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12:45 AM ET, March 15, 2014

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Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:
Can ‘Veronica Mars’ Convince Mainstream Hollywood to Embrace Crowdfunding?  —  “Veronica Mars” will be the greatest test yet of Hollywood's uneasy relationship with crowdfunding.  —  Few established filmmakers had experimented with Kickstarter when Rob Thomas, creator of the “Veronica Mars” …
Discussion: Variety, Gawker and Los Angeles Times
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Moisés Chiullan / TechHive:
Why Veronica Mars embraced UltraViolet and angered fans  —  The campaign to revive Veronica Mars delivered a number of cool things—an enormous number of new Kickstarter users and, lest we forget, a full-length motion picture of a deeply loved TV series that arrived Friday.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Kickstarter brings hundreds of its funded films to iTunes  —  Kickstarter today launched a new room on iTunes, featuring “hundreds” of films that have launched thanks to the crowdfunding service.  Some notable Kickstarter-funded films in the room include Veronica Mars, Gimme the Loot …
Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:   What a German Comedy Can Teach Kristen Bell About Crowdfunding
Reuters:
Sina Weibo files for $500 million U.S. IPO  —  A man holds an iPhone as he visits Sina's Weibo microblogging site in Shanghai May 29, 2012.  —  (Reuters) - Twitter-like messaging service Weibo Corp filed on Friday to raise $500 million via a U.S. initial public offering …
Edirin Oputu / Columbia Journalism Review:
Digital media hiring diversity under the microscope  —  As Nate Silver and Ezra Klein were being criticized for their homogenous hires, suggestions for diversification came to the fore  —  On Wednesday, Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center and a member of CJR's board of overseers …
Ed Christman / Billboard:
Rate Court Judge Rules Pandora Will Pay ASCAP 1.85% Annual Revenue  —  In what is being viewed as a defeat for songwriters, the ASCAP/Pandora rate court judge has decided that Pandora will pay the performance rights organization a rate of 1.85% of annual revenue.
Brian Fung / The Switch:
Reporters Without Borders: For the first time, America is an enemy of the Internet  —  For the first time, the United States has made it onto Reporters Without Borders' “Enemies of the Internet” list, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jillian York.  —  How did Washington win this distinguished (dis)honor?
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Vice News Quickly Makes Mark With Ukraine Dispatches  —  NEW YORK — Vice News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky has reported extensively through Central Asia, the Middle East and the Caucasus region, but says he's never encountered as much hostility as he has covering the Russian invasion of Crimea.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. city attorney sues Time Warner Cable for $10 million  —  Los Angeles is suing Time Warner Cable for $10 million over fees.  (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg)  —  Time Warner Cable has more problems in Los Angeles.  —  Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer took a swing on Friday …
Joanna Plucinska / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A: Radio Free Europe's Ukrainian director  —  Maryana Drach on her staff's experiences reporting on the conflict  —  For journalists in Ukraine, safety has become a leading concern.  Radio Svoboda, the Ukrainian branch of Radio Free Europe, had been covering the protests (in Ukrainian) since they started in November.
Jim Romenesko:
Don Graham: I'm really impressed with the Washington Post right now  —  Former Washington Post Co. CEO Don Graham (now head of Graham Holdings Co.) spoke with OZY for a two-part video interview.  Here are some excerpts:  —  On the Post under Jeff Bezos:  —  “I've stayed away from the Post [since selling it].
 
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Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:
European VOD Service Viewster Kicks Off $100,000 Online Film Competition
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
New UK study finds young people less enthusiastic about eBooks, many still do not own a tablet
Noor Zainab Hussain / Reuters:
British publisher Future's shares slump on profit warning
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Newspaper ill-advised to let police post their own online story
Discussion: HoldTheFrontPage and @gazthejourno
Reuters:
Comcast deal may offer media companies leverage on fees
Discussion: Forbes
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
DreamWorks Studio Needs a New Script
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
IMDbPromo.com, Which Claimed to Boost Star Rankings on IMDb, Shuts Down
Haniya Rae / Digiday:
How Time Out NY's rethinking for digital
Luis Carlos Díaz / Journalism For Change:
In Venezuelan protests, citizens and the internet fill the information gap
Discussion: @healeyparera