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12:25 PM ET, March 3, 2015

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBC News Shakeup: Andrew Lack in Talks to Return in Top Role (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Former NBC News president Andrew Lack is in negotiations to return to a top post at the news division in a management shakeup following the debacle that led to the suspension of “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and other recent missteps by the news wing.
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Deborah Turness May Be Out as NBC News Chief  —  Variety is reporting that NBC may bring back its former news chief, Andrew Lack, in the wake of the Brian Williams scandal and an inevitable shakeup of the newsroom — including the ousting of current chief Deborah Turness.
Discussion: @noahcrothman and @moorehn
Tumblr Staff:
Tumblr metrics on #TheDress: 73M pageviews on original post, 140K pageviews per minute between 10:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday night  —  Remember last Thursday, when a single slip of fabric covered up the whole internet?  Here's a few stats about exactly how much and how quickly that dress blew up.
Discussion: CNNMoney and CBS Los Angeles
Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Phone hacking widespread at Mirror titles, court told  —  Illegal practice allegedly rife on Daily Mirror, according to barrister acting for eight victims including Sadie Frost and Paul Gascoigne  —  Phone hacking was “in widespread and habitual use” at the Daily Mirror …
Capital New York:
The 60-second interview: Scott Dadich, editor in chief, Wired, and Kim Kelleher, vice president and publisher  —  CAPITAL: How long has the redesign been in the works?  What was the initial impetus for it?  —  DADICH: You will think I'm exaggerating, but I literally started …
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg Business:
Saturday Night Live partners with tech firm Sohu.com to create a Chinese version of the show  —  ‘Saturday Night Live’ Going to China Through Sohu Partnership  —  Live from China: It's Saturday Night.  After 40 years as a weekend staple on U.S. television screens, “Saturday Night Live” …
Michael Patrick Welch / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of New Orleans journalist Chris Rose: from Pulitzer finalist to waiter  —  The irredeemable Chris Rose  —  CHRIS ROSE'S PULITZER TROPHY SITS ON THE SHELF in his small French Quarter apartment, the crystal badly chipped from various accidents.  “For Distinguished Commentary …
Discussion: @gangrey, @jbritt5 and @chandler_rome
Matthew Keys:
Former Reuters deputy social media editor Matthew Keys announces $2.25-a-month premium membership option for The Feed newswire  —  The Feed: Introducing New Full Access Membership Plans  —  Today, I'm announcing a new paid membership service for The Feed, the media monitoring tool I've developed …
Discussion: @matthewkeyslive
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Former NYC mayor candidate and supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis may be negotiating to buy New York Daily News  —  John Catsimatidis is mystery man behind Daily News sale  —  Maverick supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis is said to be the mystery suitor negotiating to buy the embattled Daily News from Mort Zuckerman.
The Wrap:
NBC Investigated Abuse Claims Against Departed PR Chief Richard Licata (Exclusive)  —  NBCUniversal executive Richard Licata who stepped down unexpectedly in October was investigated for multiple allegations of abusive behavior, TheWrap has learned.  —  Licata, an industry veteran of 30 years …
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Sony Pictures TV Inks Deal With French Paybox OCS  —  PARIS- French paybox Orange Cinema Series (OCS) has signed a multi-year with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to gain exclusive first-window rights to the U.S. studio's movies and TV series.  —  OCS, which is majority owned by French telco Orange …
Jamil Smith / The New Republic:
News organizations shouldn't just promise to “cover race”; they should dedicate a beat to it  —  Working on the Race Beat  —  The future of racial coverage at The New York Times and elsewhere  —  In November 2013, Tanzina Vega, a young reporter for The New York Times …
 
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Scott Stein / CNET:
Meta opens up its VR OS called Horizon OS to third parties and says Asus and Lenovo are both planning Meta Horizon OS-compatible headsets

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

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon ends drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, which began in 2022, and plans to expand them to Tolleson, Arizona, in 2024 and other US regions in 2025

 
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