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8:50 AM ET, March 4, 2015

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Arunima / IBNLive:
India plans legal action against maker of film about Delhi rape, asks that documentary not be broadcast anywhere in the world  —  Make sure Nirbhaya documentary is not aired abroad: Rajnath Singh to BBC, MEA, I&B Ministry  —  New Delhi: After banning the screening of Nirbhaya documentary …
Discussion: @ibnlive and @tufailelif
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Annie Banerji / Agence France-Presse:
India bans broadcast of BBC film showing gang-rapist  —  India has banned the broadcast of a controversial documentary in which one of the men who gang-raped and murdered a student is shown blaming the victim — a move the film's maker called “arbitrary censorship”.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Andrew Lack's return to NBC would drive a major executive shakeup and “near-guarantee” the reinstatement of Williams as Nightly News anchor  —  Andrew Lack's return to NBC could signal return of Brian Williams  —  Former NBC News president Andrew Lack's return to 30 Rock …
Discussion: Inside Cable News
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBCUniversal in early talks to bring former news president Andrew Lack back in senior role
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's use of private email helped stonewall FOIA requests by Gawker and the Associated Press  —  Using Private Email, Hillary Clinton Thwarted Record Requests  —  WASHINGTON — In 2012, congressional investigators asked the State Department for a wide range of documents related …
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Newsquest's pro-Scottish independence title The National launches website behind metered paywall  —  Newsquest's pro-independence daily The National has launched a new website, www.thenational.scot, behind a metered paywall.  —  The title, a sister to the Herald, Sunday Herald and the Evening Times …
Discussion: allmediascotland
Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
The Baffler names Noah McCormack publisher  —  The Baffler has named Noah McCormack its new publisher, the first since cutting ties with M.I.T. Press last year.  —  McCormack joined The Baffler informally in 2012 and was named director of special projects last year.
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Publishers love WhatsApp's click-through rates, but struggle with lack of metrics about users and management of news alerts  —  Publishers love Whatsapp's potential, but struggle with execution  —  Publishers have a love-hate relationship with WhatsApp.  While many are seeing big numbers …
Discussion: @sarahmarshall
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Colombian radio journalist murdered, the second to die in three weeks  —  Presenter who criticised police and political corruption is shot dead  —  Radio presenter Edgar Quintero became the second Colombian journalist to be murdered in three weeks on Monday (2 March) when a gunman shot …
Chicago Tribune:
Oprah's Harpo Studios to close in December, with production shifting to OWN in California  —  Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios to close in December  —  It's a wrap for Harpo Studios in Chicago.  —  Officials for Oprah Winfrey said Tuesday that her West Loop TV studios will close in December.
Ben Thompson / stratechery:
What makes BuzzFeed the world's most important news organization is that it has a great business model  —  Why BuzzFeed is the Most Important News Organization in the World  —  Like a great many such things, some of journalism's most precious ideals were the happy result of geography and economics.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCUniversal planning comedy video service with SNL, Tonight Show, original shows and clips from stars for about $2.50-$3.50 per month  —  NBC to Launch Comedy Internet-Subscription Service in 2015  —  NBC is looking to get into the over-the-top game.  —  The Peacock is planning to launch …
Jim Romenesko:
GateHouse lays off journalists at newspapers it acquired last year from Halifax Media  —  * Details of StarNews layoffs not disclosed (starnewsonline.com)  —  Newspaper downsizing continues.  —  I'm getting multiple reports of layoffs today at GateHouse papers that were formerly owned by Halifax Media …
 
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Media takes it easy on Bill O'Reilly after unrelenting onslaught on Brian Williams
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John Biggs / TechCrunch:
Drop in ebook sales contributes to profit declines of 5.6% at Simon & Schuster and about 12% at Random Penguin House
Henning Meyer / Social Europe:
Poor reporting from Axel Springer's main titles raises questions about quality of Politico.EU before it's even launched
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Change.org buys Versa, the sponsored commenting platform, will absorb Versa team of three and shut down service
Discussion: Change.org
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The Wrap:
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