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6:50 PM ET, March 8, 2015

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 Top News: 
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Behind the turmoil at NBC News, which started long before Brian Williams  —  (Actually) True War Stories at NBC News  —  No one at the table knew whether ­Williams wanted to stay in the anchor chair.  Although he seemed genetically bred to be a newscaster—with that perfect almond hair …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Andy Lack named chairman of NBC News and MSNBC
The Awl:
The Awl's “Concessionist” takes on the myopism of a writer with severe BuzzFeed envy  —  I Hate Myself Because I Don't Work For BuzzFeed  —  The Concessionist gives advice each weekend about the sordid choices of real life.  Trouble?  Write today.  —  Hi Concessionist,
Nick Cohen / Observer:
BBC has forced out or demoted the journalists who exposed Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal  —  The sinister treatment of dissent at the BBC  —  obody from John Humphrys in the morning to Evan Davis at night dares mention a scandal at the BBC.  It undermines their reporting of every abuse whistleblowers reveal.
Toronto Star:
Toronto Star eliminating its paid digital subscriptions on April 1, making all content free  —  Note to Readers: Star to end paid digital subscriptions on April 1  —  We are announcing the cancellation of Digital Access, our paid digital subscription program for readers of our website, thestar.com, effective April 1, 2015.
William Van Meter / New York Times:
Luxury fashion magazine Stylist is a free, ad-backed glossy, currently handed out to commuters in UK, France, and UAE  —  A Fashion Magazine's Successful Business Model (Hint: It's Free!)  —  Every Thursday evening, attractive young men and women gather outside select Métro stations …
Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Deal with New York State allows Time Inc. to cut 917 jobs by 2017 and still retain subsidies  —  Taxpayer Subsidy Allows Time Inc. To Slash Jobs  —  Time Inc., the publisher of Time, Sports Illustrated, People, and many other magazines, is planning a move from Midtown to downtown Manhattan, with the help of public subsidies.
Al-Monitor:
Iran's female editors rise to the top despite challenges  —  In spite of government pressure on Iranian journalists and women, the number of women serving on the editorial boards of Iranian newspapers has increased in recent years.  However, discrimination against women by their male colleagues is still a serious issue.
Discussion: @theiranpulse and @elliegeranmayeh
Ed Sherman / Poynter:
ESPN's 12K word Alex Rodriquez profile doesn't quote the athlete once; writer says it would detract from what he wanted to accomplish with the story  —  Why there's not a single Alex Rodriguez quote in ESPN's 12,000-word profile  —  J. R. Moehringer spent more than 100 hours with Alex Rodriguez.
Discussion: @espnmag and @jayrosen_nyu
Jackie Spinner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Guardian's reporting on CIA-style “black site” for detentions by Chicago police gets scant follow-up from local media  —  The Guardian's Homan Square story was huge on the internet—but not in Chicago media  —  CHICAGO, IL — On Election Day just over a week ago …
Discussion: @cjr and Beachwood Reporter
Chris Leo Palermino / Digital Trends:
New report finds 119M people listen to online radio weekly and 45% of them use Pandora  —  Who's the king of online radio?  New report crowns the winner  —  Online streaming music has been abuzz for years now, but how many people are actually listening?  What's the most popular service?
Discussion: Billboard
Chadwick Matlin / FiveThirtyEight:
Draftback allows playback of the writing process to offer insights and teach writing skills  —  Watch Me Write This Article  —  If you could watch a replay of James Somers building a program that lets us see our own writing played back to us, you'd need to start seven years ago.
 
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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Pandora to release day pass for ad-free listening
Discussion: Electronista, The Verge and SlashGear
Pedro Servin / Associated Press:
Paraguayan Journalist Shot to Death Along Brazil Border
Abigail Edge / Journalism.co.uk:
The Times digital team launches open-source ‘quoteable’ image tool
Sean Augustine-Obi / Capital New York:
Brooklyn-based digital magazine Bklynr folds after two years
Discussion: FishbowlNY
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Sling TV's Web-TV Service Attracts at Least 100,000 Sign-Ups in Its First Month
Discussion: Vocativ and Multichannel News
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Apple negotiates with music labels for streaming licenses that would forego free tier, allow high-profile artists to distribute with Apple first