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10:50 AM ET, March 6, 2014

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James Kirchick / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit  —  Liz Wahl wasn't just disgusted by the Kremlin-funded TV network's handling of Ukraine, she says in an exclusive interview.  RT's coverage of the entire world “made me feel sick.”  —  American journalist Liz Wahl just made Vladimir Putin's enemies list.
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RT reacts to anchor Liz Wahl quitting on air  —  During a live broadcast on Wednesday, RT America presenter Liz Wahl announced she was stepping down, citing her disagreements with the network's editorial policy.  RT issued a statement following her resignation.
Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:
Russia's English-Language TV Channel: We're Biased and So Are You  —  RT, the Russian government-funded English-language television channel, presents its country's view of the world  —  So, it claims, does every other broadcaster.  RT is just honest enough to admit it.  —  “Media outlets do not exist in a vacuum.
Discussion: @nycjim
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Russia Today Anchor Resigns Live On Air  —  WASHINTON — Russia Today America anchor Liz Wahl resigned live on air on Wednesday, saying that she could no longer work at the Kremlin-funded network after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  Wahl said that she feels “many ethical and moral challenges” …
Lucia Moses / Adweek:
Newsweek relaunches in print Friday, tracks down Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto for cover story  —  Newsweek Relaunches in Print with Bitcoin Coup Exclusive look at the first issue By Lucia Moses  —  Newsweek returns to newsstands Friday with a small press run (70,000) …
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Choire Sicha / The Awl:
Reddit Reeling From Brutal Dox Of Alleged Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto  —  With Leah McGrath Goodman's identification of the founder of Bitcoin at Newsweek (not really a slam-dunk case?  But, I'll take it, for now?), the greater Bitcoin-Internet is aghast.  How dare this magazine expose this person?
Gemma Padley / British Journal of Photography:
Getty Images makes 35 million images free in fight against copyright infringement  —  Getty Images has single-handedly redefined the entire stock photography market with the launch of a new embedding feature that will make more than 35 million images freely available to anyone for non-commercial usage.
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Lexy Savvides / CNET:
Getty making select photos free to embed for non-commercial use, removes watermarks
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks: I did not investigate phone hacking as NI chief executive  —  Court also hears Brooks never asked what private investigator Glenn Mulcaire had been doing when she was NoW editor  —  Rebekah Brooks has told the Old Bailey that she did not undertake any investigation …
Discussion: mUmBRELLA
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:   Rebekah Brooks denies ‘cooking the books’ to hide phone hacker's activities
Karl Taro Greenfeld / Businessweek:
The Next Ailes: Newsmax's Chris Ruddy Preps TV Rival to Fox News  —  Christopher Ruddy, 49, the chief executive officer and founder of conservative media company Newsmax Media, is giving a tour of his neighborhood in an Acura driven by his chauffeur, Hector.  The car heads south on I-95 from West Palm Beach to Boca Raton.
Guardian:
BBC3 closure confirmed for autumn 2015  —  Director general Tony Hall confirms the digital channel will close in the autumn of 2015, creating space for the launch of BBC1+1  —  BBC3 shows such as Family Guy will be available on the iPlayer after the channel's closure.  Photograph: 20th Century Fox/Everett/Rex Features
Discussion: Guardian and Guardian
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JP Mangalindan / Fortune:
CNN sells Zite to Flipboard in all-stock transaction worth more than the $20M CNN paid in 2011  —  Flipboard buys Zite news app from CNN  —  The standalone iPad news app will eventually be shut down and integrated into Flipboard.  Also: Zite's CEO tells Fortune why he left.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:   Flipboard CEO and CNN digital head talk about future of Zite, advertising and Facebook's Paper
Jason Schwartz / Boston Magazine:
Q&A with Boston Globe owner John Henry on service, real-estate, digital pricing and revenue  —  The John Henry Emails  —  Our story this month on John Henry takes a deep dive look at his decision to buy the Boston Globe and his quest to save journalism.
Discussion: @ryanchittum and @niemanlab
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Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
A New Magazine for Fans of the Vatican's Biggest Star  —  ROME — Just a few days short of the first anniversary of Pope Francis' election, there is fresh evidence that his honeymoon with the public persists: He is getting his own magazine.  —  The 68-page Il Mio Papa (My Pope) …
Reuters:
Exclusive: DirecTV in talks with Disney on deal for Internet rights  —  (Reuters) - DirecTV is in talks with Walt Disney Co to license the rights to offer Disney's broadcast and cable channels as part of an Internet-based product, DirecTV said on Wednesday.  —  The deal would mirror …
Discussion: SlashGear, The Verge and CNET
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Crimean ‘prime minister’ shuts down Ukrainian TV channel  —  The self-proclaimed prime minister of Crimea, Sergey Aksenov, today (6 March) shut down a Ukrainian TV channel and allowed the frequency to be taken by a Russian TV channel, Rossiya.  —  According to a press release emailed …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Spotify Acquires The Echo Nest, Gaining Control Of The Music DNA Company That Powers Its Rivals  —  Bosch And Hillcrest Make A Bet On Wearable Head-Mounted Computing With New All-In-One Sensor System  —  Spotify has acquired The Echo Nest, as revealed by an official blog post today.
Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF Statement on Dismissal of 11 Charges Against Barrett Brown  —  The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas today filed a motion to dismiss 11 charges against Barrett Brown in a criminal prosecution that would have had massive implications for journalism and the right of ordinary people to share links.
Discussion: RT and Freedom of the Press …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Government backs off case against journalist who faced decades in prison for posting hyperlink
Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Al-Jazeera trial: prosecution presents contents of journalists' hotel rooms  —  Trial in Egypt descends into farce on day two as everything from journalists' hotel rooms is presented as evidence by prosecution  —  The second day of the trial of three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt descended …
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Haitham Tabei / Agence France-Presse:
Torture claim in Egypt trial of Jazeera journalists
 
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Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
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Discussion: @niemanlab
Brian Ries / Mashable:
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John Reynolds / Guardian:
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