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5:05 AM ET, March 12, 2015

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Celeste LeCompte / Nieman Lab:
In media companies, the editorial staff shouldn't be kept in the dark about finances  —  When a tiny post appeared on Gigaom Monday night, noting that the company had ceased operations and was now controlled by its creditors, every push notification I allow on my phone started buzzing, flashing, and beeping.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Wall Street Journal:
Guardian corrects, clarifies articles on Whisper app privacy, takes down commentary post  —  Guardian Backpedals on Whisper App Privacy Violations  —  The Guardian on Tuesday clarified and corrected a series of controversial articles it published late last year about Whisper, a mobile app designed to transmit messages anonymously.
Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab:
After the archive came down: The New Yorker's revamped paywall is driving new readers and subscribers  —  The trick to turning readers into a group of frothing hoarders: Tell them they can dive into The New Yorker's archive and leave with as many stories as their arms can bear.
Discussion: @vauhinivara, @carlazanoni and @valoni
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Associated Press sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records after repeated unfulfilled FOIA requests, including one from 5 years ago  —  AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Jay Rosen's NYU class releases trailer and website from Future of New York Times course  —  The Future of The Times, as Seen by an N.Y.U. Class  —  Jay Rosen, who does lots of innovative things in his role as journalism professor at New York University, came up with a new wrinkle for the current semester …
Discussion: @jmcunning and Poynter
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook teams with Turner sports to stream “bracket lounge” NCAA March Madness fan event  —  Facebook Dives Into March Madness with Turner Live-Streaming Deal  —  Social-media giant Facebook is teaming with Turner Sports to livestream coverage of the NCAA's March Madness college basketball bracket announcement Sunday.
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
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Josh Halliday / Guardian:
Ex-soccer player Paul Gascoigne says Mirror Group phone hacking drove him to severe paranoia and alcoholism
Discussion: Associated Press
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Nielsen: 36% of US households subscribe to Netflix, 13% to Amazon Prime, 6.5% to Hulu Plus; traditional TV time falls almost 10% in second half of 2014  —  Nielsen Charts Reach of Video Streaming  —  About two in five American households now subscribe to a video streaming service like Netflix …
Rich Kirchen / Milwaukee Business Journal:
Journal, Scripps shareholders OK transaction; closing expected by early April  —  Journal Communications Inc. shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of shifting the company's television and radio stations to E.W. Scripps Co. and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to a new newspaper-led independent company called Journal Media Group.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Paramount hit with 20-24 layoffs Wednesday in Viacom restructuring; Nickelodeon also affected  —  Paramount & Nickelodeon Latest Hit With Layoffs In Viacom Restructuring  —  EXCLUSIVE: At least 20 to 40 rank and file employees across all divisions of Paramount Pictures have been laid off, we've learned.
John McDermott / Digiday:
Snapchat seeking deals with sports leagues and networks to feature live sports, starting with NCAA Final Four, plans ad revenue split  —  Coming to Snapchat: live sports broadcasting  —  Snapchat has grand ambitions to become a dominant mobile media platform, and it has taken one step closer with live sports.
Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside The Blade's settlement with the US government  —  The US government and The Blade of Toledo, OH, agree on at least one thing: The government owes the newspaper $18,000.  —  That's the result of a settlement agreement announced last week that arises from a March 2014 incident …
Discussion: @jonathanwpeters
Capital New York:
Interview with Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler on competition, Reuters TV, websites, layoffs, Jack Shafer, more  —  The 60-second interview: Stephen Adler, editor in chief, Reuters  —  CAPITAL: Reuters has competed historically against newswires like the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse.
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Seattle's GeekWire marks four years as an indie tech news site, profitable and growing, funded through ads, events, membership  —  GeekWire at 4 years: How we've evolved, and what's next in our startup adventure  —  Four years ago this week, we left our jobs at a big media company and launched GeekWire …
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Leslie Moonves: Showtime OTT Service Coming in ‘Not Too Distant Future’
Michael Sebastian / AdAge:
Nokia paying Wired magazine millions to produce editorial-style site MakeTechHuman in year-long content marketing campaign
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Outgoing White House comms director Dan Pfeiffer: disaggregation of media makes impact harder to achieve, but going direct to specific audiences is easier
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Chris Davies / SlashGear:
After 11 hours, the App Store and iTunes are back online
Wall Street Journal:
Sony to offer PlayStation Vue Internet TV service in New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia within two weeks, plans nationwide rollout by the end of the year
Discussion: The Next Web
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times Launches City Guide/New York, a Chinese-Language Print Publication …
Discussion: Capital New York
BBC:
South Africa TV presenter Vuyo Mvoko mugged on camera
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
The Times's media editor, Alex Spence, departs after Page 3 drama
Discussion: @anyabike and Press Gazette