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12:25 PM ET, April 21, 2014

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NBC had psychological consultant talk to David Gregory's wife and friends about ratings slide  —  As ‘Meet the Press’ struggles in the ratings, plenty of questions for host David Gregory  —  If “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory were a guest on his own show, he knows the kinds of questions he'd be asked.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
NBC says it brought in ‘brand consultant,’ not ‘psychological’ one to evaluate David Gregory  —  NBC News has issued a statement, which it emailed to Poynter, about a report in The Washington Post that it hired a “psychological consultant” to talk to David Gregory's friends and family …
Discussion: The Wrap
David Carr / New York Times:
Aereo Case Will Shape TV's Future  —  Throughout America's business history, the victories and spoils went to the visionaries who made all manner of things — actual things like cars, pharmaceuticals and entertainment.  —  But more and more, many of the splashy business victories …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Case preview: Supreme Court to hear oral arguments from Aereo and broadcasters on Tuesday  —  Argument preview: Free TV, at a bargain price?  —  At 11 a.m. next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on copyright issues surrounding a new technology for Internet streaming …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Concept for Live TV On-the-Go Was Around Long Before Aereo  —  Aereo markets itself with the simple motto, “Watch Live TV Online.”  —  The technology is new; the concept, not so much.  —  The mantra for the digital age has been to give consumers what they want, anywhere and anytime they want it.
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
‘Today’ Show Coming to Radio for First Time on SiriusXM  —  Love the voices of your favorite “Today” show anchors but hate their faces?  SiriusXM and NBC News have the perfect solution for you!  —  The companies are teaming up to launch “Today” Show Radio on June 26, which will make the …
Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Slate tries to buck the paywall trend by focusing on membership  —  There's been a wave of online news outlets trying different versions of a paywall model over the past year or so, with everything from a New York Times-style metered plan to a hard wall like the one that former Wall Street …
Hussain Al-Qatari / Associated Press:
Kuwait court shuts 2 newspapers over coup articles  —  KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwaiti court has temporarily suspended the publication of two independent newspapers over articles about a secret probe into allegations of a coup plot to overthrow the Gulf monarchy's government, the official state news agency reported Sunday.
Discussion: Reuters and BBC
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
SAY Media-Owned Blogging Platform Typepad Enters Day 5 Of On-And-Off DDoS Attacks  —  You can now add Typepad, the blogging service owned by SAY Media, to the growing list of technology companies that have undergone DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, which crash websites and other online services for what are now days a time.
Discussion: @andytowle
Alexis Sobel Fitts / Columbia Journalism Review:
Early reception of Showtime documentary demonstrates difficulty of covering climate change  —  Walking the public opinion tightrope  —  Early reception of a celebrity-packed Showtime documentary demonstrates the difficulty of engaging audiences on climate change
Discussion: bookforum.com
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
Firm That Helps Authors Buy Their Way Onto Bestseller Lists Goes Into Stealth Mode  —  For years, it was an open secret in the book publishing industry that any author willing to spend enough money could nab a spot on the major bestseller lists by engaging the services of a company called Result Source Inc …
Reuters:
Ukrainian journalists said held by separatists  —  (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have detained a Ukrainian journalist, accusing her of “war crimes” during the “Euromaidan” protests that toppled the Moscow-backed president, her lawyer said on Monday.
Discussion: TIME and kyivpost.com
David Barboza / New York Times:
Lucrative Stardom in China, Using a Webcam and a Voice  —  ZIGONG, China — Dolled up with makeup and a blond wig, the pretty young Chinese woman sat at home in her bedroom on a quiet Sunday evening and began singing karaoke.  —  A large microphone and three webcams clipped to a desktop monitor streamed …
 
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