Mediagazer: Comcast Accused of Paying Off Al Sharpton in $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit (Tina Nguyen/Mediaite)

7:00 PM ET, February 23, 2015

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

Dish Network Founder Charlie Ergen Stepping Back Into CEO Role — When Dish Network President and CEO Joe Clayton retires on March 31, company Co-founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen will step back into those top day-to-day jobs. — “Over the last four years, Joe's leadership has been instrumental …

Discussion: Gigaom, Variety, @sherman4949, Home Media Magazine, Financial Times, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg Business and Wall Street Journal

Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
In 2014 Q4, Dish loses 65K subscribers but revenue rises 5.3% to $14.6B, net income up 17% to $945M

Discussion: Home Media Magazine, The Huffington Post, Multichannel News, 24/7 Wall St., Bloomberg Business, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press

Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

Snapchat stories: Here's how 6 news orgs are thinking about the chat app — When Sam Sheffer, The Verge's social media editor, launched the site's Snapchat account at the end of July last year, he meant it to be a small-scale experiment. — “I only promoted it on my personal Twitter account,” Sheffer told me.

Discussion: @joesteel, @ylichterman, @digitalshields and @noahchestnut

Isabell Hülsen / Spiegel Online:

Jeff Bezos Takes Washington Post into Digital Future — A spirit of enthusiasm has infused the office of the once troubled Washington Post following its purchase in August by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. He is turning the newspaper into a laboratory for the digital future. Can he save a sick industry?

Discussion: @kevinloker, Media Nation, @maurowhiteman, @kevinloker, @niemanlab and @krystlekopacz

Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:

Tim Molloy Named Editor of Boston.com — Boston.com named Tim Molloy as its new editor Monday, the website announced. — Molloy joins the Boston news website as its chief editor from PBS' Frontline, where he served as digital engagement editor after twenty years working as an editor …

Discussion: Poynter, Media Nation, BostonGlobe.com, @adam_bryant and NetNewsCheck Latest

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:

Highlights from Reddit Q&A with Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras after “Citizenfour” Oscar — Any regrets, Edward Snowden? “I'd have come forward sooner” — Summary:The former NSA contractor turned whistleblower said during a Reddit question-and-answer session …

Discussion: The New York Observer, VentureBeat, The FADER, The Huffington Post and Mediaite

Peter Maass / The Intercept:
The Intercept's Laura Poitras Wins Academy Award for ‘Citizenfour’

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Mike Collett-White / Reuters:

Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina dies in Pakistan aged 34 — (Reuters) - Maria Golovnina, Reuters bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan who was widely loved and admired for her courage, compassion and professionalism, died in Islamabad on Monday. — Maria, 34, was found collapsed …

Discussion: @alicesperi and @omarwaraich

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Reuters Pakistan bureau chief Maria Golovnina found dead

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CBC News:

Mohamed Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 — 'It's another circus of a retrial,' after 2 witnesses don't show, says Fahmy, seeking deportation to Canada — Fahmy's retrial in Egypt adjourned until March 8 2:23 — The retrial of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy …

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BBC:
Alaa Abdel Fattah: Egypt jails activist-blogger for five years

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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:

Comcast Accused of Paying Off Al Sharpton in $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit — Today, Comcast and Time Warner Cable were served with a lawsuit from a group of African-American media owners seeking $20 billion — yes, “billion,” with a “b” — for discriminatory practices …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap

Will Carty / The Twitter Blog:

Twitter announces that it is backing the FCC's net neutrality proposal — Why Twitter faves #NetNeutrality — The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal that will put vital consumer and competitive protections back on the books …

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

Apple expanding its editorial efforts, hiring music journalist for iTunes team in London — Apple hiring for iTunes role with ‘specific expertise in music journalism’ — A recruitment ad for an ‘Editorial Producer’ within Apple's iTunes team in London hints at plans to beef …

Discussion: The Next Web, RAIN News, CNBC, @jessicasuarez, hypebot, Digital Spy, TechCrunch and Business Insider

Michelle Goldberg / Washington Post:

Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire — Michelle Goldberg, a contributing writer at the Nation, is the author of “The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World.” — Jessica Valenti is one of the most successful and visible feminists of her generation.

Discussion: @sheshouldrun, @j_nb, @ahiatt and @awid

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Chegg Will Outsource All Its Print Textbooks to Remake Itself as a Digital-Only Company — Six months ago, online education portal Chegg said it was starting to unload some of its print textbook inventory, in part to make investors happy. — Today, it announced it has reached an agreement …

Discussion: PR Newswire and Business Insider

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

Save Our Sources victory as Government agrees interim controls on police viewing journalists' call records — The Government is to use to rush through interim measures to stop police viewing journalists' phone records without judicial oversight in a move that signals victory for the Press Gazette Save Our Sources camaign.

Discussion: Guardian

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube Kids Free App Launches on Apple's iTunes, Google Play — YouTube has officially launched a free app designed for kids 5 and younger, in a bid to capture more viewing from the ankle-biting demo — in a safe and secure walled garden. — The free YouTube Kids app includes videos from Jim Henson Co. …

Discussion: YouTube Blog, The Next Web, The Official Google Blog, CNET, 9to5Google, Guardian, Mashable, VideoInk and Wall Street Journal

Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

Internal Guardian editor candidates release vision statements as news org. talks with outside talent like Buzzfeed's Ben Smith and ex-NYT editor Jill Abramson — Guardian headhunters reach out to New York for ideas, candidates — The four insiders publicly vying to be The Guardian's next editor …