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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CNN/ORC poll: 52% say Brian Williams should be allowed back on — A new CNN/ORC poll shows a sharp divide in the country's reactions to Brian Williams' six-month suspension from “NBC Nightly News.” — A slim majority, 52% of respondents, said NBC News should allow Williams to return to his anchor chair.
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The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, TVNewser and Politico
John McDermott / Digiday:
Tumblr drives approximately 1M referrals per month to Mic's website, twice as many as Twitter — How Mic turned Tumblr into a big traffic driver — A little more than a year ago, Mic (then still known as PolicyMic) had just a few hundred followers on Tumblr and was doing nothing but reblogging posts from other accounts.
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the npr social media desk
Guido Fawkes:
Leaked Memo Shows Telegraph Offered Sony “Support Across Editorial” — In their response to Peter Oborne's explosive resignation, the Telegraph strenuously denied allegations the distinction between editorial content and advertising is being blurred:
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Guardian, The Wrap, Politico, BuzzFeed, @martinbelam, @mrharrycole, @aliceross_ and openDemocracy
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
The Huffington Post to launch weekly primetime satirical news show on March 24, will air live on homepage and HuffPost Live video network — The Huffington Post Launches Weekly Satirical News Show (Exclusive) — The Huffington Post is expanding its live video programming with weekly primetime news hour The HuffPost Show.
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Poynter, Gawker, The New York Observer and TVNewser
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
BuzzFeed, NPR, WaPo, Guardian, and others support Twitter's challenge to Patriot Act gag orders — Tech and media firms join Twitter in key test of FBI gag orders — A bitter fight between the Justice Department and Silicon Valley is expanding as a diverse group of companies have lined …
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The Hill
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
NYT Magazine redesigns Ethicist as podcast featuring Politico's Jack Shafer, novelist Amy Bloom, and law prof Kenji Yoshino, print column as edited transcript — NYT Magazine kicks off redesign with new ethics podcast — The New York Times Magazine Tuesday debuted the first new feature …
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iTunes, investors.nytco.com, FishbowlNY, @jakesilverstein and @nbj914
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
Vessel Strikes Deal With Universal Music for Exclusive Access to Some Music Videos — Video startup Vessel has reached an agreement with Universal Music Group for exclusive early access to some of the music label's videos. — It's not clear which artist videos will be offered through Vessel's paid tier …
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PR Newswire, Re/code and VideoInk
Adam Schreck / Associated Press:
Iranian court blocking lawyer from meeting with jailed Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian — Brother: Lawyer seeking to represent jailed Post reporter — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A lawyer chosen to represent a Washington Post correspondent detained in Iran has been unable …
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
LinkedIn expands editorial team with staffers from Fortune, WSJ, and more to curate posts from others and build original content from prominent members — Media Frenemy LinkedIn Raids Fortune, Wall Street Journal for Editors — LinkedIn Sold $500 Million in Ads Last Year — New School Video
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Gigaom, linkedin.com, New York Post, @veereshmalik, Guardian and @ramyavenugopal
Peter Maass / The Intercept:
How the Espionage Act landed mid-level official Stephen Kim in jail for talking with reporter James Risen about a classified document — Stephen Kim Spoke to a Reporter. Now He's in Jail. This Is His Story. — ON THE MORNING of June 11, 2009, James Rosen stepped inside the State Department …
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@brianstelter, @trevortimm, @ggreenwald, @edpilkington and The Huffington Post
Matthew Lasar / The Nation:
Once a beacon of progressive radio, Pacifica is now beset by financial woes and infighting — Is Pacifica Radio Worth Saving? — Once a beacon of progressive programming, the network is now beset by financial woes and infighting. — This article appeared in the March 2-9, 2015 edition of The Nation.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times en español: An experiment is putting Times stories in front of Spanish-speaking readers — No matter what language you read, it's clear A.O. Scott had some problems with Fifty Shades of Grey. ("Mr. Dornan has the bland affect of a model, by which I mean a figure made of balsa wood or Lego.")
Hadas Gold / Politico:
On Twitter, New York Times reporter James Risen slams Attorney General Eric Holder as nation's “top censorship officer” after speech at National Press Club — Risen: Obama admin is greatest enemy of press freedom — New York Times reporter James Risen slammed Attorney General Eric Holder …
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@jamesrisen, @jamesrisen, @jasonleopold, Poynter, The Huffington Post, U.S. Department of Justice and Mediaite