Mediagazer: ABC News Chief Ben Sherwood to Replace Anne Sweeney Atop Disney-ABC TV Group (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)

1:16 PM ET, March 24, 2014

Top News:

Risks Abound as Reporters Play in Traffic — It is a dirty secret of the journalism profession that many reporters are bad at math. Many of us ended up typing our way to a living because we had an easier time making words dance than numbers. — But now that everything can be measured, we have to keep an eye on both.

Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
With Quotas and Incentive Pay, The Oregonian is Again Reshaping Its Experience for Readers

Discussion: @dangillmor

Wall Street Journal:

Apple in Talks with Comcast About Streaming-TV Service — Companies Discuss Service That Would Try to Bypass Web Congestion — Apple Inc. is in talks with Comcast Corp. about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment …

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Shares Tumble Following Apple-Comcast Report

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Apple-Comcast TV Pact? Don't Hold Your Breath

Discussion: Guardian, Broadcasting & Cable, Businessweek, Radio & Television … and VideoNuze Analysis

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

BuzzFeed teams up with ex-Gawker editor Neetzan Zimmerman and Whisper for access to its content — BuzzFeed Unites With an Alumnus of Gawker — Neetzan Zimmerman, an editor who rose to prominence at Gawker with an uncanny knack for posting popular news articles and videos …

Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:

Slate to Introduce a Variation on the Paywall — In the hunt for revenue in the digital era, news publications have tried everything from putting up paywalls to soliciting donations. — The digital magazine Slate, nearly two decades old, plans to experiment with a strategy somewhere in between.

Discussion: Nieman Journalism Lab, The New York Observer, FishbowlNY, Poynter, @jacobwe, @felixsalmon, @raju, @jayrosen_nyu and New York Magazine

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com — Nilay Patel, the well-known and highly regarded managing editor of The Verge, which he founded with editor-in-chief Josh Topolsky, has left that high-profile job, according to several sources.

Discussion: @reckless, @mathewi and Poynter

Tim Peterson / AdAge:
The Verge hires Matthew Schnipper as deputy Managing Editor to oversee longform and culture

Discussion: @mattschnipper and @joshuatopolsky

Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable:

Bloomberg hires Inside.com CCO Gabriel Snyder and ex-AOL Live president Nathan Richardson — Bloomberg Media Makes First Moves Toward New Digital Products — Justin Smith has taken the first major steps in his revamp of Bloomberg Media with the hiring of former AOL Live president Nathan Richardson …

Discussion: Capital New York, The New York Observer, FishbowlNY, @katies, @edmundlee, @felixsalmon, @gabrielsnyder and @justin_b_smith

Nitsuh Abebe / New York Magazine:

Watching Team Upworthy Work Is Enough to Make You a Cynic. Or Lose Your Cynicism. Or Both. Or Neither. — Rebecca Eisenberg, an editor for the viral website Upworthy, works from the back of her Jersey City apartment, surrounded by Star Trek posters, felt Muppet versions of herself …

Discussion: @keder, @agolis, @dgardner, @mattyglesias, @elipariser, @pkafka, @thewayoftheid, @defcon_5, @asmantz, @kyliesobel, @ezraklein, @elanazak, @amy_lombard, @megsokay, @gabestein, @timoreilly, @kevinroose, @jayrosen_nyu and The Hairpin

Bloomberg:

Murdoch-Backed Vice Media Weighs IPO With Gonzo Reports — Vice Media Inc., the company that combines punk culture with online journalism, is poised to double revenue to $1 billion by 2016 and may pursue an initial public offering, co-founder Shane Smith said.

Discussion: @jacobwe, @abeaujon, @buzzfeedben, @rafat and @rorybrown

Hunter Walker / Business Insider:

Meet Business Insider's Newest Political Columnist — Anthony Weiner — Business Insider is very pleased to announce former New York City mayoral candidate and Congressman Anthony Weiner will be contributing a new monthly column to our politics page. — The new column, which will be titled …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, @anthonyweiner, @dylanmatt, @billmon1, @sobendito, @davidwchen and Talking Biz News

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

iTunes Radio Gets News Radio, Via NPR — When iTunes Radio launched last fall, the service was designed for music fans (and music labels). Now it is branching out: National Public Radio is adding the first news channel to Apple's audio streaming service, with more on the way.

Discussion: TechCrunch, The Next Web, The Verge, 9to5Mac, @waltmossberg, @btrpkc, MacRumors and Electronista

Rowena Mason / Guardian:

Downloads of books, music and apps in the UK could face 20% value-added tax starting in 2015 — George Osborne closes tax loophole on music and book downloads — Chancellor announces new laws making sure internet downloads are taxed in the country where they are purchased

Discussion: AppleInsider, @robinkelly1, @badbizznez, TechCrunch, thedrum.com, Ubergizmo, Electronista, SlashGear, Bookseller news, App Advice, 9to5Mac and MacRumors

Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

TV news presenters join campaign to free jailed Al-Jazeera journalists — Imagine a world without press freedom. Imagine a world where reality is either distorted or ignored. Imagine a world in which journalists are prevented from being able to report. — Those are the messages …

Discussion: TVNewser and The Huffington Post