  CNN would like you to know that under Jeff Zucker's leadership, it will continue being as CNN-y as possible.
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Report confirms News of the World hackers were let off the hook for years  —  The Independent Police Complaints Commission report about Surrey Police's failure to act over the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone is hugely significant.  —  It is official confirmation of what we have known for some time …
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