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9:15 PM ET, February 27, 2015

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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
One BuzzFeed post on #thedress has grabbed 28M views, 79% from mobile, 94% from social sources  —  The Dress  —  I sent this email to the BuzzFeed editorial staff this afternoon.  —  BuzzFeed sprouted from the depths of web culture, and began its life as a place to find delightful things on the internet.
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Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
#TheDress meme shows that even as legacy publications chase BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed still wins  —  The dress is white and gold.  Or, why BuzzFeed won  —  We are all BuzzFeed now.  That's the only conclusion to draw from yesterday's twin viral sensations: the runaway llamas in Arizona and the (gold and white) dress.
Kristina Eriksson / Financial Times:
Financial Times total circulation up 10% YoY to 720K, digital up 21% to 504K, representing 70% of subscribers  —  Financial Times - 2014 results  —  27 February 2015: The Financial Times saw a sharp increase in profits in 2014, driven by growth in subscription and digital revenues and a record high circulation.
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Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
Financial Times ditches metered paywall, offers unlimited 30-day trial for $1, €1 or £1 before subscription model applies  —  FT to change the way it charges for digital news  —  (Reuters) - The Financial Times is changing the way it charges readers for digital access …
Guardian:
Murdered blogger Avijit Roy received Islamist threats before his death  —  Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death with machetes by a mob of unidentified attackers in Dhaka, had already received several death threats from Islamists for his writings on religion and science.
Discussion: @guardianworld
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Reuters:
Atheist U.S. blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh
Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
The New York Observer rebrands its site as “The Observer” to emphasize national audience  —  A New ‘Observer’  —  In a move to appeal to a broader, national audience and a wider collection of luxury advertisers, Observer Media has rebranded The New York Observer's website as “The Observer.”
Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed  —  If you've ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there's one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how many Pulitzer Prizes they've won: You have to pee in a cup.
Discussion: Washington Post and FishbowlDC
Los Angeles Times:
While Netflix, writers guild, and indie music producers cheer FCC vote on net neutrality, other major media firms like 21st Century Fox and Viacom remain silent  —  Hollywood cheers FCC's new net neutrality rules  —  The Federal Communications Commission's adoption of tough new Internet rules …
Discussion: @megjameslat and Techdirt
Pat Kitano / Medium:
Curating topical news for local consumption bypasses lack of syndication and allows niche coverage  —  Topical News Curation at the Local Level  —  Defining the curation methodology that will provide sustainable delivery of topical news to local readers across hundreds of cities
Discussion: Simon Owens
Kerri Hoffman / PRX:
One year in Radiotopia has raised $620K through 22K Kickstarter backers, added four shows to its lineup in 2015  —  Radiotopia by the Numbers  —  A year ago this month, PRX launched Radiotopia.  It has been a year full of incredible growth and lessons learned for all of our shows as well as for the network itself.
Discussion: @kerriprx and @radiotopiafm
Christine Bader / Guardian:
New guidelines for keeping freelance journalists safe don't go far enough  —  Lives on the line: how to help protect freelancers in dangerous places  —  News organizations launched a new code of conduct this month to help protect freelancers on dangerous assignments.  Here's how it could be even better
Discussion: @evadienel
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Multichannel News and Variety
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
ASME Analyzes Magazine Advertising Rules
Kevin Gallagher / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Of 65 major news organizations, 25% don't use email encryption, 25% needed configuration improvement
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
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Alexa Lardieri / American Journalism Review:
Washington Post reporter Kennedy Elliot used data to disprove Groundhog Day predictions
 

 
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Scott Stein / CNET:
Meta opens up its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties and says Asus and Lenovo will release Horizon OS-compatible devices; Xbox plans a branded Quest

Emilia David / The Verge:
Microsoft launches Phi-3 Mini, a 3.8B-parameter model that competes with GPT-3.5, and plans to release Phi-3 Small and Phi-3 Medium with 7B and 14B parameters

James Rundle / Wall Street Journal:
Source: UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare was compromised on February 12, nine days before the ransomware attack; the company paid a ransom to the hackers
 
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