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